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Q: Bug:  Tiny Finder window won't go away

This adorable little Finder window won't go away, won't close.  Can't move it or interact with it.  Not sure where it came from.

 

 

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MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Oct 27, 2013 6:00 AM

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Q: Bug:  Tiny Finder window won't go away

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  • by roki,

    roki roki Jun 7, 2014 9:18 AM in response to Meowcat
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    Jun 7, 2014 9:18 AM in response to Meowcat

    Another way to prevent this is to not drag the tab to make it a stand alone window.  Right click (control-click) on the tab and choose "Move Tab to New Window"  The mini window won't appear.  It's only when dragging the tab.  Definite bug and maybe they'll fix it in Yosemeti. Obviously not a high priority for them.

  • by dhjdhj,

    dhjdhj dhjdhj May 24, 2015 6:35 PM in response to roki
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    May 24, 2015 6:35 PM in response to roki

    Yeah --- any year now --- still broken on latest version of Yosemite!

     

     

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    Definite bug and maybe they'll fix it in Yosemeti. Obviously not a high priority for them.

  • by Mike Kormendy,

    Mike Kormendy Mike Kormendy May 24, 2015 9:52 PM in response to dhjdhj
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    May 24, 2015 9:52 PM in response to dhjdhj

    This isn't a bug with Finder in Yosemite and does not occur on a fresh un-touched installation.

     

    As far as I understand, it's a flag that has been inserted into the core settings of Finder, by another application that was installed.

    This code is inserted by certain applications (like TotalFinder or ExtraFinder and others) that caused Finder to not repaint after dragging the window tab.

    To repair Finder, do the following:

     

    1. open /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app (a command prompt should appear)
    2. copy and paste the following (it is one long single line):

      osascript -e "tell application \"Finder\" to quit" && defaults write com.apple.finder DisableAllAnimations -bool false &&  defaults write com.apple.finder AnimateWindowZoom -bool true && defaults write com.apple.finder TotalFinderDontFixInstallerDefaults -bool true

    3. hit ENTER

     

    That should fix it. You may have to load up Finder (if it doesn't automatically start back up). Or further simply restart your computer.

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