Mail.app unexpectedly quits.

[jprupas]

My Apple "MAIL" app. unexpectedly quits each time I open it.

It will begin to load my mail, show the mailboxes and new e-mails and then all of a sudden quit.

I searched some of the Apple support and forums and have tried these things:

1. I trashed the "com.apple.mail.plist" preference file in the pref. folder.

2. I did an archieve install with Tiger OSX on my entire System Folder.

3. I erased my user>library>"mail folder"

4. I tried holding the shift key upon opening the program as suggested here but to no avail: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=479497&tstart=0

This has not resolved the problem. The program still quits every time I open it.


Pleeeeease help!!!!!!!!!

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Here is my crash data:



Date/Time: 2006-06-06 15:15:59.264 -0700
OS Version: 10.4 (Build 8A428)
Report Version: 3

Command: Mail
Path: /Users/netgear/Desktop/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail
Parent: WindowServer [86]

Version: 2.0 (727)
Build Version: 1
Project Name: MailViewer
Source Version: 7270000

PID: 386
Thread: 0

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000006

Thread 0 Crashed:
0 ...apple.AddressBook.framework 0x932d598c c4_HandlerSeq::ColumnType(int) const + 32
1 ...apple.AddressBook.framework 0x932d5950 c4_HandlerSeq::IsNested(int) const + 16
2 ...apple.AddressBook.framework 0x932d4fe8 c4_HandlerSeq::Restructure(c4_Field&, bool) + 56
3 ...apple.AddressBook.framework 0x932d52a8 c4_HandlerSeq::Restructure(c4_Field&, bool) + 760
4 ...apple.AddressBook.framework 0x933bb6e8 c4_Storage::SetStructure(char const*) + 244
5 ...apple.AddressBook.framework 0x932d7eec c4_Storage::GetAs(char const*) + 932
6 ...apple.AddressBook.framework 0x932d8e14 cacheViews + 240
7 ...apple.AddressBook.framework 0x932d319c -[ABAddressBook nts_OpenContactManagerWithMode:cacheSchema:] + 452
8 ...apple.AddressBook.framework 0x932d1cf8 -[ABAddressBook nts_InitDefaultContactManager] + 1052
9 ...apple.AddressBook.framework 0x932d1834 +[ABAddressBook nts_SharedAddressBook] + 76
10 ...apple.AddressBook.framework 0x932d1768 +[ABAddressBook nts_CreateSharedAddressBook] + 76
11 ...apple.AddressBook.framework 0x932d168c +[ABAddressBook sharedAddressBook] + 80
12 com.apple.MessageFramework 0x9aa26a60 +[Account myFullName] + 52
13 com.apple.mail 0x0012172c 0x1000 + 1181484
14 com.apple.mail 0x000e6768 0x1000 + 939880
15 com.apple.Foundation 0x90b05d18 __NSFireDelayedPerform + 304
16 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x902b6f90 __CFRunLoopDoTimer + 184
17 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x902a3908 __CFRunLoopRun + 1680
18 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x902a2ebc CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 268
19 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x91fd4fc0 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 264
20 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x91fd45cc ReceiveNextEventCommon + 244
21 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x91fd44c0 BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 96
22 com.apple.AppKit 0x924bd384 _DPSNextEvent + 384
23 com.apple.AppKit 0x924bd048 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 116
24 com.apple.AppKit 0x924b95ac -[NSApplication run] + 472
25 com.apple.AppKit 0x925a9e04 NSApplicationMain + 452
26 com.apple.mail 0x0000328c 0x1000 + 8844
27 com.apple.mail 0x000a5bac 0x1000 + 674732

 

[jprupas]

Problem solved on another forum. erasing the address book preference file fixes this issue.

 

[fryke]

I've edited your thread title to a more moderate one. Yours, before, was -- "MAIL" application unexpectedly QUITS ??????? -- and it kinda hurt my eyes.

 

[jprupas]

Ok. Sorry about that.

 

[Satcomer]

Problem solved on another forum. erasing the address book preference file fixes this issue.

The Console log should gave given you the source of the problem.