Apple recently released OS X 10.8.3 along with security updates for past versions of OS X, and while the updates have worked properly for the vast majority of users, a few have reported having the problem that certain programs like Preview and TextEdit now will not run. When the program is opened, in some cases the system prompts users to authenticate and repair the user Library, but after this is done the program simply quits after bouncing in the OS X Dock for a few seconds. In other cases the program may simply crash and generate an error report.
Affected applications may crash and show an error report like this, but the error report may indicate a problem with the sandbox container.
(Credit: Screenshot by Topher Kessler/CNET)
Both TextEdit and Preview are sandboxed programs in OS X, meaning the system isolates them and many of their resources from shared areas that other programs can access. For any sandboxed programs, these resources exist as a mirror in the user's Library directory in a folder called "Containers"; however, if this folder has become inaccessible for some reason then the program may not launch properly or be able to save files or otherwise run as expected.
If this happens, then the system may p... [Read more]
by Topher Kessler via CNET How To
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