Empty Finder Windows
After upgrading to 10.7.5 on my 2008 white macbook, the finder windows will not list any files except for the one labeled "all my files" and if I connect to another computer on the network it's files show up fine. I can find and open files with spotlight and the folders in the dock but all other windows are empty with the little wheel turning in the lower right corner. Relaunching finder temporarily fixed it till I opened a new finder window. Repaired permissions and saw a bunch of stuff about python. Anyone else seen this?
Thanks
Bill
Reinstall the 10.7.5 COMBO update. BTW, your product info's showing MLion.
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Dec 20, 2014, 08:14:56 AM Self test - passedMac users often ask whether they should install "anti-virus" software. The answer usually given on ASC is "no." The answer is right, but it may give the wrong impression that there is no threat from what are loosely called "viruses." There is a threat, and you need to educate yourself about it.
1. This is a comment on what you should—and should not—do to protect yourself from malicious software ("malware") that circulates on the Internet and gets onto a computer as an unintended consequence of the user's actions. It does not apply to software, such as keystroke loggers, that may be installed deliberately by an intruder who has hands-on access to the computer, or who has been able to take control of it remotely. That threat is in a different category, and there's no easy way to defend against it.
The comment is long because the issue is complex. The key points are in sections 5, 6, and 10.
OS X now implements three layers of built-in protection specifically against malware, not counting runtime protections such as execute disable, sandboxing, system library randomization, and address space layout randomization that may also guard against other kinds of exploits.
2. All versions of OS X since 10.6.7 have been able to detect known Mac malware in downloaded files, and to block insecure web plugins. This feature is transparent to the user. Internally Apple calls it "XProtect."
The malware recognition database used by XProtect is automatically updated; however, you shouldn't rely on it, because the attackers are always at least a day ahead of the defenders.
The following caveats apply to XProtect:
☞ It can be bypassed by some third-party networking software, such as BitTorrent clients and Java applets.
☞ It only applies to software downloaded from the network. Software installed from a CD or other media is not checked.
As new versions of OS X are released, it's not clear whether Apple will indefinitely continue to maintain the XProtect database of older versions such as 10.6. The security of obsolete system versions may eventually be degraded. Security updates to the code of obsolete systems will stop being released at some point, and that may leave them open to other kinds of attack besides malware.
3. Starting with OS X 10.7.5, there has been a second layer of built-in malware protection, designated "Gatekeeper" by Apple. By default, applications and Installer packages downloaded from the network will only run if they're digitally signed by a developer with a certificate issued by Apple. Software certified in this way hasn't necessarily been tested by Apple, but you can be reasonably sure that it hasn't been modified by anyone other than the developer. His identity is known to Apple, so he could be held legally responsible if he distributed malware. That may not mean much if the developer lives in a country with a weak legal system (see below.)
Gatekeeper doesn't depend on a database of known malware. It has, however, the same limitations as XProtect, and in addition the following:
☞ It can easily be disabled or overridden by the user.
☞ A malware attacker could get control of a code-signing certificate under false pretenses, or could simply ignore the consequences of distributing codesigned malware.
☞ An App Store developer could find a way to bypass Apple's oversight, or the oversight could fail due to human error.
Apple has taken far too long to revoke the codesigning certificates of some known abusers, thereby diluting the value of Gatekeeper and the Developer ID program. Those lapses don't involve App Store products, however.
For the reasons given, App Store products, and—to a lesser extent—other applications recognized by Gatekeeper as signed, are safer than others, but they can't be considered absolutely safe. "Sandboxed" applications may prompt for access to private data, such as your contacts, or for access to the network. Think before granting that access. Sandbox security is based on user input. Never click through any request for authorization without thinking.
4. Starting with OS X 10.8.3, a third layer of protection has been added: a "Malware Removal Tool" (MRT). MRT runs automatically in the background when you update the OS. It checks for, and removes, malware that may have evaded the other protections via a Java exploit (see below.) MRT also runs when you install or update the Apple-supplied Java runtime (but not the Oracle runtime.) Like XProtect, MRT is effective against known threats, but not against unknown ones. It notifies you if it finds malware, but otherwise there's no user interface to MRT.
5. The built-in security features of OS X reduce the risk of malware attack, but they are not, and never will be, complete protection. Malware is a problem of human behavior, not machine behavior, and no technological fix alone is going to solve it. Trusting software to protect you will only make you more vulnerable.
