On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 3:54 PM Macs R We <macs...@macsrwe.com> wrote:
> If, as you say, the source of the problem is not at all indicated by log > activity, I would resolve myself to do a manual migration activity. In > outline form, the steps would be as follows: > > Make a folder in your home dir for saved mail; save every one of your "on > my mac" mailboxes into it. If any of your mail accounts are still POP, do > the same with the "live" (In, Sent, etc.) mailboxes for those accounts. > > Copy out your keychain files, likewise. > > Copy out the entire contents of your home folder to another drive. > > Destroy the original user and his data entirely. > > Recreate the user (making sure, if possible, to get the same Unix user > number, which saves a lot of work) > > After you have logged in, copy every folder back in EXCEPT the ~/Library > folder. This is where your gremlin is, guaranteed. > > Launch Mail, and import your saved mail. Stuff the keychain files back > into your keychain dir and activate them. (You'll have to do a little > do-si-do renaming to replace your login chain.) > > You're going to lose a lot of "user convenience data" like cookies, app > preferences, system preference settings, and the like, just as if you were > on a new machine. But at least you'll still have your data. > > I covered saving mail and keychain passwords, there are probably some > other crucial user data in Library I didn't think of that other folks could > add to this list. > > First, thank you! This is a very helpful guide! I'll need it! I'm trying to minimize loss of that "convenience" data - preferences, cookies and the like, but also agree that the problem is in the ~/Library somewhere. (Mail is not an issue - I don't use Mac Mail - I use Gmail in a browser) I also know I can't save all the data I want to, so any other suggestions on what can and needs to be saved is appreciated! Thanks > > On May 5, 2021, at 11:55 AM, Jeff Weinberger <j...@jeffweinberger.com> > wrote: > > > > Thank you all for your help over the past few months with my mac > freezing, crashing, having applications crash and other miscellaneous > crises. > > > > After some more testing, I've narrowed this down to my user account. In > other words, when I create another user, log is as that, and work for a > while, I've never had any of these issues. I'm not 100% sure this is the > case, but there is a marked difference. > > > > Since I am the only user of this Mac, there is only the one account (now > plus the test account). Obviously, I don't want to create a second account > and delete this one - there is too much data, history, etc. in everything > from documents to cookies that I'd lose. > > > > So, I want to repair my user account. I don't have specific causes of > the crashes (the logs show different things each time). I am seeking > suggestions on what I can do to repair this account (and diagnose if > needed), so I can continue to use it. > > > > Also, I may replace this Mac with a new one soon, and I will want to > avoid transferring a broken user to the new Mac. > > > > FYI: iMac 21" Late 2015 running MacOS 11.3 > > > > Any help is much appreciated! > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jeff > > _______________________________________________ > > MacOSX-talk mailing list > > MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com > > https://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk > >
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