Hi,
I recently did the command killall Finder in terminal. Now I want to undo that so I can put applications and folders on my desktop screen. I have tried multiple suggestions but none have worked. I was wondering if anyone knows the command to undo it. If so please respond.
Thanks,
EdH4rt
MacBook Air, macOS High Sierra (10.13.2)
Hello RdH4rt,
Just log out and log back in, or restart your machine.
So you have no Finder at all anymore? The "killall" command just kills a running process. Once you restart, everything should return to normal. Have you made any kind of system modifications using 3rd party utility software?
That dosent work
You shouldn't have to do anything. Same as if you did a Force Quit on the Finder, a killall command only temporarily closes it. The OS should immediately relaunch the Finder after either command.
Check the Finder icon on the Dock. It should already be running again.
KillAll Finder
