A problem that's similar to a problem
I had 6 months ago in AB has happened.
I didn't journal my original fix,
(something I stumbled on by accident)
and I really need to fix the current problem
because we really need AB groups to be functional right now:
Here's the current problem:
I create an Untitled Group.
But when I do,
the words "untitled group" are not highlighted.
I try and change the title to what I want...
AB will not let me.
It lets me backspace "untitled folder" out
but when I write something new in its place...
and then quit AB...
when I restart AB it shows "untitled folder"...
not the name I tried to replace that with.
I then noticed that AB
will also not let me edit
any other group name as well.
I next moved over to a new user account that had admin rights.
All my AB data was in AB in the new user account.
(I would have thought I'd find an empty AB...
but I don't utilize new user account very often.
AB groups worked perfectly in new user account.
I then came back to my admin account...
I trashed everything except my actual v-cards...
I even trashed the app
and took a copy of AB from my partner's mac.
Still have problem with groups.
I trashed every group,
then retrashed prefs/cache etc...
then restarted my computer.
No success.
I seriously hope someone can help.
Thanks in advance.
Just in case it sparks an "outside the box" idea...
Below is how the problem manifested
6 months ago slightly differently...
Each time I go to add a New Group in Address Book...
I get 2-3 Untitled Groups.
If I try and rename any of these untitled groups...
it will not let me.
All I can do is delete them.
If I archive my data
and take it to a new user account
and import it into AB in there...
I do not duplicate the problem.
So...I did that.
Then I exported from there
and took the data
back to AB in my main account and...
before trying to import it...
I trashed the Address Book/App Support folder
I trashed both AB prefs
I trashed the AB cache.
Then I imported the archive from my new user account.
I still got the same problem.
I have run permissions.
I have run disk warrior.
I have done a reinstall of 10.6.2 combo.
No success.
How I wish I could remember what I did to fix this 6 months ago!
thanks!
michael
I had 6 months ago in AB has happened.
I didn't journal my original fix,
(something I stumbled on by accident)
and I really need to fix the current problem
because we really need AB groups to be functional right now:
Here's the current problem:
I create an Untitled Group.
But when I do,
the words "untitled group" are not highlighted.
I try and change the title to what I want...
AB will not let me.
It lets me backspace "untitled folder" out
but when I write something new in its place...
and then quit AB...
when I restart AB it shows "untitled folder"...
not the name I tried to replace that with.
I then noticed that AB
will also not let me edit
any other group name as well.
I next moved over to a new user account that had admin rights.
All my AB data was in AB in the new user account.
(I would have thought I'd find an empty AB...
but I don't utilize new user account very often.
AB groups worked perfectly in new user account.
I then came back to my admin account...
I trashed everything except my actual v-cards...
I even trashed the app
and took a copy of AB from my partner's mac.
Still have problem with groups.
I trashed every group,
then retrashed prefs/cache etc...
then restarted my computer.
No success.
I seriously hope someone can help.
Thanks in advance.
Just in case it sparks an "outside the box" idea...
Below is how the problem manifested
6 months ago slightly differently...
Each time I go to add a New Group in Address Book...
I get 2-3 Untitled Groups.
If I try and rename any of these untitled groups...
it will not let me.
All I can do is delete them.
If I archive my data
and take it to a new user account
and import it into AB in there...
I do not duplicate the problem.
So...I did that.
Then I exported from there
and took the data
back to AB in my main account and...
before trying to import it...
I trashed the Address Book/App Support folder
I trashed both AB prefs
I trashed the AB cache.
Then I imported the archive from my new user account.
I still got the same problem.
I have run permissions.
I have run disk warrior.
I have done a reinstall of 10.6.2 combo.
No success.
How I wish I could remember what I did to fix this 6 months ago!
thanks!
michael