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Re: Why is Preview Quitting?

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In article <cj9dtpFimqlU1@mid.individual.net>, Jolly Roger
<jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

> On 2015-02-02, David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
> > Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 2015-02-02, Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> wrote:
> >> > In article <cj88o8F9or8U2@mid.individual.net>, Jolly Roger
> >> ><jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> How about in /Users/you/Library/Logs/CrashReporter?
> >> >
> >> > There is no Library/Logs/CrashReport in /Users/me. I believe the
> >> > message says, "Preview has unexpectedly quit" but it's still open and
> >> > the only way I can get it to work is for Force Quit.
> >> 
> >> Thanks. It's crashing then.
> >> 
> >> There definitely is a /Users/you/Library (~/Library) folder. It's
> >> normally hidden though. To get to it, hold down the Option key on the
> >> keyboard while selecting the Go menu on the Finder menu bar, and choose
> >> Library from the menu. Then locate the Logs folder and continue from
> >> there.
> >
> > Application crashes haven't been written to ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter
> > since Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard). In Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and
> > later, they go in ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports.
> >
> > Details for an application crash are stored in a file named with the
> > pattern:
> >
> > Application_YYYY-MM-DD-HHMMSS_Computer.crash
> >
> > where the date and time indicate when the crash occurred.
> >
> > The system deletes them automatically after a month.
> 
> My apologies - brain fart. Davis is, as usual, correct! Sorry for the
> confusion. : /
> 
> Anyhow, find the latest crash log for Preview and post it in a reply
> here. It may shed light on what is causing the crash.

Ok. There are only 3 reports in the DiagnosticsReports and none of them
are labeled with Preview. Now that I know where to look I'll pay closer
attention to the exact error message and then post the report. Stay
tuned. Thanks.

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Why is Preview Quitting? Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2015-02-01 17:46 -0800
  Re: Why is Preview Quitting? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-02 02:08 +0000
    Re: Why is Preview Quitting? Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2015-02-01 19:09 -0800
      Re: Why is Preview Quitting? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-02 03:18 +0000
      Re: Why is Preview Quitting? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-02 03:20 +0000
        Re: Why is Preview Quitting? Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2015-02-01 20:16 -0800
          Re: Why is Preview Quitting? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-02 04:30 +0000
            Re: Why is Preview Quitting? Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2015-02-01 20:43 -0800
              Re: Why is Preview Quitting? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-02 13:56 +0000
            Re: Why is Preview Quitting? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-02-02 18:17 +1300
              Re: Why is Preview Quitting? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-02 13:55 +0000
                Re: Why is Preview Quitting? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-02 14:04 +0000
                Re: Why is Preview Quitting? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-02 14:19 -0500
                Re: Why is Preview Quitting? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-02 19:22 +0000
                Re: Why is Preview Quitting? Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2015-02-02 18:38 -0800
                Re: Why is Preview Quitting? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-03 03:02 +0000
                Re: Why is Preview Quitting? Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2015-02-03 16:52 -0800
                Re: Why is Preview Quitting? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-04 01:47 +0000
                Re: Why is Preview Quitting? Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2015-02-03 19:35 -0800
                Re: Why is Preview Quitting? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2015-02-03 18:44 -0800

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