Finder freezes every 10min or so, necessitating Relaunch to continue working

I have a MacBook Air (purchased Aug 2013) and am using OSX version 10.9.5.
Processor = 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory = 4GB 1600MHz DDR3
Storage = 8.75GB available out of 120.47GB
At the moment I am sorting through photo files (.jpg) on an external portable hard-drive (Seagate Backup Plus 2TB), and am simply copying files and moving files between folders. Every so often (say every 10min or so), when I am copying a file, or dragging and dropping a file from one folder to another on the external drive, my mouse freezes and turns into a spinning ball.
The only way to continue is to hit Command-Option-Esc (Force Quit); I am told that "Finder is not responding" and I am then given the option to "Relaunch" the Finder. My screen then goes blank for a second or two, but then all the icons on my desktop re-appear and I can re-open my external drive and continue "normally" for another 10min or so until Finder freezes again.
Can anyone tell me what is going on / what I should do to find out more about what is going on / what I can do to fix it?
Many thanks! mmorsink

Hi ..
Might be corrupted Finder preferences.
Open the Finder. From the Finder menu bar click Go > Go to Folder
Type or copy paste the following:
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
Click Go then move the com.apple.finder.plist file to the Trash.
Restart your Mac.

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This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your personal files or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
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Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
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Disk Information:
          TOSHIBA MK5055GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    HD MACINTOSH (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (310.21 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
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          Apple Inc. iPhone
          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
          com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard          (5.7.2)
          com.digidesign.iokit.DigiDal          (8.0.3f1)
          com.waves.driver.soundgrid          (2.0.0)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
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Problem System Launch Agents:
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          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
          [loaded] com.digidesign.elevenrack.helper.plist
          [loaded] com.digidesign.fwfamily.helper.plist
          [loaded] com.m-audio.firewire.helper.plist
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
          [loaded] com.waves.daemon.SoundGridProtocolService.plist
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          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
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               8%          Skype
               3%          firefox
               2%          WindowServer
               1%          EtreCheck
               1%          plugin-container
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               0%          fontd
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          123 MB mds
          115 MB Skype
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          66 MB    WindowServer
          57 MB    Finder
          57 MB    quicklookd
          41 MB    Dock
          41 MB    mdworker
          33 MB    coreservicesd
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          1.50 GB Active RAM
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3rd Party Preference Panes:
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          YAMAHA-USBMIDIPatch
Internet Plug-ins:
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          Flash Player.plugin
          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
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               1%          SGProtocolService
               1%          EtreCheck
               1%          firefox
               1%          SystemUIServer
               0%          fontd
               0%          iTunes
               0%          configd
               0%          usbmuxd
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          131 MB iTunes
          74 MB    mds
          57 MB    WindowServer
          57 MB    Finder
          33 MB    Dock
          25 MB    coreservicesd
          25 MB    SystemUIServer
          25 MB    plugin-container
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          916 MB Active RAM
          202 MB Inactive RAM
          817 MB Wired RAM
          222 MB Page-ins
          0 B      Page-outs
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12/02/2014 16:30:56,423 WindowServer[102]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Finder" after 2.68 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
12/02/2014 16:31:12,736 WindowServer[102]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Finder" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
12/02/2014 16:31:26,735 WindowServer[102]: disable_update_likely_unbalanced: UI updates still disabled by application "Finder" after 15.00 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds). Likely an unbalanced disableUpdate call.
12/02/2014 16:31:31,835 com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.quicklook.satellite.43E31BEC-BB82-4085-8FB9-D1FD9DA3AE5C[1056]) Exited: Killed: 9
