Anybody else getting black bars on Finder items names?

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Anybody else getting black bars on Finder items names?

I never had this before, pretty sure this is a Yosemite issue.

When I enter a folder (and almost always the problem occurs with those on /Desktop) at first the Finder window doesnt show any content,

though the Statusbar shows "1 item". When I close the Finder window and open the folder again a black bar appears over the name of

the Finder item.

Running Yosemite RC on latest high-end rMBP.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 18, 2014 8:30 AM

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larry_lai

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Oct 18, 2014 9:57 PM in response to fleuronnedev

I have exactly the same problem like you said.

It seems to be a common issue on rMBP mid-2014 running Yosemite.

Here's another rMBP user having the same problem.

Files won't show, crashes on boot, Finder crashes

BTW, I can't see your pic.

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fleuronnedev Author

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Oct 19, 2014 1:08 AM in response to larry_lai

I hope they fix it soon in that case (can't see your picture either.)

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fleuronnedev Author

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Oct 19, 2014 2:05 AM in response to larry_lai

This is most certainly a Yosemite bug, but I managed to find a small 'fix' for it.

Open the folder with black bars then enter a sub folder with cmd + down arrow.

Close the window and reopen, and keep closing and reopening.

Eventually you'll get content like a normal folder.

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Oct 19, 2014 6:34 PM in response to fleuronnedev

My work around is to go into 'List View' in Finder.

It appears that this only happens when in 'Icon View', the view I like as do many others.

I found it odd that my Finder views were all changed to 'List View', but was in 'Icon View' prior to the upgrade.

I can't believe that this issue made it into the release version of Yosemite.

Hope this helps.

Paul K

[MBP 15" Late 2013]

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Oct 20, 2014 5:56 AM in response to fleuronnedev

Same problem here on Retina MB Pro. Same solution here; go to list view then back to icon view. Not a biggie, just an annoyance, but glad I'm not alone - misery loves company.

Are you listening, Apple?

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Oct 20, 2014 9:03 AM in response to Gregg Pardun

Yes it does 😁

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Oct 27, 2014 3:35 PM in response to Kumagai.Photography

Just an update on this issue...

Have been talking to one of my friends that runs a Mac and XServ network about this issue.

He suggested that I either create a secondary account to see if it's a problem with my profile or delete the com.apple.finder.plist in ~/Library/Preferences/ and reboot.

I chose the latter and have had very good success with this option in the last week. I've only encountered this issue one so far since I've deleted this file.

Paul K

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