i have four user accounts on my mac. 2 of the four , when i log into them it just shows the background and no desk top. i have control of the curser but nothing pops up. does anyone know how i can fix this without data loss?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
The startup disk may need repairing.
Launch Disk Utility located in HD > Applications > Utillities
Select the startup disk on the left then select the First Aid tab.
Click: Verify Disk (not Verify Disk Permissions)
If Disk Utility reports errors, restart the Mac while inserting the install disc and holding down the C key simultaneously. From there you should be able to repair the startup disk.
OK, I did that and it's still stuck. This happend just after I downloaded Dropbox. Idk. You got anything else I can try?
YYea the start up disc didn't report any problems.
Go to your user library in your user/home folder. Select Library. Then go to Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist and com.apple.desktop.plist. Move the .plists to your desktop.
Re-launch Finder by restarting the computer and test. If it works okay, delete the plists from the desktop.
If the same, return the .plists to where you got it from, overwriting the newer one.
ok, i did that and its still froze. is there any way i can access the files through another user? or something like that?
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