Random edits in Messages

If I type a long message in Messages and then edit it by inserting a word or phrase, Messages *sometimes* starts cutting off random words in my text and replacing them with apostrophes. Sometimes it also inserts words from one part of my text into another part of the text. This only happens in Messages and not in any other apps. It happens inconsistently and I can't always replicate it. I had this same problem on an earlier computer and operating system, and had hoped that upgrading would help, but it did not. I found another thread on this same topic, describing exactly the situation I am dealing with (scrambled messages on MacBook Pro - Apple Community) but no solutions. Has anyone who has experienced this found a solution?


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Oct 9, 2022 7:37 AM

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Oct 9, 2022 8:23 AM in response to verytrulyjordi

1 - Restart in Safe Mode. This will perform a Disk Repair, clear cache files and only load Apple Software, extensions and fonts. The boot up will be slow and can take some time - Normal.


2 - Does the issue present in this mode ?


3 - Sometimes a Safe Boot followed by a Normal Boot will just put things right.


4 - If not - there could be something in the main User Account playing up. To further isolate this - Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac. Then log out of the Main User account and log into the dummy account and test again if the issue persists.


5 - If the issue is present in the dummy account - then, this appears to be a System Wide issue on the computer.


6 - If after performing each of the above steps in the order that have been presents and still have issues - please advise for possible further assistance.

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Oct 9, 2022 9:02 AM in response to Owl-53

Thank you, P. Philips. I think it’s safe to guess from what you are saying that the problem is in my user account, as I have had it across two computers and have had reason to start up in safe mode before, with the problem persisting. If that’s the case, any thoughts about how to fix the issue?

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Oct 10, 2022 1:33 AM in response to verytrulyjordi

First we need to determine where the issue is occurring..


Thus far, from the above rely, it appears the user has yet to finish all the trouble shooting steps is the original reply to your question.


Point of interest, have 3 Apple Computers. 2 running Monterey 12.6 and 1 stuck on High Sierra plus 1 iPhone with iOS 16.0.2 and can not duplicate your computer issues


When the balance of the steps have been completed, we will have a better idea where to go from there.

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