Application Won’t Open

If a program won’t open (if its icon bounces merrily in the Dock for a few seconds, for instance, but then nothing happens), begin by trashing its preference file, as described earlier. If that doesn’t solve it, reinstalling the program, or installing the Mountain Lion–compatible update for it, usually does.

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