terminal start error

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Swimmingcat Author

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terminal start error

hello, I am a Mac freshman.

I meet an error when start terminal on my Mac air(OS X Yosemite), error log is beow:

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Last login: Sun Mar 8 11:02:08 on console

login(320,0x7fff73c3b300) malloc: *** error for object 0x7f87a2500770: pointer being freed was not allocated

*** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug

[Process completed]

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is there any guy know how to fix this?

it makes me near to crazy....

MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014), OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Mar 7, 2015 6:12 PM

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Answer 1

Linc Davis

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Mar 7, 2015 7:06 PM in response to Swimmingcat

If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data, then reinstall the OS.* You don't need to erase the startup volume, and you won't need the backup unless something goes wrong. If the system was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you may need the Apple ID and password you used.

There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.

If you installed the Java runtime distributed by Apple and still need it, you'll have to reinstall it. The same goes for Xcode. All other data will be preserved.

*The linked support article refers to OS X 10.10 ("Yosemite"), but the procedure is the same for OS X 10.7 ("Lion") and later.

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Swimmingcat Author

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Mar 7, 2015 10:37 PM in response to Linc Davis

Thanks so much!

My mac works fine now.

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