tehsnyderers
Level 1
(11 points)
Q: Finder Crashes and Relaunches Every Few Minutes
As the title states, every few minutes, or sometimes less than a minute, Finder crashes and relaunches.
Here is the info from Console, but I don't know what it means.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Process: Finder [2825]
Path: /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/Finder
Identifier: com.apple.finder
Version: 10.8.3 (10.8.3)
Build Info: Finder_FE-808003001000000~4
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [234]
User ID: 501
Date/Time: 2013-10-13 08:45:52.487 -0500
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.8.5 (12F45)
Report Version: 10
Interval Since Last Report: 9646 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 159
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 9632 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 159
Anonymous UUID: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Crashed Thread: 4
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x00000001015c3cf2
External Modification Warnings:
Thread creation by external task.
VM Regions Near 0x1015c3cf2:
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__TEXT 0000000102f4b000-0000000103406000 [ 4844K] r-x/rwx SM=COW /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/Finder
Thread 0:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)
Linc Davis
Level 10
(207,925 points)
That kind of crash is often caused by "Google Drive." If it's installed, I suggest you remove it according to the developer's instructions. You may need to boot in safe mode to do so. Back up all data before making any changes.
If you use Google Drive and don't want to remove it, then try deselecting the option in its preferences to show a status icon. According to a report I've seen, that may be enough to stop the Finder from crashing. I can't confirm.