The best defense is always going to be your own intelligence. With the possible exception of Java exploits, all known malware circulating on the Internet that affects a fully-updated installation of OS X 10.6 or later takes the form of so-called "Trojan horses," which can only have an effect if the victim is duped into running them. The threat therefore amounts to a battle of wits between you and Internet criminals. If you're better informed than they think you are, you'll win. That means, in practice, that you always stay within a safe harbor of computing practices. How do you know when you're leaving the safe harbor? Below are some warning signs of danger.
Software from an untrustworthy source
☞ Software with a corporate brand, such as Adobe Flash Player, doesn't come directly from the developer’s website. Do not trust an alert from any website to update Flash, or your browser, or any other software. A genuine alert that Flash is outdated and blocked is shown on this support page. Follow the instructions on the support page in that case. Otherwise, assume that the alert is fake and someone is trying to scam you into installing malware. If you see such alerts on more than one website, ask for instructions.
☞ Software of any kind is distributed via BitTorrent, or Usenet, or on a website that also distributes pirated music or movies.
☞ Rogue websites such as Softonic, Soft32, and CNET Download distribute free applications that have been packaged in a superfluous "installer."
☞ The software is advertised by means of spam or intrusive web ads. Any ad, on any site, that includes a direct link to a download should be ignored.
Software that is plainly illegal or does something illegal
☞ High-priced commercial software such as Photoshop is "cracked" or "free."
☞ An application helps you to infringe copyright, for instance by circumventing the copy protection on commercial software, or saving streamed media for reuse without permission. All "YouTube downloaders" are in this category, though not all are necessarily malicious.
Conditional or unsolicited offers from strangers
☞ A telephone caller or a web page tells you that you have a “virus” and offers to help you remove it. (Some reputable websites did legitimately warn visitors who were infected with the "DNSChanger" malware. That exception to this rule no longer applies.)
☞ A web site offers free content such as video or music, but to use it you must install a “codec,” “plug-in,” "player," "downloader," "extractor," or “certificate” that comes from that same site, or an unknown one.
☞ You win a prize in a contest you never entered.
☞ Someone on a message board such as this one is eager to help you, but only if you download an application of his choosing.
☞ A "FREE WI-FI !!!" network advertises itself in a public place such as an airport, but is not provided by the management.
☞ Anything online that you would expect to pay for is "free."
Unexpected events
☞ A file is downloaded automatically when you visit a web page, with no other action on your part. Delete any such file without opening it.
☞ You open what you think is a document and get an alert that it's "an application downloaded from the Internet." Click Cancel and delete the file. Even if you don't get the alert, you should still delete any file that isn't what you expected it to be.
☞ An application does something you don't expect, such as asking for permission to access your contacts, your location, or the Internet for no obvious reason.
☞ Software is attached to email that you didn't request, even if it comes (or seems to come) from someone you trust.
I don't say that leaving the safe harbor just once will necessarily result in disaster, but making a habit of it will weaken your defenses against malware attack. Any of the above scenarios should, at the very least, make you uncomfortable.
6. Java on the Web (not to be confused with JavaScript, to which it's not related, despite the similarity of the names) is a weak point in the security of any system. Java is, among other things, a platform for running complex applications in a web page, on the client. That was always a bad idea, and Java's developers have proven themselves incapable of implementing it without also creating a portal for malware to enter. Past Java exploits are the closest thing there has ever been to a Windows-style virus affecting OS X. Merely loading a page with malicious Java content could be harmful.
Fortunately, client-side Java on the Web is obsolete and mostly extinct. Only a few outmoded sites still use it. Try to hasten the process of extinction by avoiding those sites, if you have a choice. Forget about playing games or other non-essential uses of Java.
Java is not included in OS X 10.7 and later. Discrete Java installers are distributed by Apple and by Oracle (the developer of Java.) Don't use either one unless you need it. Most people don't. If Java is installed, disable it—not JavaScript—in your browsers.
Regardless of version, experience has shown that Java on the Web can't be trusted. If you must use a Java applet for a task on a specific site, enable Java only for that site in Safari. Never enable Java for a public website that carries third-party advertising. Use it only on well-known, login-protected, secure websites without ads. In Safari 6 or later, you'll see a padlock icon in the address bar when visiting a secure site.
Stay within the safe harbor, and you’ll be as safe from malware as you can practically be. The rest of this comment concerns what you should not do to protect yourself.
