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From: MC on 23 Oct 2009 15:18 Version 10.6 Every so often the Dock vanishes, along with all my desktop icons. Sometimes I can get them back by using Force Quit to relaunch the Finder. Sometimes I can�t, because the Finder simply doesn't appear in the Force Quit window and a Restart using the power button seems to be the only option. So... what's going on? -- "If you can, tell me something happy." - Marybones
From: Sander Tekelenburg on 24 Oct 2009 10:49 In article <copespaz-7E6063.15181523102009(a)news.eternal-september.org>, MC <copespaz(a)mapca.inter.net> wrote: > Version 10.6 > > Every so often the Dock vanishes, along with all my desktop icons. > > Sometimes I can get them back by using Force Quit to relaunch the > Finder. > > Sometimes I can't, because the Finder simply doesn't appear in the Force > Quit window and a Restart using the power button seems to be the only > option. > > So... what's going on? Upgrade to 10.6.1. If that doesn't solve it, make sure you're not running third-party software that is incompatible with Snow Leopard: <http://wiki.macworld.com/index.php/Snow_Leopard_Compatibility> -- Sander Tekelenburg, <http://www.euronet.nl/~tekelenb/> Mac user: "Macs only have 40 viruses, tops!" PC user: "SEE! Not even the virus writers support Macs!"
From: Jolly Roger on 24 Oct 2009 17:55 In article <copespaz-7E6063.15181523102009(a)news.eternal-september.org>, MC <copespaz(a)mapca.inter.net> wrote: > Version 10.6 > > Every so often the Dock vanishes, along with all my desktop icons. > > Sometimes I can get them back by using Force Quit to relaunch the > Finder. > > Sometimes I can�t, because the Finder simply doesn't appear in the Force > Quit window and a Restart using the power button seems to be the only > option. > > So... what's going on? The Finder application or System UI Server is crashing. One can't be sure what is actually crashing until you examine the system log to see what error messages are posted there with time stamps around the time the symptoms occurred. (Please note I said "with time stamps around the time the symptoms occurred".) If you can find the system log error messages, you may find it mentions a crash log. That crash log can tell you *why* the crash is happening. .. .. .. Viewing Crash, Console, and System Logs 1. Open /Applications/Utilities/Console. 2. From the Console menu bar, select File > View System Log. Typically, you must be logged into an administrator account to view the system log. Note that you cannot use the Console application to view the system log from a non-administrative account. Instead, do this: 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Enter the command (where admin is the short name of an administrator account) su admin 3. Supply the password to the admin account when prompted. 4. Enter the command: cat /var/log/system.log If you enter these commands correctly, the system log will be displayed in the terminal window. 3. From the Console menu bar, select File > View Console Log. The system log will usually give you an indication as to what is causing startup issues. The console log can show issues you experience after you are logged into your user account. If a particular application is crashing, you may find a crash log in /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/ or /Users/you/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/. (Feel free to post *relevant portions* of the logs here if you need help understanding them. We'll be glad to take a look and tell you what we see.) -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: Jolly Roger on 24 Oct 2009 17:56 In article <user-296B33.16493924102009(a)newsreader.euronet.nl>, Sander Tekelenburg <user(a)domain.invalid> wrote: > In article <copespaz-7E6063.15181523102009(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > MC <copespaz(a)mapca.inter.net> wrote: > > > Version 10.6 > > > > Every so often the Dock vanishes, along with all my desktop icons. > > > > Sometimes I can get them back by using Force Quit to relaunch the > > Finder. > > > > Sometimes I can�t, because the Finder simply doesn't appear in the Force > > Quit window and a Restart using the power button seems to be the only > > option. > > > > So... what's going on? > > Upgrade to 10.6.1. If that doesn't solve it, make sure you're not > running third-party software that is incompatible with Snow Leopard: > <http://wiki.macworld.com/index.php/Snow_Leopard_Compatibility> Seems a bit drastic, don't you think? I am sure he can fix this problem without having to upgrade his entire operating system. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: Mike Rosenberg on 24 Oct 2009 18:37
Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > Upgrade to 10.6.1. If that doesn't solve it, make sure you're not > > running third-party software that is incompatible with Snow Leopard: > > <http://wiki.macworld.com/index.php/Snow_Leopard_Compatibility> > > Seems a bit drastic, don't you think? I am sure he can fix this problem > without having to upgrade his entire operating system. Since when is installing a free update drastic? -- My latest dance performance <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvB98fgse-s> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi> |