Sonoma update 14.1.1 Finder and App Window Bug

I have a 2023 MacBook Pro M2. I'm running a second display and using my laptop display also. On my secondary display, I've set four desktop spaces while my Macbook desktop is a separate static display—it always has the same thing up and doesn't switch when I change the other desktop.


Since updating to Sonoma 14.1.1, I've noticed a lot of bugs with my app and finder windows. I keep a specific set of apps on the static laptop display—email, project management software, and some other stuff I access often.


Previously, opening something that would pop up a new window (such as an email) on the static display would open the new window on the same display. But now, when I open something, it opens on my second display and it is usually layered under things where I can't see it. Sometimes, clicking on it doesn't bring it forward; I have to swipe to show all open windows on that display and then move it over to the other display, and nothing else on that display will change its layer position either till I move the new thing back over to where it was supposed to open. Other times it opens on the wrong display but behaves normally and will come forward when I click. What's really frustrating is when I have Outlook open and run an editing check but the popup window telling me it's done is buried somewhere in the windows on the wrong display and I can't do anything in Outlook till I find it.


It's really annoying because the desktop spaces are awesome for productivity, but searching around for the right app or finder window is not productive.

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 14.1

Posted on Nov 29, 2023 11:16 AM

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Dec 1, 2023 6:55 AM in response to zenblue66

zenblue66 wrote:

I have a 2023 MacBook Pro M2. I'm running a second display and using my laptop display also. On my secondary display, I've set four desktop spaces while my Macbook desktop is a separate static display—it always has the same thing up and doesn't switch when I change the other desktop.

Since updating to Sonoma 14.1.1, I've noticed a lot of bugs with my app and finder windows. I keep a specific set of apps on the static laptop display—email, project management software, and some other stuff I access often.

Previously, opening something that would pop up a new window (such as an email) on the static display would open the new window on the same display. But now, when I open something, it opens on my second display and it is usually layered under things where I can't see it. Sometimes, clicking on it doesn't bring it forward; I have to swipe to show all open windows on that display and then move it over to the other display, and nothing else on that display will change its layer position either till I move the new thing back over to where it was supposed to open. Other times it opens on the wrong display but behaves normally and will come forward when I click. What's really frustrating is when I have Outlook open and run an editing check but the popup window telling me it's done is buried somewhere in the windows on the wrong display and I can't do anything in Outlook till I find it.

It's really annoying because the desktop spaces are awesome for productivity, but searching around for the right app or finder window is not productive.




The current stable release of Sonoma including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 14.1.2

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Apr 17, 2024 5:25 PM in response to leroydouglas

I have the MOST Current OSX Sonoma and have the SAME finder window won't close PROBLEM!!!


Requires Relaunch of the finder to close a Stuck window on 2nd monitor and moving the window to the primary monitor does not solve the problem. (Relaunch causes data loss in all open Finder windows but does 'slove problem). None of the RED GREEN or Yellow "lights" work. ie no close no max or minimize)


Mac mini

 Model Identifier: Mac14,12

 Model Number: MNH73VC/A

 Chip: Apple M2 Pro

 Total Number of Cores: 10 (6 performance and 4 efficiency)

 Memory: 16 GB

 System Firmware Version: 10151.101.3

 OS Loader Version: 10151.101.3


Relaunch solves the problem but that's not a bug fix.

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