thanks for the help man.. i tried what you suggested and have attached the log files. also when i try the third step there are lots of errors in the terminal and then the file opens. the errors are as follows;- and i tried opening the ubuntu one client again but nothing. when i use the me menu nothing happens but when i use the preferences menu i get a minimized window in the bottom panel saying "Starting ubuntu one" but it disappears and nothing happens. error: line 53087: bad flag vector alias error: line 53088: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53088: bad flag vector alias error: line 53090: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53090: bad flag vector alias error: line 53094: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53094: bad flag vector alias error: line 53095: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53095: bad flag vector alias error: line 53096: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53096: bad flag vector alias error: line 53097: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53097: bad flag vector alias error: line 53098: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53098: bad flag vector alias error: line 53099: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53099: bad flag vector alias error: line 53101: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53101: bad flag vector alias error: line 53103: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53103: bad flag vector alias error: line 53104: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53104: bad flag vector alias error: line 53105: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53105: bad flag vector alias error: line 53106: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53106: bad flag vector alias error: line 53107: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53107: bad flag vector alias error: line 53108: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53108: bad flag vector alias error: line 53109: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53109: bad flag vector alias error: line 53110: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53110: bad flag vector alias error: line 53111: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53111: bad flag vector alias error: line 53112: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53112: bad flag vector alias error: line 53115: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53115: bad flag vector alias error: line 53116: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53116: bad flag vector alias error: line 53117: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53117: bad flag vector alias error: line 53119: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53119: bad flag vector alias error: line 53120: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53120: bad flag vector alias error: line 53121: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53121: bad flag vector alias error: line 53122: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53122: bad flag vector alias error: line 53123: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53123: bad flag vector alias error: line 53124: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53124: bad flag vector alias error: line 53125: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53125: bad flag vector alias error: line 53126: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53126: bad flag vector alias error: line 53127: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53127: bad flag vector alias error: line 53128: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53128: bad flag vector alias error: line 53131: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53131: bad flag vector alias error: line 53132: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53132: bad flag vector alias error: line 53133: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53133: bad flag vector alias error: line 53134: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53134: bad flag vector alias error: line 53135: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53135: bad flag vector alias error: line 53136: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53136: bad flag vector alias error: line 53137: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53137: bad flag vector alias error: line 53138: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53138: bad flag vector alias error: line 53140: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53140: bad flag vector alias error: line 53141: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53141: bad flag vector alias error: line 53143: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53143: bad flag vector alias error: line 53145: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53145: bad flag vector alias error: line 53147: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53147: bad flag vector alias error: line 53151: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53151: bad flag vector alias error: line 53152: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53152: bad flag vector alias error: line 53153: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53153: bad flag vector alias error: line 53154: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53154: bad flag vector alias error: line 53155: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53155: bad flag vector alias error: line 53158: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53158: bad flag vector alias error: line 53159: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53159: bad flag vector alias error: line 53161: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53161: bad flag vector alias error: line 53162: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53162: bad flag vector alias error: line 53163: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53163: bad flag vector alias error: line 53164: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53164: bad flag vector alias error: line 53165: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53165: bad flag vector alias error: line 53166: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53166: bad flag vector alias error: line 53167: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53167: bad flag vector alias error: line 53169: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53169: bad flag vector alias error: line 53170: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53170: bad flag vector alias error: line 53171: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53171: bad flag vector alias error: line 53172: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53172: bad flag vector alias error: line 53173: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53173: bad flag vector alias error: line 53176: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53176: bad flag vector alias error: line 53177: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53177: bad flag vector alias error: line 53178: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53178: bad flag vector alias error: line 53179: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53179: bad flag vector alias error: line 53180: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53180: bad flag vector alias error: line 53181: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53181: bad flag vector alias error: line 53183: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53183: bad flag vector alias error: line 53184: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53184: bad flag vector alias error: line 53186: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53186: bad flag vector alias error: line 53187: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53187: bad flag vector alias error: line 53188: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53188: bad flag vector alias error: line 53189: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53189: bad flag vector alias error: line 53191: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53191: bad flag vector alias error: line 53193: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53193: bad flag vector alias error: line 53194: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53194: bad flag vector alias error: line 53196: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53196: bad flag vector alias error: line 53197: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53197: bad flag vector alias error: line 53199: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53199: