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Spotlight disappeared and other issues

  • 28-02-2010 9:26pm
    #1
    electro-shocks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 76 ✭✭


    Hey guys would love some help on this, started up the macbook today and spotlight seems to have disappeared, as well as that I cant copy paste drag or drop.
    Not sure whats going on, haven't updated or installed anything in the last few days. Tried repair permissions and a reboot but no joy, anyone have any ideas


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  • #2
    conor.hogan.2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,246 ✭✭✭conor.hogan.2


    I hate to say it but....

    you are going to have to reinstall.


  • #3
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,698 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Before you do that you could also try creating a new user account and logging in under it temporarily and see if the problem is still there.

    Although this sounds like a serious OS problem. I'd very interested to know what caused it because OS X isn't in a habit of screwing itself up.


  • #4
    electro-shocks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 76 ✭✭electro-shocks


    I created a new account but the problems where still there, then decided to login as root user and all was fine. Tried to fix the problem for a while but with no joy, so backed up some files and folders that i didn't want to lose just to be on the safe side

    Rebooted with the install cd and choose the archive and install option, ten or twenty minutes later install finished and rebooted. Logged into my account and everything was fine with all folders and documents still intact, only had to reinstall two apps that wouldn't work after the install.


  • #5
    conor.hogan.2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,246 ✭✭✭conor.hogan.2


    odd

    do you have any idea what caused it?


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