Applications unexpectedly quitting

[dianab]

I have a PowerBook G4 that comes up with the message "The application Mail has unexpectedly quit. The system and other applications have not been affected". I also get the same message when I try to connect with Safari or Explorer. I've checked all settings and have run Disk Warrior through it. Does anybody know what is wrong or some suggestions to fix this problem? Thanks, Dianab

 

[barhar]

Typically, the scenario mentioned results when one has just updated their copy of MacOS X; say, from 10.4.0 to 10.4.5, etc., and did not perform any disk permissions repairs.

Try the following - launch 'Disk Utility' ('/Applications/Utilities/' folder), click on the Mac's hard disk drive icon in the left side column, then the 'First Aid' tab, and finally the 'Repair Disk Permissions' button. Once the process has completed, click the 'Repair Disk Permissions' button again.

Do not worry if you see 'We are using special permission for the file or directory ... New permissions are ...' or 'We are using a special gid for the file or directory ... New gid is ...' listed.