HT3159: Mac OS X: Relaunching an application after it unexpectedly quits

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jake7ke
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Q: what do i do whenall application in my mac os x 10.5.8 quit unexpectedly

please help i updated my macbook and all my applications started quitting the moment i open them i am not sure which update did this because there were about ten please help i have tried repair permission the  font book thing even starting in a safe mode but i keep getting the same problem i don't have the startup disk

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Aug 11, 2013 3:12 PM

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jake7ke

Q: what do i do whenall application in my mac os x 10.5.8 quit unexpectedly

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  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Aug 11, 2013 7:37 PM in response to jake7ke
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    Aug 11, 2013 7:37 PM in response to jake7ke

    Hi Jake,

     

    One way to test is to Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, Test for problem in Safe Mode...

     

    PS. Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive

     

    Reboot, test again.

     

    If it only does it in Regular Boot, then it could be some hardware problem like Video card, (Quartz is turned off in Safe Mode), or Airport, or some USB or Firewire device, or 3rd party add-on, Check System Preferences>Accounts (Users & Groups in later OSX versions)>Login Items window to see if it or something relevant is listed.

     

    Check the System Preferences>Other Row, for 3rd party Pref Panes.

     

    Also look in these if they exist, some are invisible...

     

    /private/var/run/StartupItems

     

    /Library/StartupItems

     

    /System/Library/StartupItems

     

    /System/Library/LaunchDaemons

     

    /Library/LaunchDaemons

     

    And.or...

     

    Open Console in Applications>Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this happens.

  • by jake7ke,

    jake7ke jake7ke Aug 11, 2013 9:37 PM in response to jake7ke
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    Aug 11, 2013 9:37 PM in response to jake7ke

    i have done all this but still get the same problem i didn't understand what i was to do in the last two parts i also opened the login items and found real player downloader please help i not so good with computers

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Aug 12, 2013 9:56 AM in response to jake7ke
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    Aug 12, 2013 9:56 AM in response to jake7ke

    When booted into Safe Mode, did apps still crash?

     

    Open Console in Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this happens.