Can't add favorites in finder sidebar

Hi,

I added some folders in finder sidebar a while back, and suddenly, they disappeared, such as the documents shortcut. When I try to put them back, finder removes it again.

Also if I go to Finder - Preferences and try to check the documents shortcut to appear in sidebar again, the checkbox doesn't work.

I'm pretty sure this happened after I synchronized my iPhone for the first time.

How can I add favorites to the finder sidebar again?

MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Mar 25, 2012 3:26 AM

50 replies

Aug 15, 2014 6:59 AM in response to death.ray

This sorted my problems as well !!

Thanks !!

🙂 😎 ✅

Sep 1, 2015 3:19 PM in response to JimRCGMO

thank you thank you thank you. after months of trying to figure it out, this worked PERFECTLY. i'm running snow leopard latest version.

Oct 5, 2016 7:00 AM in response to death.ray

I know this is an old thread, but thank you, force quit worked for me, panic over. (I wonder why it disappeared in the first place though).✅

May 2, 2017 4:51 AM in response to The Wine Lover

wow it must be that I am a wine lover too but after 2 weeks without favorites they are back :-D

Jun 14, 2017 12:51 PM in response to magsls

I thought I was going crazy because NOTHING seemed to work.

But the thing that finally did it was that I only dragged ONE ITEM at a time....doing two or more wouldn't let me.

Hope that helps!

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Can't add favorites in finder sidebar