[DM-MUG] Addressbook on iMac running 10.5.6 won't open up

[Matt Stanton]

MacOS X tags any file that doesn't have an extension and isn't 'owned' 
by any program as a "Unix Executable File".  This happens a lot when you 
transfer something from MacOS 9 to OS X, or something from another 
install of OS X where you chose to 'hide extension'.  Basically, OS X 
doens't know what to open the file with, and Unix Executable is the default.

Victoria L. Herring wrote:
> I looked and the files in the AB folder were all Unix Executable 
> Files, which I take to be not a good thing so cleaned all 
> out....restarted and voila, AddressBook starts up and I'm now pulling 
> down the data from MobileMe.  Thanks so much, CW
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>> Victoria:
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>> I've had similar issues migrating Mail to a new machine. Turned out 
>> to be corruption in the user library.
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>> Try this and see whether it helps:
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>> * Migrate to [your hard drive] / Users / [your user folder] / 
>> Library / Application Support / Address Book.
>> * Find the file named "AddressBook-v22.abcddb" and drag it somewhere 
>> safe, like your desktop.
>> * Open Address Book. When Address Book doesn't see the file you 
>> moved, it will create a new one and then open normally.
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