7. Never install any commercial "anti-virus" (AV) or "Internet security" products for the Mac, as they are all worse than useless. If you need to be able to detect Windows malware in your files, use one of the free security apps in the Mac App Store—nothing else.
Why shouldn't you use commercial AV products?
☞ To recognize malware, the software depends on a database of known threats, which is always at least a day out of date. This technique is a proven failure, as a major AV software vendor has admitted. Most attacks are "zero-day"—that is, previously unknown. Recognition-based AV does not defend against such attacks, and the enterprise IT industry is coming to the realization that traditional AV software is worthless.
☞ Its design is predicated on the nonexistent threat that malware may be injected at any time, anywhere in the file system. Malware is downloaded from the network; it doesn't materialize from nowhere. In order to meet that nonexistent threat, commercial AV software modifies or duplicates low-level functions of the operating system, which is a waste of resources and a common cause of instability, bugs, and poor performance.
☞ By modifying the operating system, the software may also create weaknesses that could be exploited by malware attackers.
☞ Most importantly, a false sense of security is dangerous.
8. An AV product from the App Store, such as "ClamXav," has the same drawback as the commercial suites of being always out of date, but it does not inject low-level code into the operating system. That doesn't mean it's entirely harmless. It may report email messages that have "phishing" links in the body, or Windows malware in attachments, as infected files, and offer to delete or move them. Doing so will corrupt the Mail database. The messages should be deleted from within the Mail application.
An AV app is not needed, and cannot be relied upon, for protection against OS X malware. It's useful, if at all, only for detecting Windows malware, and even for that use it's not really effective, because new Windows malware is emerging much faster than OS X malware.
Windows malware can't harm you directly (unless, of course, you use Windows.) Just don't pass it on to anyone else. A malicious attachment in email is usually easy to recognize by the name alone. An actual example:
London Terror Moovie.avi [124 spaces] Checked By Norton Antivirus.exe
You don't need software to tell you that's a Windows trojan. Software may be able to tell you which trojan it is, but who cares? In practice, there's no reason to use recognition software unless an organizational policy requires it. Windows malware is so widespread that you should assume it's in every email attachment until proven otherwise. Nevertheless, ClamXav or a similar product from the App Store may serve a purpose if it satisfies an ill-informed network administrator who says you must run some kind of AV application. It's free and it won't handicap the system.
The ClamXav developer won't try to "upsell" you to a paid version of the product. Other developers may do that. Don't be upsold. For one thing, you should not pay to protect Windows users from the consequences of their choice of computing platform. For another, a paid upgrade from a free app will probably have all the disadvantages mentioned in section 7.
9. It seems to be a common belief that the built-in Application Firewall acts as a barrier to infection, or prevents malware from functioning. It does neither. It blocks inbound connections to certain network services you're running, such as file sharing. It's disabled by default and you should leave it that way if you're behind a router on a private home or office network. Activate it only when you're on an untrusted network, for instance a public Wi-Fi hotspot, where you don't want to provide services. Disable any services you don't use in the Sharing preference pane. All are disabled by default.
10. As a Mac user, you don't have to live in fear that your computer may be infected every time you install software, read email, or visit a web page. But neither can you assume that you will always be safe from exploitation, no matter what you do. Navigating the Internet is like walking the streets of a big city. It can be as safe or as dangerous as you choose to make it. The greatest harm done by security software is precisely its selling point: it makes people feel safe. They may then feel safe enough to take risks from which the software doesn't protect them. Nothing can lessen the need for safe computing practices. -
Hi
I have been using Mac's now for about 10 years and this is my first problem.
I have recently moved into an office that use PC's with a Windows server.
I have set up the network to transfer files and view the windows server and it works fine.
I have a problem in that my colleagues on PC need to be able to view my emails which I send and receive using Mail. They therefore need to have logical title names and the date sent and ideally who to or from. I view them and archive them using Mail which is fine for me.
I understand about the archiving and copying of mailboxes but this gives every email the un-fathomable title name 9944847 etc.
I can get round the problem by dragging and dropping every email I send and receive individually and it will automatically give it a more logical title of the subject heading however the date is when it was dragged not when sent. This is a pain if I am away or forget to save an email for a day or two and then the date is inconsistent.
Is there a way to batch copy emails from Mail to a finder window and for it to name the files as the subject heading or to archive the files in a similar way so they retain the detailed information my colleagues require.
And no I can not get to all change to Mac and I don't really fancy using Outlook, Entourage or Parallels.
Please help.
TobyQuit Mail. Force quit if necessary.
