As with any application, from time-to-time crashes may occur. To ensure the best performance of GatherPlace, please be sure to run the latest version of GP4 and install all software updates for your Mac. See below for more details on both subjects as well as an incompatibility issue with a program called Soundflower. Following these best practices will have GP4 running smoothly on your Mac again.
Make sure you are running the latest version of GP4.
The latest version of GP4 is available
here.
Make sure the Mac has all of the software updates installed.
It is important to keep your Macintosh software updated to ensure the optimal performance of applications such as GP4.
You can get all of the latest updates for your Mac by running
Software Update... from the Apple menu and should install any and all that are available.
Run Disk Utility to correct File Permissions
See
this article to correct GP4/GP5 from crashing when you try to share your screen in a meeting.
Known Incompatibilities with Other Programs
If you have a program called Soundflower installed on your Mac, make sure you have the latest version as there are known issues with earlier versions of Soundflower.
The latest version of Soundflower can be downloaded from their website at:
http://www.cycling74.com/downloads/soundflower