12/02/2014 16:31:31,879 WindowServer[102]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Finder" after 20.15 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
12/02/2014 16:31:31,910 Finder[193]: void CGSUpdateManager::log() const: conn 0x3217: spurious update.
12/02/2014 16:32:19,530 mdworker[1067]: (Normal) Import: Using too many resources after 1984 files (wired: 0 resident: 158680 swapped: 0 regions: 2626), hit usage threshold importing /Volumes/Charaf/Charaf/FILES/Stuff/BackUp24-09-2012/images/stories/paintcan.png , exiting to clean up now.
12/02/2014 16:32:37,223 Google Chrome Helper[1079]: Process unable to create connection because the sandbox denied the right to lookup com.apple.coreservices.launchservicesd and so this process cannot talk to launchservicesd. : LSXPCClient.cp #426 ___ZN26LSClientToServerConnection21setupServerConnectionEiPK14__CFDictionary_bl ock_invoke() q=com.apple.main-thread
12/02/2014 16:32:37,223 Google Chrome Helper[1079]: Process unable to create connection because the sandbox denied the right to lookup com.apple.coreservices.launchservicesd and so this process cannot talk to launchservicesd.
12/02/2014 16:32:37,231 Google Chrome Helper[1079]: CGSLookupServerRootPort: Failed to look up the port for "com.apple.windowserver.active" (1100)
12/02/2014 16:32:39,517 Google Chrome Helper[1080]: Process unable to create connection because the sandbox denied the right to lookup com.apple.coreservices.launchservicesd and so this process cannot talk to launchservicesd. : LSXPCClient.cp #426 ___ZN26LSClientToServerConnection21setupServerConnectionEiPK14__CFDictionary_bl ock_invoke() q=com.apple.main-thread
12/02/2014 16:32:39,517 Google Chrome Helper[1080]: Process unable to create connection because the sandbox denied the right to lookup com.apple.coreservices.launchservicesd and so this process cannot talk to launchservicesd.
12/02/2014 16:32:39,524 Google Chrome Helper[1080]: CGSLookupServerRootPort: Failed to look up the port for "com.apple.windowserver.active" (1100)
12/02/2014 16:33:35,402 CalendarAgent[210]: [com.apple.calendar.store.log.caldav.queue] [Account refresh failed with error: Error Domain=CoreDAVHTTPStatusErrorDomain Code=401 "L’opération n’a pas pu s’achever. (CoreDAVHTTPStatusErrorDomain erreur 401)." UserInfo=0x7fca024eb4a0 {AccountName=Gmail, CalDAVErrFromRefresh=YES, CoreDAVHTTPHeaders=<CFBasicHash 0x7fca04a1d600 [0x1106f1eb0]>{type = immutable dict, count = 11,
entries =>
          0 : X-Content-Type-Options = <CFString 0x7fca024be750 [0x1106f1eb0]>{contents = "nosniff"}
          1 : Content-Type = <CFString 0x7fca024cf430 [0x1106f1eb0]>{contents = "application/vnd.google.gdata.error+xml; charset=UTF-8"}
          2 : Content-Length = <CFString 0x7fca024ede30 [0x1106f1eb0]>{contents = "210"}
          3 : Server = <CFString 0x7fca024e2a50 [0x1106f1eb0]>{contents = "GSE"}
          6 : Date = <CFString 0x7fca024a4080 [0x1106f1eb0]>{contents = "Wed, 12 Feb 2014 16:33:34 GMT"}
          7 : X-Frame-Options = <CFString 0x7fca024c7f90 [0x1106f1eb0]>{contents = "SAMEORIGIN"}
          8 : Content-Encoding = <CFString 0x7fca024c1060 [0x1106f1eb0]>{contents = "gzip"}
          9 : Www-Authenticate = <CFString 0x7fca024b1da0 [0x1106f1eb0]>{contents = "GoogleLogin realm="https://www.google.com/accounts/ClientLogin", service="cl""}
          10 : X-XSS-Protection = <CFString 0x7fca024b7880 [0x1106f1eb0]>{contents = "1; mode=block"}
          11 : Cache-Control = <CFString 0x7fca024d5f90 [0x1106f1eb0]>{contents = "private, max-age=0"}
          12 : Expires = <CFString 0x7fca024e8010 [0x1106f1eb0]>{contents = "Wed, 12 Feb 2014 16:33:34 GMT"}
12/02/2014 16:33:35,404 CalendarAgent[210]: [com.apple.calendar.store.log.caldav.queue] [Adding [<CalDAVAccountRefreshQueueableOperation: 0x7fca02474480; Sequence: 0>] to failed operations.]
12/02/2014 16:34:31,658 Google Chrome Helper[1083]: Process unable to create connection because the sandbox denied the right to lookup com.apple.coreservices.launchservicesd and so this process cannot talk to launchservicesd. : LSXPCClient.cp #426 ___ZN26LSClientToServerConnection21setupServerConnectionEiPK14__CFDictionary_bl ock_invoke() q=com.apple.main-thread
12/02/2014 16:34:31,658 Google Chrome Helper[1083]: Process unable to create connection because the sandbox denied the right to lookup com.apple.coreservices.launchservicesd and so this process cannot talk to launchservicesd.
12/02/2014 16:34:31,669 Google Chrome Helper[1083]: CGSLookupServerRootPort: Failed to look up the port for "com.apple.windowserver.active" (1100)
12/02/2014 16:34:36,941 mdworker[1082]: (Normal) Import: Using too many resources after 1984 files (wired: 0 resident: 162734 swapped: 0 regions: 2626), hit usage threshold importing /Volumes/Charaf/Charaf/FILES/Stuff/BackUp24-09-2012/modules/mod_news_pro_gk4/ca che/56.oceanedu.www.img.concevezvotresitewebavecphpetmysqlnsp_659.jpg, exiting to clean up now.
12/02/2014 16:35:40,630 mdworker[1084]: (Normal) Import: Using too many resources after 1984 files (wired: 0 resident: 164130 swapped: 2 regions: 2628), hit usage threshold importing /Volumes/Charaf/Charaf/FILES/Stuff/BackUp24-09-2012/modules/mod_news_pro_gk4/ca che/www.paradigm.img.reseaucplparlapratiquensp_659.jpg, exiting to clean up now.
12/02/2014 16:36:17,711 mds[35]: (Warning) Server: No stores registered for metascope "kMDQueryScopeNetworkIndexed"
12/02/2014 16:36:41,458 mdworker[1089]: FontImporter: Validation failed - "/Volumes/Charaf/Charaf/FILES/Stuff/DESIGN/font/Exorcista_-Jed_40.ttf".
12/02/2014 16:36:41,458 mdworker[1089]: FontImporter: Validation Result - "(
    kATSFontTestSeverityFatalError,
    kATSFontTestSeverityInformation,
    kATSFontTestSeverityMinorError