bad flag vector alias error: line 53200: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53200: bad flag vector alias error: line 53201: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53201: bad flag vector alias error: line 53202: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53202: bad flag vector alias error: line 53204: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53204: bad flag vector alias error: line 53205: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53205: bad flag vector alias error: line 53209: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53209: bad flag vector alias error: line 53211: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53211: bad flag vector alias error: line 53212: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53212: bad flag vector alias error: line 53213: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53213: bad flag vector alias error: line 53216: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53216: bad flag vector alias error: line 53223: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53223: bad flag vector alias error: line 53224: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53224: bad flag vector alias error: line 53225: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53225: bad flag vector alias error: line 53226: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53226: bad flag vector alias error: line 53227: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53227: bad flag vector alias error: line 53229: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53229: bad flag vector alias error: line 53230: bad flag alias index: -8 error: line 53230: bad flag vector alias error: line 53233: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53233: bad flag vector alias error: line 53234: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53234: bad flag vector alias error: line 53235: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53235: bad flag vector alias error: line 53236: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53236: bad flag vector alias error: line 53237: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53237: bad flag vector alias error: line 53238: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53238: bad flag vector alias error: line 53239: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53239: bad flag vector alias error: line 53240: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53240: bad flag vector alias error: line 53244: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53244: bad flag vector alias error: line 53245: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53245: bad flag vector alias error: line 53246: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53246: bad flag vector alias error: line 53247: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53247: bad flag vector alias error: line 53248: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53248: bad flag vector alias error: line 53249: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53249: bad flag vector alias error: line 53250: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53250: bad flag vector alias error: line 53252: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53252: bad flag vector alias error: line 53254: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53254: bad flag vector alias error: line 53255: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53255: bad flag vector alias error: line 53256: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53256: bad flag vector alias error: line 53258: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53258: bad flag vector alias error: line 53259: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53259: bad flag vector alias error: line 53261: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53261: bad flag vector alias error: line 53262: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53262: bad flag vector alias error: line 53264: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53264: bad flag vector alias error: line 53265: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53265: bad flag vector alias error: line 53266: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53266: bad flag vector alias error: line 53267: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53267: bad flag vector alias error: line 53268: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53268: bad flag vector alias error: line 53272: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53272: bad flag vector alias error: line 53274: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53274: bad flag vector alias error: line 53275: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53275: bad flag vector alias error: line 53276: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53276: bad flag vector alias error: line 53277: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53277: bad flag vector alias error: line 53278: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53278: bad flag vector alias error: line 53279: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53279: bad flag vector alias error: line 53280: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53280: bad flag vector alias error: line 53281: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53281: bad flag vector alias error: line 53282: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53282: bad flag vector alias error: line 53284: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53284: bad flag vector alias error: line 53285: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53285: bad flag vector alias error: line 53286: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53286: bad flag vector alias error: line 53288: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53288: bad flag vector alias error: line 53289: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53289: bad flag vector alias error: line 53290: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53290: bad flag vector alias error: line 53292: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53292: bad flag vector alias error: line 53293: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53293: bad flag vector alias error: line 53294: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53294: bad flag vector alias error: line 53295: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53295: bad flag vector alias error: line 53296: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53296: bad flag vector alias error: line 53310: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53310: bad flag vector alias error: line 53311: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53311: bad flag vector alias error: line 53312: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53312: bad flag vector alias error: line 53316: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53316: bad flag vector alias error: line 53317: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53317: bad flag vector alias error: line 53318: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53318: bad flag vector alias error: line 53319: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53319: bad flag vector alias error: line 53320: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53320: bad flag vector alias error: line 53324: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53324: bad flag vector alias error: line 53325: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53325: bad flag vector alias error: line 53326: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53326: bad flag vector alias error: line 53327: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53327: bad flag vector alias error: line 53331: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53331: bad flag vector alias error: line 53333: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53333: bad flag vector alias error: line 53334: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53334: bad flag vector alias error: line 53335: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53335: bad flag vector alias error: line 53336: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53336: bad flag vector alias error: line 53337: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53337: bad flag vector alias error: line 53339: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53339: bad flag vector alias error: line 53340: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53340: bad flag vector alias error: line 