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Ooops - deleted Library file. Er... what now?
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Following some advice about solving problems with Onyx, I deleted the following -
/System/Library/ScriptingAdditions/StandardAdditions.osax
The advice suggested deleting a duplcate of this file, if one was found. I've deleted the only one. This has rendered Onyx unusable, even after reinstalling and I'm concerned that I may have done other damage too.
Is there any way of ressurecting this file/folder? I hope I don't have to reinstall the OS...
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Whoa,
I'd be really careful on deleting anything within the /system folder but I guess that warning came too late. If you're on Leopard, you could use TM to restore the file. Actually you could just navigate to the system folder within the TM backup. I suppose you could also check to see if that file is present on your install disc and copy it from there.
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That's a System Library file you're talking about. There's a reason why /System is locked down - you're not supposed to touch it. Whoever told you to blindly meddle with its contents is a moron or a prankster.
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Great advice - BigMac is this a dynamic file, or is it standard? I mean, can someone send the OP a copy of theirs, or is this generated based on the setup?
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I have it, but we would need to know what version of OSX the OP is running on.
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So we know it is a static file?
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It's just part of the standard Applescript library. Nothing dynamic about it.
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So we just need to find out what version of OSX the OP is running, and mail him a copy?
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You're right - very foolish. I'm getting better with this stuff, but I still manage to get confused between the user and system files.
The advice came from the Titanium Forum admin, but I should stress that he was suggested one delete a duplicate of this file. There was no duplicate and I hurriedly deleted the only one.
By the sound of it, I can copy the file from another machine? I have another machine with the same OS...
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You could just use Pacifist ( link) to pull the file out of the packages on the OS X install discs.
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I never go into the /library file never mind the /system/library file but if I find myself in ~/library I always dupe and/or rename the file and not delete it. Not sure what version of OSX you're running but I'll throw my typical Leopard plug in. That is Time Machine would have saved your bacon because it would have had a backup of that file for you
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