clwill00 wrote:
I have a M1 Max MacBook Pro running Monterey (12.3.1). Love the machine. But...
Quite frequently, like several times a day, finder stops being able to open files. I double click on a file and nothing happens. I right click on the file, get "open with" choose a program, nothing. Nothing helps.
If I force relaunch Finder, it begins to work again. Works for a while, but if I open a lot of files this way, it eventually fails. Every file can be opened by the appropriate program, either by "file / open" or by dragging and dropping. But double clicking in Finder does nothing.
Is this a known bug? Is someone aware of it? Any workarounds?
C̶a̶n̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶v̶e̶r̶i̶f̶y̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶u̶t̶e̶r̶ is running the latest stable release of Monterey macOS 12.3.1—
I see now yes in the OP
Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support
Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support
To trouble shoot further you can:
—SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support
Takes a bit longer to get to the login screen, does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.
Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.
In Safe mode third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled, it removes malware, etc hampering smooth operation, however a reboot will put it back to normal mode.
This test will tell you if third party interference; extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.
Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus
all known to cause issues on the macOS
—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac - Apple Support
This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account.
