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stoneage · Jul 19, 2006, 09:54 PM

This window has been showing up on my desktop about once a day. It must be from something I trashed, but does anyone know how to get rid of it?
???

reader50 · Jul 20, 2006, 12:50 AM

It's hard to diagnose this without knowing what's generating that dialog. When you make that dialog box active, what application name shows in the menu bar? Also, run the Console (/Applications/Utilities/Console.app) and see if there are any error entries in the various logs when the dialog appears.

My first guess is that the once-a-day behavior points to one of the maintenance scripts, and that it may refer to a cache or log folder. Perhaps ~/Library/Logs/ or ~/Library/Caches/

If neither folder exists in your home/Library/ folder, try creating them. Also try a permissions repair on your disk. The folders that the maintenance scripts clear out will typically be created on the fly by anything that wants to write to them. Damaged permissions could prevent that.

stoneage · Jul 20, 2006, 07:31 AM

Thank you for replying with help. I dismissed the window before I read your post, but if it comes up again, like it did this morning, I will try seeing what app creates it. Here are some entries from the console log from the last couple of days, if that helps.
2006-07-19 17:00:58.040 SyndicationAgent[6514] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Wed 19 Jul 2006 14:26:09 -800'
2006-07-19 17:58:46.543 DashboardClient[264] Unable to load contents of file at path /Users/williamoreilly/Library/Application Support/iCal/Sources/4ED47859-F35D-436B-BD70-D14D192FD325.calendar/corestorage.ics: NSError "File “corestorage.ics” does not exist." Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 UserInfo={
NSFilePath = "/Users/williamoreilly/Library/Application Support/iCal/Sources/4ED47859-F35D-436B-BD70-D14D192FD325.calendar/corestorage.ics";
NSUnderlyingError = NSError "POSIX error: No such file or directory" Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2;
}
2006-07-19 17:58:46.543 DashboardClient[264] Failed loading events from calendar key 4ED47859-F35D-436B-BD70-D14D192FD325
2006-07-19 17:58:46.543 DashboardClient[264] Unable to load contents of file at path /Users/williamoreilly/Library/Application Support/iCal/Sources/C66925EC-C40B-4D54-8B1D-C80CF237C43B.calendar/corestorage.ics: NSError "File “corestorage.ics” does not exist." Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 UserInfo={
NSFilePath = "/Users/williamoreilly/Library/Application Support/iCal/Sources/C66925EC-C40B-4D54-8B1D-C80CF237C43B.calendar/corestorage.ics";
NSUnderlyingError = NSError "POSIX error: No such file or directory" Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2;
2006-07-19 18:09:17.734 ScreenSaverEngine[6563] *** -[NSBundle load]: Error loading code /Library/InputManagers/Menu Extra Enabler/Menu Extra Enabler.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Menu Extra Enabler for bundle /Library/InputManagers/Menu Extra Enabler/Menu Extra Enabler.bundle, error code 2 (link edit error code 0, error number 0 ())
2006-07-19 18:19:14.371 Microsoft Excel[6566] CFLog (21): dyld returns 2 when trying to load /System/Library/Extensions/AppleHDA.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleHDAHALPlugIn.bundle/Contents/MacOS/AppleHDAHALPlugIn
AppleHDAHALPlugIn.bundle/Contents/MacOS/AppleHDAHALPlugIn
2006-07-19 19:11:52.747 ScreenSaverEngine[6603] *** -[NSBundle load]: Error loading code /Users/williamoreilly/Library/InputManagers/Smart Crash Reports/Smart Crash Reports.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Smart Crash Reports for bundle /Users/williamoreilly/Library/InputManagers/Smart Crash Reports/Smart Crash Reports.bundle, error code 2 (link edit error code 0, error number 0 ())
2006-07-19 20:49:38.399 Safari[329] Uncaught exception - *** -[BrowserWebView webView:runJavaScriptTextInputPanelWithPrompt:defa ultText:]: selector not recognized [self = 0x30198760]
