Suddenly, the Herald plugin (v.3.0.6, for Mountain Lion) isn't loading: The gear keeps spinning, but loading never occurs. I've repeatedly uninstalled/installed Herald, but that hasn't helped.
Suggestions??
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)
If the problem is still there, try booting into the Safe Mode using your normal account. Disconnect all peripherals except those needed for the test. Shut down the computer and then power it back up after waiting 10 seconds. Immediately after hearing the startup chime, hold down the shift key and continue to hold it until the gray Apple icon and a progress bar appear. The boot up is significantly slower than normal. This will reset some caches, forces a directory check, and disables all startup and login items, among other things. When you reboot normally, the initial reboot may be slower than normal. If the system operates normally, there may be 3rd party applications which are causing a problem. Try deleting/disabling the third party applications after a restart by using the application un-installer. For each disable/delete, you will need to restart if you don't do them all at once.
Actually, I discovered an easier (more straightforward?) way: I simply uninstalled it (it comes with both an Installer and an Uninstaller), and immediately reinstalled it. So, although I haven't a clue why it "broke," I know how to "fix" it in 2 clicks! 🙂 (Of course, if it recurs, I'll probably need to dig deeper, to discover the cause.)
Regardless—thanks!
You are welcome.
Herald plugin
