jeunghun
Level 1 (21 points)
Mac OS X

Q: my dictionary crashes intermittently after upgrading to macOS Sierra.

I didn't get this before macOS Sierra, but now it happens very frequently.

its version is 2.2.1.

Could anybody help me?

 

Thanks

JH

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Sep 28, 2016 8:00 PM

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jeunghun

Q: my dictionary crashes intermittently after upgrading to macOS Sierra.

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  • by MattThorn,

    MattThorn MattThorn Oct 1, 2016 10:18 PM in response to jeunghun
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Mac OS X
    Oct 1, 2016 10:18 PM in response to jeunghun

    I have the same problem! Since I upgraded to Sierra, Dictionary.app crashes constantly. I searched the net but haven't found a solution. In fact, this page is the first mention I have found that mentions the problem. It's annoying because I use the app many times every day in my work.

  • by trevoz,

    trevoz trevoz Oct 1, 2016 10:26 PM in response to jeunghun
    Level 4 (1,800 points)
    Mac OS X
    Oct 1, 2016 10:26 PM in response to jeunghun

    Try deleting these two files from your Library/Preferences folder and reboot:

     

    com.apple.DictionaryServices.plist

    com.apple.InputMethodKit.UserDictionary.plist

  • by jeunghun,

    jeunghun jeunghun Oct 1, 2016 10:49 PM in response to trevoz
    Level 1 (21 points)
    Mac OS X
    Oct 1, 2016 10:49 PM in response to trevoz

    sorry but it happens again after deleting them and rebooting.

  • by tristanfromnew castle,Helpful

    tristanfromnew castle tristanfromnew castle Oct 3, 2016 4:52 PM in response to jeunghun
    Level 1 (13 points)
    Mac OS X
    Oct 3, 2016 4:52 PM in response to jeunghun

    nothing will help with dictionary. I checked with my friends and all have the same problem, dictionary is missing. but they are not posting cus they never used it. I think there is a bug and apple should make updates.

  • by makoto2001,Helpful

    makoto2001 makoto2001 Oct 21, 2016 2:21 AM in response to jeunghun
    Level 1 (9 points)
    Oct 21, 2016 2:21 AM in response to jeunghun

    I experienced same issue, too. And I found that the issue is dictionary dependent. It must be caused by multilingual  character processing. When I only select "New Oxford American Dictionary" and "Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus," the issue has gone away.

  • by jeunghun,

    jeunghun jeunghun Oct 21, 2016 2:32 AM in response to makoto2001
    Level 1 (21 points)
    Mac OS X
    Oct 21, 2016 2:32 AM in response to makoto2001

    In my case, I have tried them but still have problem. But I am pretty sure that it happens with multiple choice. I think single choice of for example "New Oxford American Dictionary" don't crash my dictionary but when I choose any two, it happens.

     

    Thanks