Menu Bar Icons Missing

MasterBryan wrote:

Pre-Yosemite I was running Obsidian Bar and Bartender

Try uninstalling Obsidian Bar and Bartender.

MasterBryan wrote:

I have uninstalled both programs and restarted the computer but menu still looks the same

You can easily open a guest account and see if the problem persist or is isolated to your user/admin account.

1.Did you execute the restore default menu bar ref: obsidianmenubar.com

2. To Remove Bartender you can simply drag Bartender from where you installed it to Trash.

If you want to remove all files related to Bartender you will need to remove.

Bartender.app from wherever it was placed, most likely Applications.

/Library/ScriptingAdditions/BartenderHelper.osax

~/Library/Preferences/com.surteesstudios.bartender.plist

copy and paste: ~/Library/Preferences/com.surteesstudios.bartender.plist

in Finder>Go>go to folder> ~/Library/Preferences/com.surteesstudios.bartender.plist

or

in Finder>Go>go to folder> ~/Library/Preferences and look for the plist to delete

Restart computer holding Command R to get to the Recovery and reinstall the OS. This will leave all your files/folders/personal data/bookmartks/etc intact. Always advisable to have a backup so you can fall back if something goes wrong.

OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support

whenever I check the box that says "Show date and time in menu bar" but every time i check the box it will instantly uncheck itself

Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:

☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)

☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.

The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select

SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages

from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select

View ▹ Show Log List

from the menu bar at the top of the screen. Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then take one of the actions that you're having trouble with. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.

The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.

Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.

Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.

Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

Hi just my thought but your problem might be caused if there hasn't been an update yet that allows full functionality with Yosemite yet.

-crazy

Please read this whole message before doing anything.

This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.

Step 1

The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.

Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”

While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your documents or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this behavior; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.

Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?

After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.

*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.

Step 2

The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.

Please take this step regardless of the results of Step 1.

Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.

Note: If FileVault is enabled in OS X 10.9 or earlier, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.

Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.

The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.

Test while in safe mode. Same problem?

After testing, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of Steps 1 and 2.

Had a similar problem with just the obsidian app. I thought I might have to reinstall / re-update Yosemite, but luckily removing the Obsidian menu items from the installed path fixed the issue for me. Here are the steps:

1. Disable WhiteUIServer.menu/Server*.menu from your Login Items (System Preference)

2. Open console and search for SystemUIServer, look for an entry like,

could not Load menu extra NSBundle

You will see the path where the menu items are installed.

3. Remove the path and Relogin.