2006-07-19 20:49:38.399 Safari[329] *** Attempt to remove unrecognized exception handler 0xbfffd754
2006-07-19 20:49:45.878 Safari[329] *** -[BrowserWebView webView:runJavaScriptTextInputPanelWithPrompt:defa ultText:]: selector not recognized [self = 0x30198760]
2006-07-19 20:49:45.879 Safari[329] Uncaught exception - *** -[BrowserWebView webView:runJavaScriptTextInputPanelWithPrompt:defa ultText:]: selector not recognized [self = 0x30198760]
2006-07-19 20:49:49.439 Safari[329] *** -[BrowserWebView webView:runJavaScriptTextInputPanelWithPrompt:defa ultText:]: selector not recognized [self = 0x30198760]
2006-07-19 20:49:49.439 Safari[329] Uncaught exception - *** -[BrowserWebView webView:runJavaScriptTextInputPanelWithPrompt:defa ultText:]: selector not recognized [self = 0x30198760]
SettingsFactory writing file: /Users/williamoreilly/Library/Application Support/Acquisition/limewire.props
2006-07-19 20:57:44.718 ScreenSaverEngine[6678] *** -[NSBundle load]: Error loading code /Users/williamoreilly/Library/InputManagers/Smart Crash Reports/Smart Crash Reports.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Smart Crash Reports for bundle /Users/williamoreilly/Library/InputManagers/Smart Crash Reports/Smart Crash Reports.bundle, error code 2 (link edit error code 0, error number 0 ())
2006-07-19 20:59:41.478 DashboardClient[264] Unable to load contents of file at path /Users/williamoreilly/Library/Application Support/iCal/Sources/4ED47859-F35D-436B-BD70-D14D192FD325.calendar/corestorage.ics: NSError "File “corestorage.ics” does not exist." Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 UserInfo={
NSFilePath = "/Users/williamoreilly/Library/Application Support/iCal/Sources/4ED47859-F35D-436B-BD70-D14D192FD325.calendar/corestorage.ics";
NSUnderlyingError = NSError "POSIX error: No such file or directory" Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2;
williamoreilly/Library/InputManagers/Smart Crash Reports/Smart Crash Reports.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Smart Crash Reports for bundle /Users/williamoreilly/Library/InputManagers/Smart Crash Reports/Smart Crash Reports.bundle, error code 2 (link edit error code 0, error number 0 ())
2006-07-19 21:08:23.642 DashboardClient[264] Unable to load contents of file at path /Users/williamoreilly/Library/Application Support/iCal/Sources/4ED47859-F35D-436B-BD70-D14D192FD325.calendar/corestorage.ics: NSError "File “corestorage.ics” does not exist." Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 UserInfo={
NSFilePath = "/Users/williamoreilly/Library/Application Support/iCal/Sources/4ED47859-F35D-436B-BD70-D14D192FD325.calendar/corestorage.ics";
NSUnderlyingError = NSError "POSIX error: No such file or directory" Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2;
}
2006-07-19 21:08:23.654 DashboardClient[264] Failed loading events from calendar key 4ED47859-F35D-436B-BD70-D14D192FD325
2006-07-19 21:08:23.654 DashboardClient[264] Unable to load contents of file at path /Users/williamoreilly/Library/Application Support/iCal/Sources/C66925EC-C40B-4D54-8B1D-C80CF237C43B.calendar/corestorage.ics: NSError "File “corestorage.ics” does not exist." Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 UserInfo={
NSFilePath = "/Users/williamoreilly/Library/Application Support/iCal/Sources/C66925EC-C40B-4D54-8B1D-C80CF237C43B.calendar/corestorage.ics";
NSUnderlyingError = NSError "POSIX error: No such file or directory" Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2;
}
2006-07-19 21:08:23.654 DashboardClient[264] Failed loading events from calendar key C66925EC-C40B-4D54-8B1D-C80CF237C43B
2006-07-19 21:08:25.533 iPhoto[6777] *** -[NSBundle load]: Error loading code /Users/williamoreilly/Library/InputManagers/Smart Crash Reports/Smart Crash Reports.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Smart Crash Reports for bundle /Users/williamoreilly/Library/InputManagers/Smart Crash Reports/Smart Crash Reports.bundle, error code 2 (link edit error code 0, error number 0 ())
