Finder crashes/freezes when I'm online

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Over the past week, my Finder has been acting very funny.  It frequently crashes and freezes after several minutes from switching over to other windows, or switching from icon view to list view, etc.  At first I thought that icon view was more "stable", but not 100% sure.  Also seems like when I&#x27;m offline the crashes don&#x27;t happen as much or at all.  Tried to dump preferences already (finder pref and sidebar pref), to no avail.I&#x27;ve posted the console logs here.  OS X version 10.9.5 (upgraded last week from 10.9.4, so that might have something to do with this?), 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5, 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM.  Macbook Pro 2013.  Please help - thanks.3/14/16 3:51:34.483 PM Finder[22920]: Pipe path is a symbolic link, connecting to target.3/14/16 3:51:34.483 PM Finder[22920]: /Users/achung/Library/Application Support/Google/Drive/GoogleDriveIpcPipe is a symbolic link to /var/folders/dw/k2p3ppjd5tq4s74fl8f_3pqdqk8_rf/T/tmpD8rqvy, connecting to link target.3/14/16 3:51:34.486 PM Finder[22920]: -[OverlayCache isPathInGdrive:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x7fad3b04ee403/14/16 3:51:34.487 PM Finder[22920]: -[OverlayCache isPathInGdrive:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x7fad3b04ee403/14/16 3:51:34.491 PM Finder[22920]: (    0   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8a72a25c __exceptionPreprocess + 172    1   libobjc.A.dylib                     0x00007fff8cf4de75 objc_exception_throw + 43    2   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8a72d12d -[NSObject(NSObject) doesNotRecognizeSelector:] + 205    3   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8a688272 ___forwarding___ + 1010    4   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8a687df8 _CF_forwarding_prep_0 + 120    5   FinderExt                           0x000000011294b1f7 -[NSImageView(IconOverlayHandlers) IconOverlayHandlers_drawRect:] + 256    6   AppKit                              0x00007fff8c54e557 -[NSView(NSInternal) _recursive:displayRectIgnoringOpacity:inGraphicsContext:CGContext:topView:shoul dChangeFontReferenceColor:] + 1082    7   AppKit                              0x00007fff8c54e890 -[NSView(NSInternal) _recursive:displayRectIgnoringOpacity:inGraphicsContext:CGContext:topView:shoul dChangeFontReferenceColor:] + 1907    8   AppKit                              0x00007fff8c54e00d __46-[NSView(NSLayerKitGlue) drawLayer:inContext:]_block_invoke + 186    9   AppKit                              0x00007fff8c54de03 -[NSView(NSLayerKitGlue) _drawViewBackingLayer:inContext:drawingHandler:] + 2297    10  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c54d4f8 -[NSView(NSLayerKitGlue) drawLayer:inContext:] + 108    11  QuartzCore                          0x00007fff8ebb2812 CABackingStoreUpdate_ + 2220    12  QuartzCore                          0x00007fff8ebb1f60 ___ZN2CA5Layer8display_Ev_block_invoke + 59    13  QuartzCore                          0x00007fff8ebb1f1c x_blame_allocations + 84    14  QuartzCore                          0x00007fff8ebb1a2b _ZN2CA5Layer8display_Ev + 1539    15  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c54d3c3 _NSBackingLayerDisplay + 235    16  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c52474b -[_NSViewBackingLayer display] + 811    17  QuartzCore                          0x00007fff8ebb1162 _ZN2CA5Layer17display_if_neededEPNS_11TransactionE + 590    18  QuartzCore                          0x00007fff8ebb08b1 _ZN2CA5Layer28layout_and_display_if_neededEPNS_11TransactionE + 35    19  QuartzCore                          0x00007fff8ebb033c _ZN2CA7Context18commit_transactionEPNS_11TransactionE + 236    20  QuartzCore                          0x00007fff8ebaffd6 _ZN2CA11Transaction6commitEv + 388    21  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c54c652 -[NSView(NSLayerKitGlue) _drawRectAsLayerTree:] + 591    22  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c54b351 -[NSView _drawRect:clip:] + 422    23  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c62ebf9 -[NSScrollView _drawRect:clip:] + 78    24  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c54903c -[NSView _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectFor View:topView:] + 3199    25  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c549bc4 -[NSView _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectFor View:topView:] + 6151    26  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c549bc4 -[NSView _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectFor View:topView:] + 6151    27  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c549bc4 -[NSView _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectFor View:topView:] + 6151    28  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c549bc4 -[NSView _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectFor View:topView:] + 6151    29  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c547eb1 -[NSThemeFrame _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectFor View:topView:] + 314    30  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c544e9f -[NSView _displayRectIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectForView:] + 2828    31  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c5242da -[NSView displayIfNeeded] + 1680    32  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c58974e _handleWindowNeedsDisplayOrLayoutOrUpdateConstraints + 884    33  AppKit                              0x00007fff8cb5f061 __83-[NSWindow _postWindowNeedsDisplayOrLayoutOrUpdateConstraintsUnlessPostingDisabled]_block_ invoke1331 + 46    34  CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8a65ad67 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_AN_OBSERVER_CALLBACK_FUNCTION__ + 23    35  CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8a65acd7 __CFRunLoopDoObservers + 391    36  CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8a64c3b8 __CFRunLoopRun + 776    37  CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8a64be75 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 309    38  HIToolbox                           0x00007fff8f3caa0d RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 226    39  HIToolbox                           0x00007fff8f3ca685 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 173    40  HIToolbox                           0x00007fff8f3ca5bc _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 65    41  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c3ed24e _DPSNextEvent + 1434    42  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c3ec89b -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 122    43  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c608107 -[NSTableView mouseDown:] + 4863    44  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c70c0d1 -[NSOutlineView mouseDown:] + 74    45  Finder                              0x0000000107b6d37d Finder + 1176445    46  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c5f1a58 -[NSWindow sendEvent:] + 11296    47  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c5905d4 -[NSApplication sendEvent:] + 2021    48  Finder                              0x0000000107a72b35 Finder + 150325    49  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c3e09f9 -[NSApplication run] + 646    50  AppKit                              0x00007fff8c3cb783 NSApplicationMain + 940    51  Finder                              0x0000000107a54730 Finder + 26416    52  libdyld.dylib                       0x00007fff8e0465fd start + 1)3/14/16 3:51:34.733 PM Finder[22920]: +[CATransaction synchronize] called within transaction3/14/16 3:51:35.643 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.1864641294[489]: (com.centrify.adprintd[22946]) Exited with code: 23/14/16 3:51:35.643 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.1864641294[489]: (com.centrify.adprintd) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds3/14/16 3:51:40.312 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.absolute.rpcnet[22947]) Exited with code: 1393/14/16 3:51:40.312 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.absolute.rpcnet) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds3/14/16 3:51:40.365 PM ReportCrash[22939]: Saved crash report for rpc.net[22948] version ??? to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/rpc.net_2016-03-14-155140_Andrews-Computer.cras h

