After installing Mavericks, most of the applications on my computer couldn't not be opened.
I have no problem on the first few hours but after that lots of application that I have on my computer can't be open (eg. iMessage, FaceTime, Maps, Preview, App Store...)
Anyone have a solution on this problem or have similar problem?
MacBook (13-inch Aluminum Late 2008), OS X Mavericks (10.9)
The only thing I can think of would be trying NVRAM/PRAM reset or SMC reset.
SMC issues are normally power related, but it does mention application icons bouncing in the Dock. It doesn't sound like the same thing, but possibly could help.
While I agree that a clean install has a high percentage chance of fixing all our issues... Im personally not willing to go threw all that s**t today. Dont get me wrong, Im backing up all my files and throwing stuff on external drives and everything this morning just in case there is no hope. But, we are talking gigs of bull s**t and hours of my life Ill never got back. Fingeres crossed for a work around today. It will have to be something outside the app store though since it wont open. Yeah, apple you got all of us sucking in the tit that is "app store" now it wont open! How do you get updates and patches to us now?
My thoughts exactly. I'm having the exact same issues. Third party applications run perfectly fine, but most native ones don't. It's a bit of a problem that App Store doesn't work, to say the least. How will we even update if updating requires App store?
Every one who cant open Mac NATIVE apps should go up to the very top post and click the "I have the same question" button. This will catch Apples attention faster (maybe?)....
Apple's Software Engineers do not monitor these forums.
If you can get about 10,000 people to do that in an hour or so, it might work.
You can call AppleCare or report @ http://www.apple.com/feedback
Well ****... So how do we let these guys know "hey, you f***ed all of us up! FIX IT!" Ironically enough my "protection plan" just ran out a couple months ago. If I tried to walk into the store and SHOW one of the kids they will probably want money to look at it and talk to me...
If this is happening after an Upgrade and you tried a new clear user still having the same issue, try safeboot if still having the same issue there I don't see any other solution other than a clean install. This is why backing up your DATA prior to upgrading is very important. Good luck.
If you can walk into an Apple Store, the Genius bar is free. Find your local store's website and make an appointment.
F*** it then. "Command + R" right? Ill hope back on here in an hour or so after a clean install and let you guys know my experience. Thank God Im a die hard believer in redundancies and back ups. Thanks apple! I had nothing better to do today like run my graphic design company or anything! I havent had to deal with stupid crap like this since I left Microsoft! What happened this round guys?
Luckily, there doesn't seem to be any dataloss. The Finder still works perfectly fine in my case. I do sincerely hope that Apple can come up with a workaround that doesn't require App Store or a clean install. I think I speak for everyone when I say that a clean install isn't ideal. It will take hours to put all files on an external drive and it will surely take up quite some time to re-install everything.
Hi guy's & Girls; have same issue as yourself, and have tried everything to sort out, was going to try reinstallation and noticed something because Mavericks updates system and bios settings and even though I have original discs guess what it won't accept them anymore and I mean WON"T, will not install an earlier version of the OS system, called apple support and even they are stumped was told worse case senario may will have to buy another system and use thsi as spares etc.
Why do apple launch sofeware that has not been tested in the real world on real systems that customers use on a daily basis and with diffrent applications relevent to them, this is defo more like a beta version or worse a test version they have released and defo as they claim a bug free version\update.... "if you couldn't laugh , you'd cry"...
Im going to do this clean re-install then if have the same issue Ill head into my local store (about 20 min from me) and slap my MacBook Pro on there table with this thread open in full screen! 😉
I'd rather just slap my hands on the table, but not my MacBook at all... just saying.
Welp there doesn't seem to be any news regarding this issue. At least, not that I know of. We seem to be the odd ones out as this thread is just about the only thing on the internet right now that's discussing this issue. Tomorrow I'll take my MacBook to the nearest Apple store to let them check it out, but I honestly don't expect them to have a solution.
I am seriously considering a clean install, so I'm making a backup right now. I don't know how I'm supposed to get my hands on Mavericks, though. Every link on the internet redirects to the App Store, which doesn't work. Does anyone know a way to obtain Mavericks without having to go to the App Store?
Most of the application fail to launch
