Microsoft Outlook Daemon Mac
Apr 16, 2019 Outlook and 'Daemon' I have been using Microsoft Outlook on an Apple Mac for many years with no issues. Recently it failed to open and 'Daemon' appeared on the desktop. It looks like 'Daemon' has corrupted Outlook. To obtain updates with Office for Mac applications, follow these steps: Start any Office for Mac application. On the Help menu, click Check for Updates. Click Check for Updates in the Microsoft AutoUpdate dialog box. For more information about Office for Mac updates, visit the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article. To uninstall Office for Mac 2011 move the applications to the Trash.Once you've removed everything, empty the Trash and restart your Mac to complete the process. Before you remove Office for Mac 2011, quit all Office applications and make sure there's nothing in Trash that you want to keep. Leave Office applications closed while you go through this process.
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Com.microsoft.outlook.databasedaemon.plist com.microsoft.outlook.databasedaemon.plist com.microsoft.outlook.officereminders.plist com.microsoft.Outlook.plist Rename them or drag them to another location temporarily, and try Outlook again. There are also Outlook plist files in /Library/Preferences/. On my Mac they are blank, if they have.
When you try to start Microsoft Outlook for Mac 2011, you receive the following error message:
Microsoft Outlook has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
5 Steps total
Step 1: Step 1: Quit all applications and close all windows
You must quit all applications before you continue with these steps. To quit an application, select the application on the toolbar (top), and then select Quit. If you cannot quit an application or do not know how, hold down the Command and Option keys, and then press Esc on your keyboard. Select the application in the 'Force Quit Application' window, and then select Force Quit. Click Force Quit to quit the application.
Note You cannot quit Finder.
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Step 2: Step 2: Move the Outlook Preferences to the desktop
Quit all applications.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library.
Note The Library folder is hidden in Mac OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
Open Preferences, and then drag the following files to the desktop:
com.microsoft.Outlook.plist
com.microsoft.outlook.database_daemon.plist
com.microsoft.outlook.database_utility.plist
com.microsoft.outlook.office_reminders.plist
com.microsoft.Outlook.SyncServicesPreferences.plist
Note If you cannot find one of these files, continue to the next. Some of these files may not have been created if an Outlook feature was not used.
Start Outlook. Does the error occur?
No, the error no longer occurs.
One of the files that you moved is causing the problem. To isolate the file, follow these steps:
Quit Outlook.
Move one of the files back to its original location.
Start Outlook.
When you run Remove Office, it will allow you to removeinstallations of Microsoft Office 98 through 2008, as well as relatedpreferences and system files. If you havedocuments you want to keep in any of the application folders, movethem to a different folder before using the tool. To find the Remove Office tool, open the Microsoft Office2008 folder or the Microsoft Office 2004 folder,and then open the Additional Tools folder. Uninstall office 365 for mac. For instructions, read the Read Me file in theRemove Office folder.
If the error reoccurs, the file that you just moved is causing the problem. Drag this file to the Trash.
If the error does not occur, continue repeating steps A to C until you isolate the file.
Yes, the error still occurs.
Quit Outlook, and move the files back to their original location. Go to the next step.
Quit all Microsoft Office applications.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library.
Note The Library folder is hidden in Mac OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
Open Preferences.
Note If you have Service Pack 2 installed, open Application Support instead of Preferences.
Open Microsoft, and then open Office 2011. Drag the following files to the desktop:
Outlook Preferences
OfficeSync Prefs
Note If you cannot find one of these files, continue to the next. Some of these files may not have been created if an Outlook feature was not used.
Start Outlook. Does the error occur?
No, the error no longer occurs.
One of the files that you moved is causing the problem. To isolate the file, follow these steps:
Quit Outlook.
Move one of the files back to its original location.
Start Outlook.
If the error reoccurs, the file that you just moved is causing the problem. Drag this file to the Trash.
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If the error does not occur, continue repeating steps A to C until you isolate the file.
Step 3: Step 3: Move the Microsoft User Data folder to the desktop
The Microsoft User Data folder contains all the user information for Microsoft Office. This includes the Outlook database. To move the Microsoft User Data folder to the desktop, follow these steps:
Quit all applications.
On the Go menu, click Documents.
Drag the Microsoft User Data folder to the desktop.
Start Outlook.
If you can start Outlook without a problem, the problem may be related to the Outlook database.
To troubleshoot Outlook database problems, visit the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
2360509 Rebuild the Outlook for Mac 2011 database
If the error continues to occur, go to 'Step 4: Use a different user account to test Outlook.'
Apr 16, 2018 Exit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs. On the Go menu, click Home. Open Library. Note The Library folder is hidden in Mac OS X Lion. To display this folder in Mac OS X Lion, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu. Open Preferences. Look for a file that is named com.microsoft.word.plist, and move the file to the desktop. Microsoft word 2016 mac trash preferences mac. Aug 31, 2015 Go To Finder (the window you see when you first turn on or restart computer) Hold down Option Key. Click on GO in main Menu. As you are mashing the option key the word Library will pop up. Click Library Go to Group Containers. Follow rest of path as shown in screenshot above. If the problem still occurs, quit Word, and restore the file to its original location. Then, go to the next step. If the problem seems to be resolved, you can move the com.microsoft.Word.plist file to the trash. Qit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs. On the Go menu, click Home. Open Library. Word for Mac 2016 Preferences There is a keyboard command to open the Word for Mac Preferences dialog. The keyboard command is Command + Comma. Word Preferences are found in the Word Menu in the Menu Bar. Press Command + Comma to open the Word Preferences dialog with or without a document open and whether or not the document is in Full Screen view. Apr 16, 2018 Word for Mac error: 'Microsoft Word has encountered a problem and needs to close' Content provided by Microsoft. Now, open the Microsoft folder (in Preferences), and drag com.microsoft.Word.prefs.plist to the desktop. Note If you have Service Pack 2. And drag Normal.dotm from your desktop to the Trash. Congratulations, this solved the.
Step 4: Step 4: Use a different user account to test Outlook
Sometimes, a specific user's information may become corrupted. To determine whether this is the case, you can sign in as a different user or create a new user account, and then test the application.
For more information about how to create a new user account, visit the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
2439218 Testing your user account to troubleshoot Office for Mac applications
If the error continues to occur, go to 'Step 5: Download and install the latest Office updates.'
Step 5: Step 5: Download and install the latest Office updates
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To obtain updates with Office for Mac applications, follow these steps:
Start any Office for Mac application.
On the Help menu, click Check for Updates.
Click Check for Updates in the Microsoft AutoUpdate dialog box.
For more information about Office for Mac updates, visit the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
323601 How to obtain Office for Mac software updates
References
- Outlook for Mac 2011 error: 'Outlook has encountered a problem and needs to close'