OS X V10.7 Lion :: Preview App Freezing While Scanning?
May 21, 2012
Recently, I have been having difficulty with Preview 5.5.2 freezing while scanning from an HP Officejet 6500. I have been using the same arrangement (iMac, HP Printer, internet connection, etc.) for about 5 months with no problems. I scan documents for archiving, but in the past week, or so, when I try to open the scanner (printer) within the Preview App (file-->Import From Scanner-->HP OfficeJet 6500) the import window pops open, but I cannot select scanning details. Usually, I would do this by clicking the "Overview" button. Now, when I click the "Overview" button, I get a blank import screen. Through reviewing the various online resources, I have done the following:Â
- Library (get info) - In the Library Info window (right click...get info) all the users are set to "Read & Write".Â
- Library (containers) - I trashed all the contents of the "com.apple.Preview" and "com.apple.TextEdit" folders within the "Containers" folder. Upon reboot, no noticable change, although the information in the folder was reloaded. Â
- Library (preferences) - Trashed the Preview preferences, rebooted, then tried to scan again. When I launched Preview, I was able to see the "Overview" details and select scan, but the scan froze on page 3 out of a 10 page doc. Â
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iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4), Preview App 5.5.2
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May 31, 2012
I've got a Brother MFC-6490CW as printer and scanner. Everything was working fine for a year now and suddenly Prieview just freezes when I scan - but always after the second page.Â
I have removed the printer and installed it again. So, I downloaded the latest drivers.Â
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MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.6.5)
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Oct 12, 2009
I have just installed a new HP6380 all in one for use with my iMac using OS X v.10.5.8. All seems to be working fine except scanning pdf's to preview. Everything looks fine in the scan preview but the finished results in Preview comes in about 20 degrees crooked cutting off the corners of the document. The same thing happens when I scan a pdf to desktop.
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Dec 10, 2010
I'm running OS X 10.4.11, and I cannot get either Image Capture or Preview to do their scan function. Neither program will recognize my Epson Stylus NX400 scanner/printer. Both programs just give me a message stating that the SANE program is in use by another application ( I downloaded some TWAIN SANE files for my version of Gimp, which also does not want to recognize the Epson).
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May 5, 2012
my mac keeps freezing when i try and print anything from preview. any ideas as to what the issue is or how to fix it?
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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Jun 7, 2012
I'm running a new iMac with OS X Lion 10.7.4. Whenever I open the application Preview, it goes to fullscreen and stops responding (presenting the rainbow wheel) for a number of minutes. This happens everytime the scanner scans a file and opens in on Preview, and oftentimes when the application is opened normally. It takes about 5-10 minutes for it to begin responding after opening it. I know Preview is a relatively lightweight application
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Nov 11, 2009
I am currently working with very large files(mostly HD video. 3GB and more). When selecting a file, the finder try's to preview it and freezes. This means that every time I select a file, I have to wait several minutes until the file is cashed and I can continu working.
Can I prevent the finder from previewing large files?
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Mar 6, 2012
I had not scanned with my HP Photosmart since I bought a new iMac. The printer prints just fine. HP is no help saying that a software update comes with Lion. Obviously it does not work since my HP utility just puts up a complex error message consisting of a lot of computer code.
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iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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May 8, 2012
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Feb 9, 2012
I purchased an Epson Workforce 4530 all in one printer. Using this machine, so far, is less than an all in one experience with OS Lion. I seem to be unable to fax from my computer, and scanning from the computer via wifi connection requires I use Image Capture, rather than the Epson software. Using Image Capture to scan multipage documents is less than desirable as it scans each page as an individual image/file.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Jun 5, 2012
When I scan a document with Preview, and I want to attach it to an email, it will not let the attachment show just as a PDF file. It always opens the document in the email. Can this be changed?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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Mar 23, 2012
I have a new MacBook Pro running on Lion and an older Epson stylus photo printer/scanner RX420. I downloaded a new driver from Epson and can now print but the scanner still doesn't work.
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), Epson stylus photo RX420 printer
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May 1, 2012
I just purchased a Dell 1355cnw printer and want to set it up for scanning over the network. I get a We do not support 10.7" rant. I have tried to configure it thru the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool but not entirely certain as to what information needs to go under each option(See attached image)
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MacBookPro7,1, Mac OS X (10.6.4)
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May 25, 2012
Im scannig old photos and when I go intot the date and time it changes the date of the picture to 1944. For example the photo is from 1910 and I set the date to 1910 when I exit the photo and modified the origional date it then changes the photo date to 1944. I have to again go into the photo and change the date of the photo back to 1910. If the photo date is after 1944 it will accept the new date fine.Â
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Mar 26, 2012
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MacBook Air, Mountain Lion
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Feb 3, 2012
Over the past month Lion has been crashing, running slow and freezing constantly.\Â I am not used to having so many PC type issues on my Mac. I have done Disk repair in utilities and removed unecessary programs at start up.Â
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Mar 27, 2012
Within the past couple of days, my macbook pro has been freezing randomly, something it has never done, and the WiFi will shut off and will not turn back on unless I restart the computer.
