I am running a Mac Pro Yosemite 10.10.1
a couple of weeks ago I had some kind of glitch since then it takes a long time to save items having a continuous spinning beach ball.
Also in the Finder window items will no longer listed alphabetically while in columns view they list fine in the other views.
Is there an easy way to fix or could I fix it by reinstalling the operating system?
Hi tundrabob,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. Based on what you stated, it sounds like Finder takes a while to save and you need to sort a window. I would recommend that you read these articles, they may be helpful in troubleshooting your issue.
This article may help the spinning beach ball.
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck - Apple Support
OS X Yosemite: Ways to view items in Finder windows
Sort items: In any view, click the Item Arrangement button
, then choose an option, such as Date Created or Size.
Cheers,
Mario
I used the arrangement button. When I select by name it lists everything randomly. It will list according to the other options.
I only have this problem in the column view. I have used disk utilities and gone through disk repair permissions repairs and it has not changed.
So I would like to know if there are any other options or if reinstalling the operating system would correct this.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you for your time
Bob
Hey tundrabob,
It looks like you have already done some troubleshooting. It sounds like all the features are there but are not working correctly. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help the issue.
Use the built-in recovery disk to reinstall OS X while keeping your files and user settings intact.
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Have a good one,
Mario
Items in Finder window will not show alphabetically while in columns view
