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Q: my folders won't open when i click them

my desktop folders won't open anymore when i double click them

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013), OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Aug 20, 2016 7:09 AM

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Q: my folders won't open when i click them

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  • by macjack,Apple recommended

    macjack macjack Aug 20, 2016 7:14 AM in response to Endangered Feces
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    Mac OS X
    Aug 20, 2016 7:14 AM in response to Endangered Feces

    Start up in Safe Mode and see if the problem still occurs:

    Mac OS X: How to troubleshoot a software issue - Apple Support

    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.)

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Aug 24, 2016 8:46 AM in response to Endangered Feces
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    Aug 24, 2016 8:46 AM in response to Endangered Feces

    Might be a corrupt .plist.

     

    Do a backup, preferably 2 backups on 2 separate drives.

     

    Go to Finder and select your user/home folder. With that Finder window as the front window, either select Finder/View/Show View options or go command - J.  When the View options opens, check ’Show Library Folder’. That should make your user library folder visible in your user/home folder.  Select Library. Then go to Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist and com.apple.desktop.plist.  Move the .plists to your desktop.

    Re-launch Finder by restarting the computer and test. If it works okay, delete the plists from the desktop.

    If the same, return the .plists to where you got it  from, overwriting the newer one.

     

    Thanks to leonie for some information contained in this.