well...i used the tiger install disc to start up and run disk utility... it didn't get rid of the strange preferences. can I just trash them?
Kristina On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Bruce Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Nov 8, 2009, at 10:06 AM, Kristina Rost wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> >> I was resetting my CS2 illustrator preferences per the Classroom in a >> Book instructions. >> >> Opening my preference file folder revealed preferences with names like >> §P >> ‰H >> †‰H >> etc. tons of them. all of them empty...I didn't examine every single >> one. >> What are they, where did they come from and can I clean them out. >> Are they mac dustbunnies? > > Run Disk Utility and check your disk right now. filenames with random > weird characters are usually a sign of disk problems. No prefs are > supposed to have those names. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > > "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