this happens to me too.
im using ML with mbp.
when i have this, i restart chrome.
it solves my problem.
i think it's not OS it's just chrome or other things make it happen.
why don't you try re-install chrome or other programs.
hope it helps

10.8.4 Finder freezes since upgrading

Ever since upgrading to 10.8.4, my MacBookPro freezes. At first I thought it was the back up device, but even when that is not running, it still happens. I don't know if it is just the Finder freezing everything or an application like iMail. When it freezes, no application will work, I can not click to quit any open apps -- I have to use my mouse RIGHT click to quit those apps or to restart or quit. A few times I ahve had to quit/restart with theON/OFF button on the laptop since I can not navigate at all. Sometimes, when it freezes I am in a Finder window and the mouse will scroll up and down and highlight all documents in the Finder window.
So, the mouse moves, but only works on right click.
I can not close any open window.
I can not quit any app unless I right click on the app icon in the app bar.
Quitting every open app does not help.
I have to restart the computer.
This can happen mulitiple times in an hour or just once every few hours.
Version 10.8.4, 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Any thoughts?

Hey Chuck
There are a few things, one is to follow the steps in the article below to isolate if it is just your user or is it system wide. If it is user specific, the best advise is to back up the data and then copy it into the new user and remove the old one.
Isolating issues in Mac OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1388
If it something that is system wide then you will need to backup and then reinstall the operating system. I have provided a link for that process.
OS X Mountain Lion: Reinstall OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10763
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
-Norm G.

Finder Freezing for many reasons

Hello,
For 2 days now my finder has begun to freeze whenever i try to:
-Select a file from it, whether to open the file or attach it to an e-mail. (There may be more but these are the ones i know of for sure).
-Get info, whenever i press get info it freezes
These are what i have noticed to cause it to freeze so far, although there may be more. I have no idea why this began to happen and i can't link anything to it that i can think of. By freezing i mean that i get the never ending spinning rainbow/ loading icon.
Going down to the task bar at the bottom of the screen i can right click on finder and select "relaunch" and it will start working again, however it still won't have opened the get info window, attached the file to the e-mail or opened the file (although on occasion the file will open prior to the finder freezing).
Does anyone else have this problem or have had it happen and know how to fix it? It is basically stopping me from doing anything and i really need this computer for school.
Oh, and opening files from the desktop does not cause any problems or opening programs does not seem to cause it to freeze.

Still might pay to do this...
Safe Boot , (holding Shift key down at bootup), off the HD & use Disk Utility from there to Repair Permissions, reboot once more.

Finder freezes every 10min or so, necessitating Relaunch to continue working

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