Jon Levinson

Q: why folders disappear from finder sidebar in mavericks?

Why do, for no apparent reason, the folders I have added to the Finder's sidebar just disappear when I open a Finder window?

Posted on Nov 13, 2013 7:53 AM

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  • by macjack,Helpful

    macjack macjack Nov 13, 2013 7:57 AM in response to Jon Levinson
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    Nov 13, 2013 7:57 AM in response to Jon Levinson

    Sounds like a preferences issue...

     

    Go to your Finder "Go" menu hold the option key and choose Library. Then go to Preferences folder and trash these files:

    com.apple.finder.plist

    com.apple.sidebarlists.plist

     

    Then, restart, or log out and in again.

    (You will have to reset a some finder prefs the way you like them.)

  • by MarkWeiss,

    MarkWeiss MarkWeiss Nov 20, 2013 10:34 AM in response to macjack
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    Nov 20, 2013 10:34 AM in response to macjack

    This happened to me also.  Very suddenly, not following an update or installation of new software. The above didn't resolve the issue.

  • by MarkWeiss,

    MarkWeiss MarkWeiss Nov 20, 2013 10:38 AM in response to macjack
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    Nov 20, 2013 10:38 AM in response to macjack

    Correction. Logging out and in did not fix it, but restarting after doing the above did fix it.  Just to clarify if others have the issue.

  • by macjack,

    macjack macjack Nov 20, 2013 2:31 PM in response to MarkWeiss
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    Nov 20, 2013 2:31 PM in response to MarkWeiss

    OK, thanks for the feedback.

  • by ooninay,

    ooninay ooninay Feb 4, 2014 1:58 PM in response to MarkWeiss
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    Feb 4, 2014 1:58 PM in response to MarkWeiss

    Thank you.  I've been having the same issue so will try your solution

  • by Erick Mikiten,

    Erick Mikiten Erick Mikiten Feb 14, 2014 9:22 AM in response to Jon Levinson
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    Feb 14, 2014 9:22 AM in response to Jon Levinson

    I've had this recurring problem since installing Mavericks the day it came out. I have about 8 favorite locations - all of them on our shared file server (Mac Mini NOT on Mavericks) in our office.

     

    Anyone else having this problem specifically with shared folders?

     

    Behavior #1: Sometimes when I open up my MBP in the morning and have not yet mounted the shared drive, I'll open, say, Pages, and click on a favorites in an Open... dialogue, and it will blink out right as I click on it. This doesn't ever happen this way if the drive is mounted.

     

    Behavior #2: Open up my MBP and open a Finder window to see SOME of my favorites gone, even if the first thing I did was mount the file server. I add them back and they stick for days or weeks.

     

    Behavior #3: Open up my MBP and find NO favorites whatsoever. Agan, I add them back and they stick for a while.

     

    Have spent hours on the phone with Apple, selectively deleting plists and everything else you could think of. Even reinstalled the system software (not a wipe - just reinstall in place). No dice.

  • by Woop,

    Woop Woop Feb 21, 2014 7:24 AM in response to Erick Mikiten
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    Feb 21, 2014 7:24 AM in response to Erick Mikiten

    I have issues with shared folders disappearing on restart or when clicking. A coworker has the same folder in his sidebar with no problems. I noticed that his Connect to Server dialogue box shows that he connects directly to the folder, whereas I connect to the server, navigate to the folder I want, and drag it to the sidebar.

  • by NDchemE,

    NDchemE NDchemE Mar 25, 2014 7:37 AM in response to Jon Levinson
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    Mar 25, 2014 7:37 AM in response to Jon Levinson

    Any update on this? It's frustrating for network shares to just disappear. OSX used to try to connect when not connected, now it just deletes the folder.

  • by Woop,

    Woop Woop Mar 25, 2014 8:24 AM in response to NDchemE
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    Mar 25, 2014 8:24 AM in response to NDchemE

    No, it's still an issue for me. I thought I fixed it, but I didn't. I added both the share itself and the folder within the share, then I would click on the share, it would connect, and then I could click on the folder. It still removes the folder from the sidebar eventually.

  • by Erick Mikiten,

    Erick Mikiten Erick Mikiten Mar 25, 2014 1:06 PM in response to Woop
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    Mar 25, 2014 1:06 PM in response to Woop

    Still problematic here. I'm on Mavericks and our office file server is on Snow Leopard. I've wondered if that's the problem - anyone else having the problem have that setup?

  • by porkbus,

    porkbus porkbus Mar 26, 2014 11:43 PM in response to Jon Levinson
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    Mar 26, 2014 11:43 PM in response to Jon Levinson

    Fix please

  • by Brad Jerger,

    Brad Jerger Brad Jerger Apr 3, 2014 9:40 AM in response to Jon Levinson
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    Apr 3, 2014 9:40 AM in response to Jon Levinson

    This happens to me everyday. When the network server I use get's disconneted the finder removes all of my saved favorite shortcuts. It's very annoying and can figure out why after the switch to Mavericks it is doing this. Checked my preferences etc.

     

    No idea! Desktop Aliases the next best thing?

  • by David Bregande,

    David Bregande David Bregande Apr 12, 2014 8:16 AM in response to Jon Levinson
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    Apr 12, 2014 8:16 AM in response to Jon Levinson

    Same for me - it just happened AGAIN today, which is how I found this post. Really, really annoying.

  • by David Bregande,

    David Bregande David Bregande Apr 12, 2014 8:19 AM in response to Jon Levinson
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    Apr 12, 2014 8:19 AM in response to Jon Levinson

    Well, wait a second. Maybe my problem isn't the same as yours, but I just discovered that when I rollover the word "favorites" on the sidebar, a "show" button pops up. It seems mine had been hidden.

     

    Does this apply to any of you?

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