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Can't open anything by double clicking

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boneca

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Jan 2, 2005
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It starting to drive me crazy by the fact that all of a sudden I lost ability to open anything by double clicking on it. I have to do right click and select open.

I'm using mighty mouse and haven't changed any settings since it used to work.

Any ideas?

TAIA
 
eva01 said:
restart, repair permissions
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thank you but do I really need to restart to do that?

what about this steps?

1 Open Disk Utility, from your Applications folder, open your Utilities folder, then double-click the Disk Utility icon.

2. In the column on the left, click your startup disk's icon.

3. Click the First Aid tab, and then click Repair Disk Permissions. Disk Utility will reset any files and folders with incorrect settings.
 
mad jew said:
That should be fine boneca. A restart wouldn't hurt though. :)
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should I press something while restarting to get to Disc Utilities? I know if I want to run install CD I need to press and hold C what about DU?

TIA
 
boneca said:
should I press something while restarting to get to Disc Utilities? I know if I want to run install CD I need to press and hold C what about DU?

TIA
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Disk utility is

/applications/utilities/disk utility

bada bing bada boom-- no disk needed
 
No, repair permissions before you restart and then do the restart as normal. You're talking about starting up from the install disks and repairing the disk (not the disk permissions) and hopefully that's unnecessary. :)

Disk Utility is in your Utilities folder on your hard drive as well as on the OSX disks. The hard drive app really should be sufficient.
 
mad jew said:
No, repair permissions before you restart and then do the restart as normal. You're talking about starting up from the install disks and repairing the disk (not the disk permissions) and hopefully that's unnecessary. :)

Disk Utility is in your Utilities folder on your hard drive as well as on the OSX disks. The hard drive app really should be sufficient.
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Thanks guys and sorry for some dumb questions :)
I see you faces going :D :D :D
 
Personally, I boot from the install CD and repair permissions via Disk Utility from the CD.

Did you check Keyboard & Mouse under System Preferences? Try changing the double-click speed.
 
boneca said:
It starting to drive me crazy by the fact that all of a sudden I lost ability to open anything by double clicking on it. I have to do right click and select open.

I'm using mighty mouse and haven't changed any settings since it used to work.

Any ideas?

TAIA
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systeme preferences, track pad, change double click speed to half.
 
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