Eric Root · Accepted Answer

Try a restart.Do a backup, using either Time Machine or a cloning program, to ensure files/data can be recovered. Two backups are better than one.Try setting up another admin user account to see if the same problem continues. If Back-to-My Mac is selected in System Preferences, the Guest account will not work. The intent is to see if it is specific to one account or a system wide problem. This account can be deleted later.Isolating an issue by using another user accountIf the problem is still there, try booting into the Safe Mode using your normal account.  Disconnect all peripherals except those needed for the test. Shut down the computer and then power it back up after waiting 10 seconds. Immediately after hearing the startup chime, hold down the shift key and continue to hold it until the gray Apple icon and a progress bar appear. The boot up is significantly slower than normal. This will reset some caches, forces a directory check, and disables all startup and login items, among other things. When you reboot normally, the initial reboot may be slower than normal. If the system operates normally, there may be 3rd party applications which are causing a problem. Try deleting/disabling the third party applications after a restart by using the application un-installer. For each disable/delete, you will need to restart if you don&#x27;t do them all at once.                Safe ModeSafe Mode - Mavericks

pachuss2 · Answer

Hi,this is happening to me, too. I did not solve the issue yet, but what helped me to try to figure out where the problem is generating is:a) Killing the Finder appb) Opening a Terminal windowc) Running a new fresh Finder from the Terminal: /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/Finder I suspect that GoogleDrive is causing some issues, so I uninstalled it, however I still have following traces:2016-03-31 22:43:09.659 Finder[3904:507] -[OverlayCache isPathInGdrive:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x7fd63d7d71d02016-03-31 22:43:09.708 Finder[3904:507] +[CATransaction synchronize] called within transaction2016-03-31 22:43:38.149 Finder[3904:507] +[CATransaction synchronize] called within transaction2016-03-31 22:45:16.073 Finder[3904:507] +[CATransaction synchronize] called within transactionI will reboot now and test again. Please let me know about your issues and how you are trying to solve it as well.Regards,P4.

arnoudz · Answer

Was happening to me too since yesterday. Immediately verifying backups, etc. Really strange Finder freeze, with just no screen updates in the file pane (folder and favorites pane seems ok). Came upon this topic. Thanks so much, it was indeed solved when disabling the network. Everything worked again. Then enabled network again and disabled Google Drive as suggested above, that did the trick also. Seems Google Drive is having issues.

batman1983 · Answer

I had the same issue.There is an update for Google Drive (version 1.29). Which version do you guys use?EDIT: I still have the issue even with the update.

arnoudz · Answer

It was a good reason for me to upgrade to El Capitan (10.11.4 to be precise). Was still running Mavericks earlier. Problem gone now. Seems to be Mavericks-related.

alfre2rivera · Answer

Hi guys!...I suffer from the finder freeze problem, and follow almost all the sugestions from this, and ohter post. To date I can confirm that the freeze issue — in my case — was related to mavericks &lt;&gt; google drive app. When deleted the GDrive app, and rebbot, the problem was gone.Thanks for the info...A

fax11 · Answer

Hi,I have the same problem today.I found this solution that works for me :Change Google Drive settings to &#x27;Show sync file status items and right click menu&#x27; (in Advanced tab)Restart the FinderHope it will help...

carramar30 · Answer

This bug in Google drive referenced in many other threads last few days ...Certainly affects Mavericks 10.9 and maybe 10.8 (but I can&#x27;t verify that) ... apparently not reported in later OS X versions.Bug is present in latest version of Google Drive 1.31.xxx not clear when this was released - see below for info in this problem from a few years ago.https://www.maketecheasier.com/fix-google-drive-crashing-finder-in-mavericks/

charruaicg · Answer

saved my life...thanks a lot. Removed google drive and my 10.9.5 is back to life like me