Dashboard help?

[piano18]

My dashboard is quitting by itself and coming up with error message...how do I resolve that?

Also, how do you delete a widget on there you no longer want?

I'm new to Mac by the way. just switched from PC about 5 or 6 weeks ago

 

[Kaveman]

What is the error message?

Down in the bottom lefthand corner there is a +, click that and it lets you manage your widgets.

 

[piano18]

The error message just says "Dashboard Client quit unexpectedly" and then has a long report if you hit "show details" and says the "report will be sent automatically to Apple"

 

[Kaveman]

In your Home > Library > Preferences
delete the dashboard plists.
Dashboard will then make a new set once you go back into it.

 

[piano18]

Where exactly is that???^

 

[Kaveman]

Your Home Folder is the the one with the little house on it in the sidebar, normally it the window that opens when you click on the Blue Finder Icon at the Left End of your Dock. If you're not seeing the sidebar click the Lozenge button on the finder window titlebar.

The Home folder will have the folders, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures... And Library.

In the Library folder there is a Folder called Preferences there are a lot of Folders in here so put it in List View.

In the Preferences Folder there are a LOT of files use the Search Box to Locate all the Dashboard Files and drag them to the Trash.

 

[piano18]

I don't have a Library folder inside that Home folder...I don't know why.

 

[Kaveman]

Are you on Lion already

In that case from the Go Menu, select Go To Folder and enter
~/Library

 

[piano18]

Where's the Go menu...? Sorry I don't know!

 

[piano18]

Oh and yeah I have Lion!

 

[Kaveman]

Click on the Desktop, the large area with the stars (Desktop Picture)
Left at the Top of the Screen there is the Menubar.
 - Finder - File - Edit - View - Go - Window - Help

 

[piano18]

Ok thank you!

 

[OKOI]

The error message just says "Dashboard Client quit unexpectedly" and then has a long report if you hit "show details" and says the "report will be sent automatically to Apple"