Finder does not function

MacBook Pro 15-inch with Ventura 13.3.1

Finder does not open new windows, the trash does not empty and search-function does not work. What happened?


MacBook Pro (2017 – 2020)

Posted on Apr 24, 2023 2:13 AM

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Posted on Apr 24, 2023 6:34 PM

Or maybe you have an issue with some third party software interfering with the normal operation of macOS. Typical culprits are anti-virus apps, cleaning/optimizer apps, and third party security software. If you have any of these types of apps installed, then uninstall them by following the developer's instructions. You can run EtreCheck and post the report here so other contributors can examine the report to see if anything stands out to us as a problem.


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Apr 24, 2023 6:34 PM in response to joost128mac

Or maybe you have an issue with some third party software interfering with the normal operation of macOS. Typical culprits are anti-virus apps, cleaning/optimizer apps, and third party security software. If you have any of these types of apps installed, then uninstall them by following the developer's instructions. You can run EtreCheck and post the report here so other contributors can examine the report to see if anything stands out to us as a problem.


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