Gotcha, thanks.
It was blocking me because in my list of contacts it was saved under a different username.

Robrigo: Thanks for confirming that it can work.

How can I do a full removal of the mac app? I have removed the bitshares-x folder from application support and the app itself. There must be some broken config or setting somewhere that it is failing to load.

EDIT: I found them!! My wallets were deleted but I forgot I took a json backup in my dropbox!!

This folder "/Users/<Username>/Library/Application Support/Bitshares X/" did not contain any wallets folder. I had to update the mac client several times. Is it possible these updates could have affected the wallet?

That problem looks fixed but there aren't any accounts in my back up?

I see the create account button all over the place, but how do I actually log in?

I created an account on my mac, transferred pre-snapshot PTS into the account, registered it with the network and then an update broke the mac client. Even in the latest version it will not get past the splash screen. Over on windows however, the client works fine but it doesn't give me the option to log in to my pre-existing account.