Mac programmes not responding

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Tim Prys

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None of the Mac applications are working: Safari, Mail, Software Update. The suggestion to somebody else from Bobw was:

"Boot off the OS CD. ... run Repair Disk, then Repair Permissions... If this doesn't correct the problem, download and install the 10.3.8 Combo Updater."

Have repaired permissions, but the Mac programmes continue not to respond properly: when I go to Software Update, it just gets stuck, so cannot install anything. Any ideas?
 
Try dumping your Cache folder. Go to /Users/username/Library/Caches and rename it to Caches_old and restart. You might lose some minor settings in the Finder but I have found this method fixes many Apple App problems. Hope this helps. Drag and drop some old caches back in to restore some settings if you need to. This may help you troubleshoot the culprit.
 
Actually, nfxmedia, I found another caches folder in the general library (as opposed to individual user library). I renamed that Caches_old and it seems to have worked. Thank you very much for your advice.
 
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