Finder keeps opening/crashing 10.6.8

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Finder keeps opening/crashing 10.6.8

Hi, upon startup my finder constantly opens and crashes and I figured the easiest way for me to resolve this issue is if I revert back with time machine. The problem is, I can't access time machine because finder isn't functioning properly. If I access it in Safe-mode I can open time machine but the interface doesn't seem to load properly either, the window centers but I can't choose earlier backups, nor do I see the cancel or restore buttons. Please help!

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Rene

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Feb 3, 2015 12:11 PM

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Answer 1

Eric Root

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Feb 4, 2015 7:18 AM in response to ntearne

Do a backup.

Go to Finder and select your user/home folder. Select Library. Then go to Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist. Move the .plist to your desktop.

Re-launch Finder by restarting the computer and test. If it works okay, delete the plist from the desktop.

If the same, return the .plist to where you got it from, overwriting the newer one.

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Answer 2

ntearne Author

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Feb 4, 2015 7:58 AM in response to ntearne

Hi Eric, thanks for the reply – I've tried that already and no luck unfortunately ...

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Answer 3

Feb 4, 2015 11:23 AM in response to ntearne

Rene, I would like to confirm if the 'Finder' keep unexpected quit? Try safe boot, disable automatic log-in and create a new 'test' user account, restart the unit and log-in with the 'test' user account to confirm if its OS problem or user account problem.

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