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Only Shell screensaver displays when trying to choose other screensaver options (Message, Word of the Day, Classic) in macOS High Sierra

Just upgraded to macOS High Sierra, the upgrade went fine. Except ...

Only Shell screensaver displays when trying to choose other screensaver options (E.g. Message, Word of the Day, Classic) in macOS High Sierra.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

MacOS High Sierra: Version 10.13.2

System: MacBook Pro (Retina, 13 Inch, Early 2015)

Processor: 2.7 BHz Intel Core i5

Memory: 8 GB 1867 MHz DDR3

Graphics: Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1536 MB

MacOS High Sierra-OTHER, macOS High Sierra (10.13.2)

Posted on Dec 15, 2017 4:20 AM

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Level 10

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plist files are where settings are stored.

The two files you listed are from old installs I imagine. Try trashing them and restart. Then try the screen saver again.

Level 10

122,627 points

You're welcome.

Only Shell screensaver displays when trying to choose other screensaver options (Message, Word of the Day, Classic) in macOS High Sierra

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