After clicking on the icon you get one bounce and then nothing. I have booted into safe mode and used an external app to run scripts but still nothing. Anyone else having these problems?
Matt
OS X Mavericks (10.9)
The startup disk may need repairing ...
Select the startup disk on the left then select the First Aid tab.
Click: Verify Disk (not Verify Disk Permissions)
If DU reports errors, restart your Mac while holding down the Command + R keys.
From there you can access the built-in utilities to repair the disk using OS X Recovery
Backup all important files before restoring OS X.
Thanks for the info Carolyn. Verify disk came back with nothing. 😟
MLBLRB wrote:
After clicking on the icon you get one bounce and then nothing. I have booted into safe mode and used an external app to run scripts but still nothing. Anyone else having these problems?
Matt
What external App?
pete
Cocktail
MLBLRB wrote:
Cocktail
Cocktail? Why would you want to involve Cocktail in the installation of an OSX?
Pete
I wouldn't normally but I am unable to open terminal to run the scripts manually (I don't leave my system running overnight for the automatic scripts to execute) and I thought running them might fix the problem.
MLBLRB wrote:
I wouldn't normally but I am unable to open terminal to run the scripts manually (I don't leave my system running overnight for the automatic scripts to execute) and I thought running them might fix the problem.
Did you follow the above advice of Carolyn Samit ?
Pete
Mine open and freeze. I have to click another app just so I can click the black apple and get the force quit in the drop down menu, then I close them.
Sorry Pete, I think our wires are crossed a bit. Mavericks did install and runs, but not perfectly. Since the install I cannot open app store, terminal, preview, mail, maps and there will probably be a few more once I start to open them all up. The icon for each of these apps does a single bounce and then nothing. I have tried to create a new user account but the same problems exist. If I have to do a clean install, I will but I am trying to avoid that.
Cheers
Matt
There is not a tip or trick or anything Apple could do to help us on our Mac, they are going to talk to an "engineer", it's been 4 days now.There is still no help. Creating a guest account allows it to work. The repair permissions, disks, reinstalling etc, nothing helped and when I installed Mavericks, I did not receive any error messages. Now I'm supposed to wait a few more days. Sent from my Ipad
None of that worked for me either
MLBLRB wrote:
Sorry Pete, I think our wires are crossed a bit. Mavericks did install and runs, but not perfectly. Since the install I cannot open app store, terminal, preview, mail, maps and there will probably be a few more once I start to open them all up. The icon for each of these apps does a single bounce and then nothing. I have tried to create a new user account but the same problems exist. If I have to do a clean install, I will but I am trying to avoid that.
Cheers
Matt
Yep, I just clicked to that. Sorry. I would reinstall Mavericks. I have seen installs play up like this before and a reinstall sometimes fix the issues. Backup first of course.
Cheers
Pete
It's a bit annoying and surely with more people having the same issues it will be rectified. I have never had any dramas with an OS X update or upgrade before. I think a clean install might be on the cards. Probably due for one anyway. It's a good excuse to clean up all the crap that piles up in folders. 🙂
I have the same problem as Matt, how can i fix it... ill be around if it pops up a solution... Thanks
Kazhi wrote:
I have the same problem as Matt, how can i fix it... ill be around if it pops up a solution... Thanks
Hi,
try opening your own thread and let us know what exactly your issues are. You can get bogged down in someone else's thread, especially if it has lay dormant for a couple of weeks.
etresoft a long time contributer to Apple Support Communities wrote a very useful app he called etrecheck which helps in diagnosing many problems caused by third party installs etc.. Go to his website, read his information and from there download and run the program according to his instructions
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
Pete
Since OS X Mavericks install, app store, terminal, preview and other apps do not open.
