Can't open the finder via applications after upgrading

After upgrading to Mountain Lion I can't show or open files in the finder via my applications. For example, after I download a file in Chrome nothing happens when I right-click and say 'open file' or 'show in finder.' After I export images from Lightroom it won't open the folder containing those images even though the 'show in finder' option is selected. I have to open the finder and navigate to the files manually. Any help would be appreciated.

Go to your Finder "Go" menu hold the option key and choose Library. Then go to Preferences folder and trash these files:
com.apple.finder.plist
com.apple.sidebarlists.plist
Then, restart, or log out and in again.
(You will have to reset a few finder prefs the way you like them.)

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I tested this:
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☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
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from the menu bar.
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i upgraded to lion a few weeks ago and today tried to access an appleworks 6 .cwk word processing document in pages 09 and it returns an error saying it can not be opened because it is not a word processing document.
i have gone into 'get info' to set pages as the default application to open the document with no luck. i am absolutely sure it is an appleworks 6.2.9 word processing document. my pages application is up to date.
all of our older business contracts and word processing documents are appleworks 6 files. any ideas why pages won't open the document? everything i have read indicates that pages should have no problem opening the file. our spreadsheet files open fine with numbers.
any ideas?
thanks.

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--[SCRIPT which_kind_of_AWdoc]
Enregistrer ce script en tant qu'application sur le bureau.
Exécuter ce script ou déposer l'icône d'un fichier
sur son icône pour identifier le fichier.
Save the script as Application on the desktop.
Run the script or drag and drop a file icon
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Yvan KOENIG le 28 octobre 2008
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on run (*
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--[/SCRIPT]
--{code}
Copy it in the clipboard
Paste in a new window of the application "AppleScript Editor" which is located in :
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I had an experience and I want share with you
I was working on Japanese AI file and after I have finished it I tried open it again, it gives me "Can't open the illustration" massage.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4928
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Hello, terrygav.
I would recommend processing a reinstall of Mavericks.
OS X Mavericks: Reinstall OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13871
Make sure to backup all of your data prior to reinstalling OS X 10.9.
Back up your Mac
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11371
Cheers,
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