Q: applications no longer work after fsck

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Jayotte-710

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Q: applications no longer work after fsck

Hi there,

I have been having major computer problems that just seem to keep getting worse.

Today - office 2011 stopped working (kept crashing at startup) so I did a completely fresh install of the software. Didn't work.

I then ran disk utility and came up with some errors which said the volume had to be repaired. I ran fsck -fy in Single User Mode (I realize I should not have added the y) and it repaired the drive successfully.(NOTE I am running 10.6.8)

Now any program I launch no longer sees any of the plugins that were installed - even though the path names are identical. seems like all of the programs cannot load anything from the initial path. (I.E. Adobe Illustrator CS4 cannot load ExpressView Support.aip)

What can I do?

Thanks

J

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jun 10, 2013 8:58 AM

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The hatter Jun 10, 2013 10:00 AM in response to Jayotte-710
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Jun 10, 2013 10:00 AM in response to Jayotte-710

repairs even if they say successul should just let you retrieve and backup data you don't have.

you should always have an image of your drives, a system you can restore from.

That and keep all data away from the boot drive which should be OS and apps -- only - no data.

Do a clean install with another freshly initialized drive.
Use Setup Assistant from your old drive - maybe - but try to install as much as possible from master copies and that you trust.

Using Cloning as a Backup Strategy
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/7032/carbon-copy-cloner
http://www.bombich.com/software/updates/ccc-3.5.html

How to clone your system:
http://macperformanceguide.com/Mac-HowToClone-backup.html
http://macperformanceguide.com/Mac-HowToClone.html
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/7032/carbon-copy-cloner
http://www.macperformanceguide.com/blog/2012/20120711_2-MacPro-internal-clone-ba ckup.html

General purpose Mac troubleshooting guide:
Isolating issues in Mac OS X
Creating a temporary user to isolate user-specific problems:
Isolating an issue by using another user account
Identifying resource hogs and other tips:
Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being used
Starting the computer in "safe mode":
Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?
To identify potential hardware problems:
Apple Hardware Test
General Mac maintenance:
Tips to keep your Mac in top form
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