Numbers 2.3 crashes on startup

try starting Numbers in a different user space. If this works then remove the preferences files from the folder:

/Users/<YOUR_USER_FOLDER>/Library/Preferences

you can paste the path above into the dialog you get when you use the menu item (in the Finder) "Go > Go To Folder…"

- quit Numbers

- move the file(s) to the trash (but do NOT empty yet)

com.apple.iWork.Numbers.LSSharedFileList.plist

com.apple.iWork.Numbers.plist

- start Numbers

regarding:

But if i go to Macintoch HD/ users/ Name/ there isn't any folder with the name 'Libary'

I know. That is why I suggested:

you can paste the path above into the dialog you get when you use the menu item (in the Finder) "Go > Go To Folder…"

The Library folder is normally hidden (for safety). The other way is to use the "Go" menu while holding the option key, then select "Library"

something's not right. They must be there. If they are not then the next time you run Numbers they will appear. MAke sure you are sorting by filename.

Hi Kevin,

Try doing a search for "numbers" using the search box at the top of the Preferences finder window, and limiting the search to "Preferences"

Regards,

Barry

Kevin,

Try starting up Numbers with the shift key held down. Thereafter, close your documents before quitting Numbers.

One by one, try opening your usual documents, and when you find the one causing the problem, quarantine it.

Jerry

At this point you've tried all the easy stuff. The nuclear option is to Uninstall and Reinstall.

Yvan Koenig has written a nice Uninstaller script for iWork09. You can dosnload if from this page.

After doing the Uninstall, reinstall from your original media or from the Mac App Store. If from original media, immediately run Software Update before launching the program.

Jerry

Kevin,

It sounds as though there is something terribly wrong with your main account. You say everyting works well in a newly created account and I assume this is still the case, and yet the uninstall/reinstall doesn't clear the bad files from your main account. Very unusual.

If you are desperate, you may want to migrate your work to the new account. This shouldn't be necessary, but seems the only way forward as you describe the symptoms.

Jerry