Site TIPS PAGE🔎   UP ONE LEVEL
 OJB's Web Site. V 2.4.tip6 tips mac owen2 
Tip

Discuss   Up to OJB's Mac Tips List

Address Book Hanging

Note: this is a "vintage" tip for older computers/systems.

If Address Book "hangs" (spinning "beach ball") when trying to create a new smart list, etc the address book database might be corrupted. Try exporting the entries, then quitting Address Book, deleting the Address Book folder in the user library, in the Application Support folder. Run Address Book again and import the entries.

If the entries won't export they are probably lost because the database will need to be deleted anyway!






My latest blog post: Think for Yourself: In the end, everything is just an opinion. Be skeptical, and think for yourself! (posted 2026-04-25). My latest podcast: OJB's Podcast 2026-04-14 How Far is that Star?