[X-Newbies] Apple Script-Ref: Slow Start Up

[Mark Des Cotes]

John,

I know you didn't write it but maybe you or someone else can tell me 
why it doesn't seem to do anything on my system? I followed your 
instructions, Copy>Past into Script Editor>Compile>Run. When I click 
Run it just flashes for a second then stops. You mentioned that it 
would ask for my password but it never does. Any ideas? I'm running 
10.3.8.

Mark Des Cotes
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On Apr 14, 2005, at 5:41 PM, John McGibney wrote:

> Try this version I just got from the macfixit site:
>
>  property systemList : {¬
>  "com.apple.ATS.System.fcache", ¬
>  "com.apple.ATSServer.FODB_System", ¬
>  "fontTablesAnnex"}
>  property localList : {¬
>  "501:Classic.fcache", ¬
>  "501:Local.fcache", ¬
>  "User.fcache", ¬
>  "Classic.fodb", ¬
>  "Local.fodb", ¬
>  "User.fodb", ¬
>  "FondResourceCache"}
>  tell application "Finder"
>  set versionFinder to version as text
>  end tell
>  if versionFinder starts with "10.3" then
>  set localCaches to (":Library:Caches:com.apple.ATS:" as alias) as text
>  set systemCaches to ((path to "boot") as text) & 
> "System:Library:Caches:"
>  tell application "Finder"
>  repeat with name in localList
>  try
>  delete file (localCaches & name)
>  end try
>  end repeat
>  repeat with name in systemList
>  try
>  delete file (systemCaches & name)
>  end try
>  end repeat
>  end tell
>  end if
>
>
>
>
>
>> This is in reference to John McGibney's post response of 10 April:
>> Hello John: I read your inputs a few days ago where you were 
>> responding
>> to someone's "slow Start Up." You also recommended running an Apple
>> Script, which I tried, but it gave me an error right at the beginning
>> of the script after clicking Compile.
>> I did as you recommended: "In order to run this script, simply open 
>> the
>> application Script Editor
>> (located in Applications/AppleScript on a standard installation),
>> create a new file, paste the above script, click "Compile" then click
>> "Run." You will be asked for your administrator password several 
>> times.
>>
>> Any thoughts or ideas.
>>
>> Thanks in advance and regards, Bob
>
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