Well removing all items seemed to have worked. Funny ehough my doc was so slow I did not have to have it exit every time I removed something. lol! but I just did a time machine back up just in case. We'll see how long this lasts. Take care and be blessed. On May 29, 2014, at 6:25 PM, Daniel <venables134@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Well Sarah, I must say, that your more advance than me. I'd never dare do > command line stuff just to get a task done for fear of messing my system up! > Lol > How about restoring to a previous time machine backup and see if that fixes > your doc complications. As a last thought, if your just loading up apps how > about using the standard shift commands. Sure I know the convenience of the > doc can be but if it's that's flow for you, then just bringing up a list of > apps and type the first few letters of it and cmd o seems a lot nor quicker. > Since you say that it's taking 5 seconds or so. It would seem to just do the > above at least for now until you get it resolved. I really can't think why > you are having such strangeness but I hope you get it sorted. > >> On 30 May 2014, at 02:05, Sarah k Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> i tried removing all items and setting the doc to factory defaults using the >> terminal but it didn't work. I don't want to remove 50 items from the doc by >> hand. bleh! I wish apple had a way to do this as it would be much easier. >> like a plist file I could edit to do this. >> >> Take care. >>> On May 29, 2014, at 6:03 PM, Daniel <venables134@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> As much as the thought may not sound nice to do. It would be something I'd >>> try before anything drastic as a reinstall. >>> >>> >>>> On 30 May 2014, at 01:58, Daniel <venables134@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>> This may sound a bit mad to do but how about getting rid of everything on >>>> your doc and then add it back after a while. >>>> >>>>> On 30 May 2014, at 01:19, Sarah k Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I already did that and still no joy. I could try again but that was the >>>>> first thing I did. We'll see what happens I guess. Anyone else have any >>>>> advice I did not try yet? >>>>> >>>>> Take care. >>>>>> On May 29, 2014, at 4:28 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman >>>>>> <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> E there is no guarantee that is gone until it's gone once it's gone then >>>>>> run permission repair and see if the Mac works properly. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- Jonnie Appleseed with his Hands-On Technolog(eye)s touching the >>>>>> internet Reducing technologys' disabilities one byte at a time >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On May 29, 2014, at 6:45 PM, Sarah k Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> that might work, except I don't think it will. >>>>>> >>>>>> I tried removing the correct PList files and logging out of the mac >>>>>> and back in, however still no joy. It is very slow. The rest of the >>>>>> machine is working fine. >>>>>>> On May 29, 2014, at 3:20 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman >>>>>>> <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Happens if you remove it >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On May 29, 2014, at 6:17 PM, Sarah k Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Tha'ts why I reset the prefs. in tinker tool. It reset it to factory >>>>>>> defaults but still no go. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I even tried rtesting it wiht a new user and it works fine. Either muy >>>>>>> doc is way too cluttered or what not. I think I might try reseting it >>>>>>> in the retminal terminal or something. This is an odd one. >>>>>>>> On May 29, 2014, at 2:18 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman >>>>>>>> <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If I had to hazard a guess that is a something weird going on with >>>>>>>> tinker tool >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On May 29, 2014, at 5:07 PM, Sarah k Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello to all. since last night my doc takes about 3-5 seconds to load. >>>>>>>> and when I right arrow or even vo left and right through, it takes >>>>>>>> about 2 seconds for it to even respond. I don't' know how to fix this. >>>>>>>> I tried >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 1. a permissions repair >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 2. a restart >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 3. reseting all of my prefs in tinker tool >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> and nothing has worked. I din't have time to reinstall osx at the >>>>>>>> moment so what else would anyone suggest? I tried clearing out some no >>>>>>>> longer used items in the doc but that is not happening either. It is >>>>>>>> still very slow. 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