Shaun Gianetti
Level 1 (14 points)
Apple TV

Q: Preference Error: Could not load sharing preference pane

For some reason my second computer (iMac 27) is no longer showing up on the left pane of any finder window on my MBP. The iMac is running Yosemite and the MBP is running Mavericks. So I open System preferences to see if there is a problem with "Sharing" on the MBP. I'm getting a Preference Error: Could not load sharing preference pane. Do I need to install the update to fix this? I'm not ready to commit to Yosemite completely. I build apps for iOS and Mac and really need to test in both OS environments.

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5), 17 2.4ghz i7

Posted on Mar 20, 2015 11:00 AM

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Q: Preference Error: Could not load sharing preference pane

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  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Mar 21, 2015 10:51 AM in response to Shaun Gianetti
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    Mar 21, 2015 10:51 AM in response to Shaun Gianetti

    Do a backup.


    Quit the application.


    Go to Finder and select your user/home folder. With that Finder window as the front window, either select Finder/View/Show View options or go command - J.  When the View options opens, check ’Show Library Folder’. That should make your user library folder visible in your user/home folder.  Select Library. Then go to Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist. Move the .plist to your desktop.

     

    Restart the computer, open the application and test. If it works okay, delete the plist from the desktop.


    If the application is the same, return the .plist to where you got it from, overwriting the newer one.


    Thanks to leonie for some information contained in this.

  • by carjax5150,

    carjax5150 carjax5150 Feb 10, 2016 5:16 PM in response to Eric Root
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    Feb 10, 2016 5:16 PM in response to Eric Root

    Awesome! Totally fixed it for me. Thanks!!

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Feb 11, 2016 9:46 AM in response to carjax5150
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    Feb 11, 2016 9:46 AM in response to carjax5150

    You are welcome.