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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Apr 14, 2012
my mac os x version 7 screen keeps freezing
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7)
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Apr 24, 2012
I recently upgraded to Lion and now my MacBook Pro keeps freezing. I have to force a shutdown. Any suggestions?
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Jun 6, 2012
I have a 24'' Imac 3.06Ghz - 4Gb RAM - NVidia 8800GS video card It has been freezing since last month without any logic pattern.Reviewing the logs I supposed it was the memory card, because after the halts I found Nvidia error messages.Â
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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May 10, 2009
In Windows XP/Vista, if you are navigating in a folder containing pictures, and you click any picture, it opens up Windows built in preview program. Much like OSX. However, in Windows, you can click "Next/Previous" within that program to quickly flip through those photos. Why do the up & down arrows in OSX not work? I still prefer my iMac to any PC I have owned, but this one little thing bugs me to no end. Is there a setting I can change somewhere to make that work like in Windows?
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Jul 22, 2010
I'm sure I changed some setting somewhere, but this is a bit annoying. Before buying a song in Amazon MP3, to preview, I click the little play button - it used to play in the browser... now it plays it in iTunes. Anyone know what the issue might be? I'm forced then to remove the link it adds to my iTunes library after every preview.
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Mar 15, 2012
Safari keeps freezing up after the 5.1.4 update. I have no extensions. I also tried using firefox and it too freezes so it might not just be a safari problem.
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Safari, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Mar 21, 2012
I am currently using a mid-2009 13-in MacBook Pro with an upgraded hard drive (750 SATA disk). I had ZERO problems with the computer prior to or after the hard drive upgrade UNTIL I got Lion (currently have 10.7.3).
Now, not a day goes by when my computer doesn't freeze. If I try to open multiple web pages AND Word at the same time, the spinning wheel of death pops up. God forbid I even think of opening PhotoShop. I can usually get the Force Quit application to appear, but it never works, and ultimately my computer can only be made to work by shutting down and restarting.
As a grad student who uses my computer for research (usually involving multiple web pages, datasets in Excel, Word notes, and sometimes statistical software packages like Stata all running at the same time) this is very very frustrating.I'm tech-capable to a point, but I am not well-versed enough to know how to fix this on my own (or if there even IS a fix). I was a loyal Mac enthusiast until recently, but this has got me at my wit's end.
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Apr 7, 2012
My cursor freezes, and I'm not sure how to fix it or why it's occuring. It sometimes freezes when I'm in Safari, but, alas, I can't now recall if that is the only time it freezes. I'm using the 10.7.3 operating system and the latest Safari.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.2)
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Apr 15, 2012
My Imac 2011 is freezing more and more often and I can't identify any pattern or software that causes it.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Apr 17, 2012
I have 2 users set up on my MBP. About 30% of the time when I try to switch users, by clicking on the current user name in the top right of the screen then choosing either the other user's name or choosing Login Sreen... I get the spinning ball and it's then difficult to do anything.
If I've clicked on the other user's name, the screen fades and I get the password prompt for that other user. I enter the password, and the spinning wheel underneath that spins (as it normally does briefly while validating the password) indefinitely. I can't cancel out of it as I can't click on the cancel button with the spinning ball. The only way I can continue to use the Mac is if I was using a full screen app and can swipe left or right with four fingers to another "space" (not sure this is the right word). That space then works correctly. If I go back to the previous space, the screen is still dimmed with the password prompt and the spinning wheel and can't do anything with it.
It won't let me log off by doing command+shift+Q. It won't let me shut down. So the only way to get out of this is to hold the power button until the Mac turns off.
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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May 13, 2012
Last night I attempted to change my desktop picture and thought I'd scroll through my own photos to choose one. When I got one in particular, it obviously changed the picture, then I couldn't change it back again. All I got was the spinning beach ball. After a force quit, I went back, started up System Prefs and immediately the ball started spinning again. Tried this a couple more times - same result. I shut down the Mac and started up again this morning - still the same. System Prefs always opens on the 'Desktop/Screen Saver' option and the ball appears and spins, neccessitating the 'force quit' option again. (running 10.7.4)Â
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MacBook (13-inch Late 2009), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Jun 14, 2012
I bought my mbp last summer. Like the first month, it started freezing. when it freeze, I can't do anything but turn it off and on again.Now, I took my laptop to the store about five times for same problem-could have been more if I had time to go to apple store.They reset the computer at first, did many disk repairing, replaced with new hard drive, replaced with new hard drive cable, and did 24 hour diagnose. Still cannot figure out what is causing the problem.Since I've took my laptop so many times, I asked for replacement with new laptop. They told me that they cannot do anything unless I contact apple care and have evidences.But even if I have evidences, apple store have to able to duplicate the problem. Another problem is that it happens so randomly. I could be using just textedit, itunes, or nothing.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Jun 27, 2012
Why is my system preferences freezing? How do I fix it? I messed around with the desktop pictures, i kept changing it and all the sudden its not responding. What should I do?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4), -iMac & its Lion OS X 10.7.4
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