Troubleshooting Mac OS X 10.2.4: Logging in as a different user to check for corruption
Troubleshooting Mac OS X 10.2.4: Logging in as a different user to check for corruption
If you are one of the users affected by a plethora of problems with the latest incremental Mac OS X update, version 10.2.4, you might want to try creating an additional user and logging in using the new account.
Some preference files and other system-necessary components in the individual user library can become corrupted, or otherwise made defunct by the incremental updates. Several readers have reported success with creating a new account for dealing with problems such as: an internal optical drive not mounting, jumping cursors, and overall sluggish operation.
After you have created and tested the new user account, you can either transfer your current settings to the new user file and delete your old account, or you can perform an archive and install operation to restore a fresh copy of Mac OS X 10.2.4.
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