Google Notifier hangs on sign-in, must be force-quit (Mac OS X)

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OS X 10.6.7 and GN 1.10.7. It was working fine. Then suddenly it started hanging whenever I tried to sign in, regardless of which account. Just gives me the spinning loading icon (not spinning pinwheel, but the sun-dial like circle), for eternity until I force-quit. (Doesn't even get the icon into the menubar.)

  • I replaced the app in /Applications with a fresh one from the dmg and it didn't work.
  • I deleted com.google.GmailNotifier.plist and again replaced the app and it DID work. But then after a couple of days, it stopped working again.
  • Now I have deleted com.google.GmailNotifier.plist AND deleted the Google Notifier folder from ~/Library/Caches/Google AND replaced the app fresh and still, just hangs when I try to login.

I'm stuck!

PS: I have Secrets preference pane installed and it has entries (which I have not touched) for Google Notifier, but I'm reluctant to think this is the problem since somehow it worked even with said prefpane installed after one replacement once?

Philip

Posted 2011-06-20T11:06:22.300

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Do you see any relevant output in Utilities/Console.app under "All Messages"/"Console Messages", when the Notifier hangs? – slhck – 2011-06-20T13:52:55.817

@slhck Good idea I didn't try, but sadly no, just the notice that it was "Exited: Killed" after I force-quit it. – Philip – 2011-06-20T14:58:36.973

Hmm, then unfortunately I'm out of ideas for now.. – slhck – 2011-06-20T15:08:15.977

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Asked: 2011-06-20T11:06:22.300

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