I am at a loss what to try on this problem. Since updating my MBP 2.3 ghz i5 to 10.7.5 I get a consistent and repeatable Finder crash every time i click on or attempt to open my Pictures folder. I have run Disk Utility from a recovery Drive as well as Disc Warrior. Neither found any errors. I have a back-up but I can't even select the folder to delete it as I crash the Finder if I even highlight it.
Any suggestions?
Will
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)
Open console and check any errors where it accured.
I have the same problem since last upadate to 10.7.5 on my Imac 27 3,4-I7. Finder opens and works if I open a folder thru the sidebar but if I then try to open a folder inside that folder it crashes.
I have tried everything and it is anoying.
I have run Disk utility and repaired permissions, and repaired disk but it keeps crahsing.
I open the console and this is the error
05/10/12 11:46:09,403 ReportCrash: com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.crashreporter.writereport.crash
com.apple.message.signature: Finder
com.apple.message.signature2: com.apple.finder ||| 10.7.5 (10.7.5)
com.apple.message.signature3: 8282992BCBEC0B84F7D60C78BF2D2D53
com.apple.message.result: NO
com.apple.message.summarize: YES
any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Boot on safe mode. Restart. when the screen goes black Hold "Shift" until you see apple logo with a progress bar at the bottom. then
on Finder Menu>GO and hold Alt/option and select Library. Look for "Preferences" folder. Drag com.apple.finder.plist on to the desktop. Reboot
Thank you for the suggestion as I couldn't find the Finder plist before, but unfortunately it didn't solve my problem. Now my network settings no longer show in my Apple Menu and I have lost all of my custom network settings as well. ðŸ˜
Immediately after my last crash this is what was in the system.log:
Oct 5 09:12:58 localhost ReportCrash[274]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Users/xxxxxxxxxxx/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Finder_2012-1 0-01-124635_Xxxx-Xxxxxxxs-Computer-3.crash
Oct 5 09:12:58 localhost Finder[275]: ISGetIconFamilyFromStorage: seed mismatch for 24c9001a, actual seed is 62bbd95a
Oct 5 09:12:58 localhost Finder[275]: _GetISImageRefFromIconRefInternal: could not retain image ref 0x24c9001a (err=-2580)
Oct 5 09:12:58 localhost Finder[275]: ISGetIconFamilyFromStorage: seed mismatch for 24c9001a, actual seed is 62bbd95a
Oct 5 09:12:58 localhost Finder[275]: _GetISImageRefFromIconRefInternal: could not retain image ref 0x24c9001a (err=-2580)
Oct 5 09:12:58 localhost Finder[275]: ISGetIconFamilyFromStorage: seed mismatch for 279a001b, actual seed is 436c6125
Oct 5 09:12:58 localhost Finder[275]: _GetISImageRefFromIconRefInternal: could not retain image ref 0x279a001b (err=-2580)
Oct 5 09:12:58 localhost Finder[275]: ISGetIconFamilyFromStorage: seed mismatch for 279a001b, actual seed is 436c6125
Oct 5 09:12:58 localhost Finder[275]: _GetISImageRefFromIconRefInternal: could not retain image ref 0x279a001b (err=-2580)
You didn't see the finder plist?
Try Disk utility again. Make sure to select the Macintosh HD name(if thats the name of the HD) and not the top HD which indicate the size of the HD and brand. Repair disk
Sorry, I was not being very clear. Under Lion the User's Account Library is not visable through the Finder sidebar. By having me hold down the Opt key it made the User Account Library visable. The root Library is where I looked and there is no finder.plist in the prefs folder.
Clicking on my Pictures folder or my User home folder in a Finder window sidebar causes a crash. Navigating to the Picture folder through a Finder window and clicking on it also causes a crash. I am however able to navigate to my user Home folder and open it. Where I used to be able to go to the Apple menu and drag down to "Network Prefs" that is now gone from the Apple menu. Deleting the FInder prefs fixed the click on Home folder in the sidebar crash but it has not fixed the click on Pictures folder crash.
on Finder Menu>GO and hold Alt/option and select Library. Look for "Preferences" folder. Drag com.apple.finder.plist on to the desktop. Reboot
Just to clariffy ,The finder is crashing also when in Safemode?
Yes, the Finder also crashes in Safe Mode. I ended up fixing the problem just now by booting up from my Back Up (I am a finatic about backing up but had not since applying 10.7.5 on Monday). This allowed me to navigate to my Home folder on my internal HD and replace the Pictures folder with the one from my back up. Further, I was able to rebuild my Network settings and once I had done that and my Location sub-menu now shows in my Apple menu. I am guessing my Pictures fold somehow got corrupted and it is now finally working again.
Thanks for the input, it will come in handy if I ever have and issue like this again!
Will
At the to of the finder window there is a little wheel action Select it and you will see a command to open selected folder. Apple is once again making sure you cannot delete files.. Why?
Thanks, the drag of the file to the deskktop and then restart solved a variety of finder problems. I was not having a crash problem, but the Finder SideBar was essentially gone. Drag and drop and it is back. I wish I knew why.
Finder crash when clicking on a folder