53343: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53343: bad flag vector alias error: line 53350: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53350: bad flag vector alias error: line 53353: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53353: bad flag vector alias error: line 53354: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53354: bad flag vector alias error: line 53355: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53355: bad flag vector alias error: line 53357: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53357: bad flag vector alias error: line 53358: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53358: bad flag vector alias error: line 53359: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53359: bad flag vector alias error: line 53360: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53360: bad flag vector alias error: line 53361: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53361: bad flag vector alias error: line 53362: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53362: bad flag vector alias error: line 53363: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53363: bad flag vector alias error: line 53364: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53364: bad flag vector alias error: line 53365: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53365: bad flag vector alias error: line 53366: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53366: bad flag vector alias error: line 53367: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53367: bad flag vector alias error: line 53368: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53368: bad flag vector alias error: line 53369: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53369: bad flag vector alias error: line 53371: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53371: bad flag vector alias error: line 53372: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53372: bad flag vector alias error: line 53374: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53374: bad flag vector alias error: line 53376: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53376: bad flag vector alias error: line 53377: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53377: bad flag vector alias error: line 53378: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53378: bad flag vector alias error: line 53381: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53381: bad flag vector alias error: line 53384: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53384: bad flag vector alias error: line 53385: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53385: bad flag vector alias error: line 53386: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53386: bad flag vector alias error: line 53387: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53387: bad flag vector alias error: line 53392: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53392: bad flag vector alias error: line 53394: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53394: bad flag vector alias error: line 53395: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53395: bad flag vector alias error: line 53397: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53397: bad flag vector alias error: line 53400: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53400: bad flag vector alias error: line 53401: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53401: bad flag vector alias error: line 53402: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53402: bad flag vector alias error: line 53404: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53404: bad flag vector alias error: line 53406: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53406: bad flag vector alias error: line 53407: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53407: bad flag vector alias error: line 53408: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53408: bad flag vector alias error: line 53409: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53409: bad flag vector alias error: line 53410: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53410: bad flag vector alias error: line 53412: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53412: bad flag vector alias error: line 53414: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53414: bad flag vector alias error: line 53415: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53415: bad flag vector alias error: line 53417: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53417: bad flag vector alias error: line 53420: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53420: bad flag vector alias error: line 53421: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53421: bad flag vector alias error: line 53424: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53424: bad flag vector alias error: line 53426: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53426: bad flag vector alias error: line 53427: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53427: bad flag vector alias error: line 53428: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53428: bad flag vector alias error: line 53429: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53429: bad flag vector alias error: line 53430: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53430: bad flag vector alias error: line 53431: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53431: bad flag vector alias error: line 53432: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53432: bad flag vector alias error: line 53433: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53433: bad flag vector alias error: line 53434: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53434: bad flag vector alias error: line 53435: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53435: bad flag vector alias error: line 53436: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53436: bad flag vector alias error: line 53437: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53437: bad flag vector alias error: line 53439: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53439: bad flag vector alias error: line 53440: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53440: bad flag vector alias error: line 53442: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53442: bad flag vector alias error: line 53447: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53447: bad flag vector alias error: line 53448: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53448: bad flag vector alias error: line 53449: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53449: bad flag vector alias error: line 53451: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53451: bad flag vector alias error: line 53452: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53452: bad flag vector alias error: line 53453: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53453: bad flag vector alias error: line 53454: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53454: bad flag vector alias error: line 53455: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53455: bad flag vector alias error: line 53457: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53457: bad flag vector alias error: line 53458: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53458: bad flag vector alias error: line 53459: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53459: bad flag vector alias error: line 53460: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53460: bad flag vector alias error: line 53461: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53461: bad flag vector alias error: line 53465: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53465: bad flag vector alias error: line 53466: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53466: bad flag vector alias error: line 53467: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53467: bad flag vector alias error: line 53468: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53468: bad flag vector alias error: line 53470: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53470: bad flag vector alias error: line 53471: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53471: bad flag vector alias error: line 53473: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53473: bad flag vector alias error: line 53474: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53474: bad flag vector alias error: line 53475: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53475: bad flag vector alias error: line 53476: bad flag alias index: 0 error: line 53476: bad flag vector alias