Desktop and Finder folders don't update right away when items are added/moved.

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Desktop and Finder folders don't update right away when items are added/moved.

I changed my video card recently, which might be part of the problem. If I drag a file to the desktop, it sometimes takes over a minute to show up. If I open a jpeg for editing from a finder window in icon mode, then edit and save it, the icon doesn't change until minutes later. If I save attachments from apple mail to the desktop, they don't show up right away. If I open several image files from a Finder window in icon mode, and delete some of them in Preview, when I close Preview the icons for the deleted files still show in the Finder window. If I open one of the "deleted" files it is actually an image file from farther down the list in the Finder window. It seems like changes to Finder windows don't update right away. I was using an Nvidia graphics card until Apple recently killed the drivers, I haven't had any other issues with my setup.

MacPro (early 2009 with processor upgrades)

MacOS 10.13.6 High Sierra (17G14042)

Radeon RX 560x4GB

2x3.06 GHz 6-core Xeon

64 GB DDR3

1TB SSD main drive, APFS

Mac Pro, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jul 21, 2022 6:35 AM

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BDAqua

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Jul 21, 2022 2:28 PM in response to Addicted_to_boats

OK, thanks,

You can use Drive DX to possibly get a better view of Drive health…

https://binaryfruit.com/drivedx

If Drive DX reports all good, ten...

We need to see what all is running, a report from this will not display any personal info...

EtreCheck is a FREE simple little diagnostic tool to display the important details of your system configuration and allow you to copy that information to the Clipboard. It is meant to be used with Apple Support Communities to help people help you with your Mac. It will not display any personal info.

https://www.etrecheck.com/

Pastebin is a good place to paste the whole report if you capture the URL while there…

https://pastebin.com/

Whew, they've changed pastebin & made it harder, but after pasting in, click Create new paste button, then Embed button, then copy the URL...

The important part of the above is...

https://pastebin.com/embed_js/KuvnghqA

Workable but harder for me to work with...the Note tool on the bottom of this editor's toolbar, as shown in the image, to copy and paste the output from EtreCheck. In a Reply before you click post, look for this to add longer texts...

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BDAqua

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Jul 21, 2022 10:00 AM in response to Addicted_to_boats

Start with this...

Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode? Could take 10 minutes or more.

Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches & loads safe Drivers, & prevents loading of 3rd party extensions, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.

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Answer 3

Jul 21, 2022 2:15 PM in response to BDAqua

I haven't extensively tested yet, but apparently safe mode didn't help. Another symptom was if I emptied the trash I would hear the crumpling sound but the icon shows a full can for about another minute. If I put something in the trash, then empty it while in safe mode it empties immediately. If I do the same in normal mode after the safe mode reboot, it still doesn't update the icon immediately.

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Answer 4

Jul 22, 2022 12:09 PM in response to BDAqua

I ran Drive DX, thank you for that. No problems with any of my drives, even with self-test. I downloaded EtreCheckPro (still free) and ran it. Only major problem was outdated hardware (2009 MacPro, duh), and some minor issues including multiple anti virus programs that had been installed over the years, as well as Nvidia and other useless fragments. I went through the list, then went through my applications folder, and un-installed anything I wasn't using. After rebooting the problem seems to be gone, I will know more after I've used it for a while. I do run Intego anti-virus along side the Apple stuff. I occasionally run Clean My Mac 3 to clean up incomplete uninstalls. Do you think I should remove Clean My Mac since EtreCheckPro set a minor alert against multiple antivirus apps? I don't know what was actually causing the problems, but EtreCheckPro helped me find some things I might not have looked at, and that might have solved it. Thanks again.

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Answer 5

Jul 27, 2022 7:49 AM in response to BDAqua

Thank you very much for your help. Left Intego antivirus installed, uninstalled everything else, my problems seemed to have gone away. Even with CleanMyMac there were fragments left behind that I wouldn't have found except for EtreCheckPro, thanks again for telling me about it. Next step is to take my 2009 Mac Pro from High Sierra to Monterey, pray for me...

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