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Black bars over text in finder window

I'm getting horizontal black bars over text in finder windows in High Sierra. Anyone have a solution or cause. Apple tech support is clueless...

Mac Pro, macOS 10.12

Posted on Dec 21, 2019 10:24 AM

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Posted on Dec 21, 2019 1:01 PM

Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode?


Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.


To find out if it's system wide or user specific, try this...


Open System Preferences>Users & Groups, unlock the lock, click on the little plus icon, make a new admin account, log out & into the new account.


Does it work in the new account?

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Dec 21, 2019 1:01 PM in response to ddubler

Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode?


Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.


To find out if it's system wide or user specific, try this...


Open System Preferences>Users & Groups, unlock the lock, click on the little plus icon, make a new admin account, log out & into the new account.


Does it work in the new account?

Black bars over text in finder window

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