2006-07-19 21:08:25.537 iPhoto[6777] *** -[NSBundle load]: Error loading code /Library/InputManagers/MagicMenuEnabler/MagicMenuEnabler.bundle/Contents/MacOS/MagicMenuEnabler for bundle /Library/InputManagers/MagicMenuEnabler/MagicMenuEnabler.bundle, error code 2 (link edit error code 0, error number 0 ())
2006-07-19 21:08:25.540 iPhoto[6777] *** -[NSBundle load]: Error loading code /Library/InputManagers/Menu Extra Enabler/Menu Extra Enabler.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Menu Extra Enabler for bundle /Library/InputManagers/Menu Extra Enabler/Menu Extra Enabler.bundle, error code 2 (link edit error code 0, error number 0 ())
2006-07-19 21:13:48.266 Mail[330] [MOCA] Binding to server did not complete successfully: '-1:Can't contact LDAP server'
2006-07-19 21:16:39.208 System Preferences[6783] *** -[NSBundle load]: Error loading code /Users/williamoreilly/Library/InputManagers/Smart Crash Reports/Smart Crash Reports.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Smart Crash Reports for bundle /Users/williamoreilly/Library/InputManagers/Smart Crash Reports/Smart Crash Reports.bundle, error code 2 (link edit error code 0, error number 0 ())
2006-07-19 21:22:59.634 ScreenSaverEngine[6792] *** -[NSBundle load]: Error loading code /Users/williamoreilly/Library/InputManagers/Smart Crash Reports/Smart Crash Reports.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Smart Crash Reports for bundle /Users/williamoreilly/Library/InputManagers/Smart Crash Reports/Smart Crash Reports.bundle, error code 2 (link edit error code 0, error number 0 ())
2006-07-19 23:14:27.392 syncuid[6874] *** -[NSBundle load]: Error loading code /Users/williamoreilly/Library/InputManagers/Smart Crash Reports/Smart Crash Reports.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Smart Crash Reports for bundle /Users/williamoreilly/Library/InputManagers/Smart Crash Reports/Smart Crash Reports.bundle, error code 2 (link edit error code 0, error number 0 ())
2006-07-20 00:00:03.602 iCal[331] CFLog (21): dyld returns 2 when trying to load /Library/ScriptingAdditions/24U Appearance OSAX.osax/Contents/MacOS/24U Appearance OSAX
2006-07-20 00:57:39.183 dotMacExpHelper[6935] 103 days remaining
2006-07-20 05:57:38.639 dotMacExpHelper[7210] 102 days remaining
2006-07-20 06:13:04.757 Console[7242] *** -[NSBundle load]: Error loading code /Users/williamoreilly/Library/InputManagers/Smart Crash Reports/Smart Crash Reports.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Smart Crash Reports for bundle /Users/williamoreilly/Library/InputManagers/Smart Crash Reports/Smart Crash Reports.bundle, error code 2 (link edit error code 0, error number 0 ())
2006-07-20 06:13:04.760 Console[7242] *** -[NSBundle load]: Error loading code /Library/InputManagers/MagicMenuEnabler/MagicMenuEnabler.bundle/Contents/MacOS/MagicMenuEnabler for bundle /Library/InputManagers/MagicMenuEnabler/MagicMenuEnabler.bundle, error code 2 (link edit error code 0, error number 0 ())
2006-07-20 06:13:04.763 Console[7242] *** -[NSBundle load]: Error loading code /Library/InputManagers/Menu Extra Enabler/Menu Extra Enabler.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Menu Extra Enabler for bundle /Library/InputManagers/Menu Extra Enabler/Menu Extra Enabler.bundle, error code 2 (link edit error code 0, error number 0 ())

TETENAL · Jul 20, 2006, 07:47 AM

Ugh, you're running InputManager hacks.

stoneage · Jul 20, 2006, 08:02 AM

I do like to play around; maybe too much. How would I eliminate these bad programs?

barney ntd · Jul 20, 2006, 08:38 AM

Compare the time the box popped up with the times shown in the log. My guess would be it's those Dashboard/iCal errors, which are probably caused by the dashboard "iCal Events" widget.
Remove that from your dashboard and see if it helps.

The InputManager hacks are in either /Library/InputManagers or ~/Library/InputManagers. Delete them all (except ones you are sure are worth the problems they cause).

Barney.