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Google earth pro for mac 10.7.51/10/2024 ![]() In the box that appears, type "/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/plugins" (without the quotes) & click the "Go" button.Ĭalling Whaat and Fredo!! new MAC issues (SOLVED) Troubleshooting the confusing issues about plugin location on a Mac hard drive. If you are having trouble finding it, from the Finder, select "Go to Folder" from the "Go" menu. This "Library" folder is at the top level of your hard drive & should not be confused with the folder of the same name in your user (home) folder. Pre -SketchUp 2013 - 'Hard Drive' /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins Mac HD > Users > Library > Application Support > SketchUp 2013 > SketchUp > Īn alternative: Open a new Finder window, press and hold the Option key on your keyboard, the click Go in the menu bar > Library > Application Support > SketchUp 2013 > SketchUp > Plugins. If rebuilding preferences and disk permissions do not restore the missing features to the Materials browser, then reinstall SketchUp. Please repeat steps one through nine once more. If resetting the preferences is not enough, move on to fixing disk permissions:Īfter the permissions are repaired, exit Disk Utility. The "Library" folder should appear in the Go drop-down list.ĭrag any of these files (if present) to your Trash: ![]() Press and hold the Option key on your keyboard. icons are missing, then reset SketchUp's preferences file: If you have the dialog box, but the Color wheel, sliders, brick, etc. If SketchUp was used under Mac OS 10.6, and last had the Color window in the collapsed state, the preferences file will have remembered that. The pill shaped button in the upper right corner from earlier versions of Mac OS X has been removed by Mac OS X 10.8. pwd.Ĭlick on "sharing and permissions" to open optionsĬlick on padlock again to prevent further changes.Įxtensions installer should now be able to install ".rbz" plugins When the plugins folder info window opens, click on small padlock in bottom right, sign in with admin. Select the plugins folder by clicking once on it ( don't double click ) MacHD/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/plugins It's easy to fix these permissions on the Mac, without having to use terminal commands.įind the plugin folder. These permissions are also known as "chmod 666" or "chmod 755". Now, in Mountain Lion, they are set to "read only". Previously (pre Mountain Lion) the permissions for this folder were set to "read & write". The plugin folder where the "'.rbz" file has to be installed (unzipped) to, has a new higher level of "permissions". ![]() It happened to me also when I updated to Mountain Lion recently. It's a new (and aggravating) level of security on the Mac. rbz plugin files will not install or load with SU 8 and OS X Mountain Lionįrom Sage Berlydrue, the problem has cropped up because Mountain Lion does not allow any "unknown" entities to install. Now edit the file in TextEdit and it should stick. Click on the lock in the lower left of the window and authenticate.Ĭhange the setting for everyone from "Read only" to "Read & Write". In the info panel, go to the bottom where it says "Sharing and Permissions". Paste in this line "/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/SketchUp.dat" and type enter.įinder should be showing SketchUp.dat. Resetting the license file (from Barry Janzen, Trimble SketchUp team member): This problem has affected access to the license file (affecting Pro and Free users both) and the program's Plugins folder. There have been some problems with stricter file/folder permissions in recent operating system updates. To do so, either log off and then back in, or else open the terminal and type: killall cfprefsd Delete them.Īs of Mavericks (Mac OS X 10.9) preferences are cached by the OS and will be restored the next time you restart SketchUp unless you force the OS to reload the cache. While in the Library folder, find " Saved Application State" folder. Scroll down until you find any SketchUp specific plist files. Type (or copy/paste) the following into terminal and your user library will no longer be hidden:Īccess the preference folder by going to the Finder->hold the key down ( this will unhide the needed folder)Ĭhoose GO menu -> Library -> Preferences. Note²: With the release of Lion, the User library is now hidden by default. Toolbar will be in the default locations. Deleting the preference list will cause SketchUp to appear as it was freshly installed. Note: The preference list stores your customized SketchUp options. PreferenceCleaner An Apple utility to remove preference files. Trash plist(s) associated with SketchUp, located at: /Users//Library/Preferences/
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