Q: Finder requiring frequent relaunch
Suddenly the finder in my iMac, has started showing unresponsiveness. In the middle of a file search or some such dealings, it will freeze, not responding to mouse clicks, becoming transparent on the tool bar so that the background wallpaper will be see through. Then it requires using command+option+esc to relaunch. Even, the download folder on the dock, will not respond to "open in finder" option sometimes. Again after "relaunch", the download folder will open in finder. This is happening very lately.
I am using iMac 21" of late 2012 with Mavericks 10.9.5
iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1), 21.5 inch; 2.7 GHz (Late 2012)
Posted on Aug 20, 2016 12:30 AM
Hi cauger, start up in Safe Mode and see if the problem still occurs:
Restart holding the "shift" key.
(Expect it to take longer to start this way because it runs a directory check first. Also give it a little time after start because it runs some maintenance routines in the beginning.)
Mac OS X: How to troubleshoot a software issue - Apple Support
Let us know.
Posted on Aug 20, 2016 12:28 AM