Hi - Every time I restart my computer, my Favorites in my Finder Sidebar reset and rearrange, seem to add old favorites that were removed.
I deleted my Finder Side bar preferences files in the Library and deleted the trash, did a restart, relaunched finder and the problem still persists.
Has anyone come across this issue?
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macOS Mojave 10.14.3
Problem has been occurring for several months now
MacBook Pro 15”, macOS 10.14
Boot into Safe Mode, Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac, and check the Favorites there. If moved rearrange and reboot normally.
NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing some system cache cleaning, volume verifying and directory repairing.
The cache cleaning often fixes issues like you're experiencing.
Boot into Safe Mode, Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac, and check the Favorites there. If moved rearrange and reboot normally.
NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing some system cache cleaning, volume verifying and directory repairing.
The cache cleaning often fixes issues like you're experiencing.
Thanks for that tip. It worked initially, but then the favorites reset to have a ton of old projects in it again. Every time I restart the problem persists. Is there a way to manually clear the cache or reset the favorites?
Etrecheck Text Doc in dropbox link below. First half pasted here:
EtreCheck version: 5.2 (5029)
Report generated: 2019-03-25 10:00:31
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Runtime: 1:49
Performance: Excellent
Sandbox: Enabled
Full drive access: Disabled
Problem: Other problem
Description:
Finder Favorites Resetting and Rearranging
Major Issues:
Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.
No Time Machine backup - Time Machine backup not found.
Minor Issues:
These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems or opportunities for improvement.
Heavy RAM usage - This machine is using a large amount of RAM.
Unsigned files - There are unsigned software files installed. They appear to be legitimate but should be reviewed.
Heavy I/O usage - Your system is under heavy I/O use. This will reduce your performance.
32-bit Apps - This machine has 32-bits apps will not work after macOS 10.14 “Mojave”.
Limited drive access - More information may be available with Full Drive Access.
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)
MacBook Pro Model: MacBookPro15,1
1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i9 (i9-8950HK) CPU: 6-core
32 GB RAM - Not upgradeable
BANK 0/ChannelA-DIMM0 - 16 GB DDR4 2400 ok
BANK 2/ChannelB-DIMM0 - 16 GB DDR4 2400 ok
Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 50
Video Information:
Intel UHD Graphics 630 - VRAM: 1536 MB
Radeon Pro 560X - VRAM: 4096 MB
LG HDR WQHD 3840 x 1600
Drives:
disk0 - APPLE SSD AP2048M 2.00 TB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)
Internal PCI-Express 8.0 GT/s x4 NVM Express
disk0s1 - EFI [EFI] 315 MB
disk0s2 [APFS Container] 2.00 TB
disk1 [APFS Virtual drive] 2.00 TB (Shared by 4 volumes)
disk1s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) (Shared - 439.17 GB used)
disk1s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (Shared)
disk1s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (Shared)
disk1s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (Shared - 1.07 GB used)
disk2 - HGST G-DRIVE with Thu 3.00 TB
External USB 5 Gbit/s USB
disk2s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
disk2s2 - G**********************t (Journaled HFS+) 3.00 TB (1.99 TB used)
Here it is
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Finder Favorites - Move and Reset when restarting computer
