On Wednesday, December 4, 2002, at 08:18 AM, Amber Rhea wrote: > On Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at 07:06 PM, (G-Books) wrote: > >> I did have a problem at some point with iChat. When I was selecting >> the >> buddy list from the menu extensions, the application wasn't launched >> anymore. After reading some newsgroups, I found out that the file >> 'com.apple.FCacheUserDomain' in Library/Caches was corrupted some how. >> I did >> remove the file and then iChat was working fine again. That might not >> be >> your problem, but you might want to give it a try. > > I tried it and nothing changed. :( So I guess my only other option is > to create a new user and delete my old user? > > My account was the first one I created when I got the computer, will > there be any problem deleting it? (I'm not an expert when it comes to > UNIX-type things.) I figure if I login as root, I can delete any user, > even if it's a 'super-user'.
Amber, You shouldn't have any problem with deleting that user. I would make sure to grab all your stuff in Documents, Photos, Music and Movies. Don't forget about the Desktop folder, if you use that. Also, the offending file is most likely a preferences file (location: ~/Library/Preferences/ ). These can *USUALLY* be tossed with impunity as they will be recreated. The only thing you will lose are your settings for all your apps, stuff like window locations and sizes, bookmarks, etc. A couple of important notes for you: if you aren't aware of this, ~/Library/Preferences also will contain your mailboxes for Apple's Mail app, along with your Explorer or preferred browser's bookmarks. Other files of importance include iTunes prefs, like your Library, iPhoto files, if you use that, along with any third-party Systems Preferences you may have installed (like TinkerTool.) These can be found at: ~/Library/Preferences/Mail ~/Library/Preferences/Explorer ~/Library/Preferences/iTunes ~/Library/Preferences/PreferencePanes My recommendation is to drag that stuff out of your old home directory to your new desktop. From there, move them one at a time to your new Library/Preferences/ directory in the new user's home directory. Take a few moments to make sure that things remain stable. Good luck, contact me off-list if you'd like more help. Phil Burk ________________________________________________________ Systems Support Technician Wiley Publishing, Inc. 10475 Crosspoint Blvd Indianapolis, IN 46256 317.572.3049 phone 317.572.1049 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
