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Indeed this refreshes the connection to the imessages server. I have now also trashed the .plist following your suggestion but this also made no difference. Moreover, I have turned off and on again the mac several times since then. Indeed when I removed the madrid file from the ~/Library/Preferences folder I had the messages app open but since then I closed and reopened several times. You should have Read an Write Permissions and Own all of them. Repeat this for each containing folder until the Library item on the left (you don't need to do the Little House icon one) If you highlight this and then use the Cogwheel type iCon it should reveal you shortname again but in Greyed out form which mean you Own the File/folder Your Shortname should appear (with (Me) as well) and you should have Read and Write Permissions Right click on the Preferences folder at the right hand list of the Path. This adds a collection of folders across the bottom of the Finder window. Once there use the Finder's View Menu > Show Path Bar. You can copy and paste the Path above in to the Finder > Go Menu > Go to Folder dialogue box to access this folder. Mostly the items in here are then Aliases that point to the actual originals in ~/Library/Preferences. The Path is ~/Library/Containers//Data/Library/Preferences plists is different to the direct placing in ~/Library/Preferences. This is turn means that the route or path used by the app to Read and Write to the various. This means that some of it's operations are held away from other apps to prevent one app bringing down several others. Messages is one of the app that Apple have 'Sandboxed'.

It may sort out any date/time issues with the stored date. Restarting the app after deleting this file will make it reconnect with the iMessages servers in a fresh manner which my solve things. This item stores the Apple server used for your Login to the iMessages server and contains a date/time reference. If you did that close the app if open and access the ~/Library/Preferences folder again. plist with no effect.Ĭan I check you did this with the app closed down or at least restarted the app straight afterwards ? You stated earlier that you had already deleted the 'madrid'.

Facetime login says an error occurred during activation try again