Finder is really slow in 10.8.2

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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

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Carolyn Samit

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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.

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Nick Hodapp Author

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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?

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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.

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