Nick Hodapp
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Q: Finder is really slow in 10.8.2

I updated to 10.8.2 and now whenever I'm about 5 directories deep in Finder it takes 2 to 3 seconds to display the contents of the folder.  What gives?

 

Disk Utility doesn't report any problems after scanning the disk.  I had no issues prior to the upgrade.

 

This is a late-2011 iMac with 32GB ram.  I notice the issue on the 2nd disk, which is a 2GB hard drive.

 

I also had issues with the video being corrupted but resetting the SMC seems

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Sep 21, 2012 2:28 PM

by Carolyn Samit,Solvedanswer
Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit
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A:

Finder preferences may be corrupt.

 

Open the Finder. From the Finder menu bar click Go > Go to Folder

 

Type or copy/paste:   ~/Library/Preferences

 

Click Go then move the  com.apple.finder.plist   file from the Preferences folder to the Trash.

 

Restart your Mac.

Posted on Sep 21, 2012 2:38 PM

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  • by Carolyn Samit,Solvedanswer

    Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit Sep 21, 2012 2:38 PM in response to Nick Hodapp
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    Sep 21, 2012 2:38 PM in response to Nick Hodapp

    Finder preferences may be corrupt.

     

    Open the Finder. From the Finder menu bar click Go > Go to Folder

     

    Type or copy/paste:   ~/Library/Preferences

     

    Click Go then move the  com.apple.finder.plist   file from the Preferences folder to the Trash.

     

    Restart your Mac.

  • by Nick Hodapp,

    Nick Hodapp Nick Hodapp Sep 21, 2012 3:13 PM in response to Carolyn Samit
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    Sep 21, 2012 3:13 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

    Thanks.  I think that fixed it.

     

    I noticed in Console that I'm getting hundreds (litterally) of this message.  I didn't notice this happening earlier when I was investigating (prior to deleting com.apple.finder.plist):

     

    9/21/12 3:05:34.882 PM Finder[288]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary on line 1. Parsing will be abandoned. Break on _CFPropertyListMissingSemicolon to debug.

     

    How can I determine which plist it's having trouble with? 

  • by Redneck in exile,

    Redneck in exile Redneck in exile Feb 2, 2013 10:14 AM in response to Nick Hodapp
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    Feb 2, 2013 10:14 AM in response to Nick Hodapp

    Deleting com.apple.finder.plist helps, but only briefly. I seems in my case it is a problem related to Quicklook. I am using it to sort and weed thru a sleu of photos.

     

    Anybody find a more permanent solution to this?

     

    I am going to try to create a new user profile as I saw suggested somewhere.

  • by kthersh,

    kthersh kthersh Mar 6, 2013 5:45 AM in response to Nick Hodapp
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    Mar 6, 2013 5:45 AM in response to Nick Hodapp

    I got the error, "com.apple.finder.plist cannot be deleted" Anyone know how to get around this?

  • by Vinicorp,

    Vinicorp Vinicorp Mar 6, 2013 8:48 PM in response to kthersh
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    Mar 6, 2013 8:48 PM in response to kthersh

    Try to use "terminal" with "sudo" command

     

    Open "terminal"

    Type:

    #cd ~/Library/Preferences

    #sudo rm com.apple.finder.plist