If the RAM and HDD’s were bad, I doubt you would get as far as you get; after all, the Finder is running at that point if nothing else.
Have you tried logging in as a different user? If the problem is something in your user profile, you can re-install OSX from now until the heat death of the universe and it won’t fix a thing. > On Dec 24, 2015, at 1:51 AM, Thomas Fritsch <[email protected]> wrote: > > i managed to find a spare hdd now unless i got THAT unlucky that its bad too, > i'm right back at the orginal issue (apps bounce but no open/freeze up) i > tested the ram but im Still thinking thier faulty and i dont have any pcs to > run a ramtest on. > > unless hdd + ram's bad i'm curious just how far i knackered my old iMac ;-; -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
