THANK YOU, ALL!! It is solved, and productivity is mine once again. :) The Lion OS does hide the Library folder, but Dominik's shift-cmd-G trick was magic. The thread Jay posted was exactly my problem, and I found the offending filename there: "org.libreoffice.script.savedState" which was in "Saved Application State" in the Library. Thank you, Ken for the screen shots and walking me through my Finder preferences--suddenly I have so much more control over this incredible machine. You all are right--Mac is amazing. Never going back! :)
Thank you thank you thank you!! Amy On Jan 4, 2012, at 5:39 AM, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > Sometimes there is a .lck file hidden inside the back-up folder in the > User-Profile as well as the folder that the original document was being saved > in. A sledge-hammer answer would be to rename the entire User-Profile as > shown in this guide > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/UserProfile > Although you could use a little finesse to just rename the sub-folder called > "Backups". > > Also, expecting yourself to be instantly familiar with an Operating System > that you have not used before after spending years becoming familiar with > just 1 is asking too much of yourself. Don't expect yourself to be instantly > expert. A lot of people find they learn a lot more about both systems during > the process of becoming more familiar with their 2nd one and that often makes > it far easier to get used to a 3rd one more easily. At a guess it has taken > years to work out all the things you know in Windows. It might take a few > months to get to that level in Mac but hopefully it will take just a couple > of weeks to break some old (usually bad but necessary) Windows-habits and to > get familiar enough to use Mac happily. It's a journey that is well worth > taking and you will soon find yourself regretting that you didn't make the > move earlier. > > I'm not certain but windows with a capital W tends to make people think of > Microsoft Windows whereas with a small w is the type of thing you are talking > about. People often get very confused if you use the capital W. Some people > try to use the word "console" instead of "window" just to avoid that whole > confusion but it's not widely known so it too causes confusion. You might > have heard the term "terminal console" instead of "command window" but that's > about as far as it goes in 'normal' usage. [Sigh] i guess it's a bit like > saying google-it rather than search-engine-it or hoovering rather than > vacuum-cleaning. > > Regards from > Tom :) > > > --- On Wed, 4/1/12, Dominik Wnęk <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Dominik Wnęk <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: "Restore Windows" bug > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, 4 January, 2012, 9:30 > > W dniu 04.01.2012 05:17, Amy Mandaean pisze: >> Thanks for the help, Ken... but I still got nothing. :( >> >> Using the Finder, I found "System Preferences" and "System Information," but >> no folder just called "System," and nothing with my computer's name on it. >> Also no Library folder. >> >> Am I completely Mac illiterate?? > Lion is different to Snow Leopard in that it doesn't show you the drives > and also in that it hides the Library folder from the user. > > 1. Open a Finder window (click on the blue face icon in the Dock - it > will be the first icon from the left) > 2. Click on your user name in the left column (it'll have a little house > icon next to it). If your user name doesn't appear in the left column, > enable it in Finder preferences (Finder->Preferences...->Sidebar). > 3. Press Shift-cmd-G on the keyboard (this is the equivalent of Go->Go > to Folder.. in the top menu). A little window will pop up. Enter > "Library" (without the quotes) and press Go. Voilà, you're in your > Library folder > 4. Go into Application Support and there you have the LibreOffice folder. > > Hope this helps, > > Dominik >> >> On Jan 3, 2012, at 11:03 PM, Ken Springer wrote: >> >>> On 1/3/12 8:21 PM, Amy Mandaean wrote: >>>> Thanks Jay, >>>> >>>> I have the new Lion OS, but I am MAC retarded. ;) Just switched over >>>> after being a >>>> lifetime (and fairly proficient) PC user. Can't for the life of me find >>>> this User folder... >>>> any advice where to look? >>> Hi, Amy, >>> >>> Regarding where to look, and this assumes Snow Leopard and Lion are the >>> same: >>> >>> 1. Open a Finder (aka folder window) for the System (boot drive/ C:\ >>> drive in Windows speak) >>> 2. Open the Users Folder. You can use the twisty triangles if you like, >>> but I sometimes find the finder window becomes too complicated/filled for >>> this old mind of mine. Double clicking gives you views somewhat similar to >>> Windows. >>> 3. I think you will find a folder with the name you assigned the >>> computer when it was new. Double click on that folder. >>> 4. Double click the Library folder. >>> 5. Double click the LibreOffice Folder. >>> >>> The 3 folder should be there, and opening the 3 folder will give you >>> another user folder. Macs seem to have user folders everywhere like weeds! >>> LOL >>> >>> I hope this is the folder Jay is referring to. >>> >>> >>> >>> Here's a link to a LibreOffice discussion that sounds like the same problem >>> you are having. >>> >>> http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/restore-windows-tt3395694.html#none >>> >>> The discussion contains a link to a similar discussion in the Open Office >>> Forum. >>> >>> >>> >>> Best of luck. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ken >>> >>> Mac OS X 10.6.8 >>> Firefox 9.0.1 >>> Thunderbird 9.0.1 >>> LibreOffice 3.4.4 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to:[email protected] >>> Problems?http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >>> Posting guidelines + more:http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >>> List archive:http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >>> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >>> deleted >>> > > > -- > Domin > > > > > -- > For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > > -- > For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