Back up all data. That means you know you can restore the Mail database, no matter what happens.
Triple-click the text on the line below to select it:
~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/Envelope Index
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C). In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder
from the menu bar. Paste into the box that opens (command-V), then press return.
A Finder window will open with a file selected. Move the selected file to the Desktop, leaving the window open. Other files in the folder may have names that begin with "Envelope Index". Move those files, if any, to the Trash. Relaunch Mail. It should prompt you to re-import your messages. You may get a warning that the index is corrupt and that Mail has to quit. Click OK.
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Finder window won't open on the desktop when rebooting in Lion
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I have to click Finder icon on the dock to open finder window, and it never remember it's last location on the desktop and settings I applied to it in Preference.
This is annoying. I have tried and search many solutions but none of them are permanent. They are:
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I think this is a bug in Lion, and would like experts here to advise a permanent solution for me Thank in advanceHelp please!
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Finder window: Grey spinning wheel in status bar and not able to access files?
Can anyone help with this issue which has utterly perplexed me for 24 hours now.
I have all of my photos and videos stored on an external hard drive. Yesterday the hard drive started misbehaving and when I tried to access files it would simply not load them, the folders would appear empty (even though the files were there) and a grey spinning wheel would appear at the bottom of the finder window. This would then cause the finder to (sometimes) slow down and require restarting.
This has continued today, the drive seems to be okay according to Disc Utility, Disk Warrior and TechTool - all of them showing no errors but the drive continues to behave very strangely. To be safe I am transferring everything to another drive as we speak.
In the finder status bar a grey spinning "wheel" will appear in the bottom right corner whenever the drive tries (and subsequently fails) to load content. Here's a screenshot, notice also the icon for the drive changes to a blue icon with a series of wavey lines:
I've no idea what is causing this or why its happening. It's very odd and the drive will act okay until you try to access files, then it will just indefinately show the grey spinning wheel.
Strangely a moment ago all of my drives became "read only" (including the Macintosh HD) and were ALL doing this. The problem only occurs when my current Media external hard drive is plugged in, so I'm transferring everything off it (which I hope will be successful). It does this on any machine its plugged in to, yet it's not got any problems according to various tests with disk utility etc.
Any help?i was getting the spinning grey wheel in status bar, with no files displaying.
this thread describes re-launching Finder - which did the trick for me - though my issue was with the internal hard drive, not an external
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3649473?start=0&tstart=0 -
My only problem so far with Leopard is that finder windows don't refresh unless you go back and then return to the folder. Surely this could be fixed with a simple solution?
Two bugs that I've noticed so far relating to this, not sure if it's what you're talking about specifically:
1) When resizing a list view Finder window, if there are more items in the list than can fit in the window and you try to drag-resize it (using the bottom-right resize control); the window doesn't actually refresh +until you let go of the mouse button+. So you end up with a bunch of white space at the bottom of the window where the list should be, but it won't show you the rest of the items until you let up on the mouse button...
Note: This is not always the case. While I can't track it down to any one action that triggers it to happen, it does, which is why it is definitely a bug and not some odd "feature". I just tried it in my Finder to test it and it actually works ok. But 10 minutes from now in some other window, it won't refresh correctly - not exactly sure what's going on.
2) After deleting some files, the available disk space text in the window's status bar part doesn't normally update. I think it is more common with larger files, but never had a problem with it on Tiger (Tiger always updated the text as soon as the trash was finished emptying).
In Leopard, the trash will finish emptying but the window's status text doesn't show the changes for a while - usually only after I close and reopen a window on that drive (though this doesn't always fix it, sometimes it takes well over 45 seconds or more to update and show the changes). -
I've been using Macs since 1993 and got into a work pattern of always having a Finder window open to navigate round the system.
So on every re-boot the same Finder window reappered wherever I left it on shut down.
With Mountain Lion I find this has completely disappeared.
I don't seem to be able to achieve the same behaviour at all.
Except for one or two ocassions (and I can't find the pattern there either !) I am always faced with an empty desktop on start up.
I've looked through help files, checked "re-open widows on start up", searched through preferences, etc, etc
Does anyone know anything about this please ?
Many thanks
RodHi R L,
I have seen this happen a couple of times on my iMac and I am not sure what causes it. Mine did the same thing a couple of times when I first got it but has not done it since.
I would start by repairing the Disk Permissions and then checking the hard drive for problems using Disk Utility while booted off your system install CD. Instead of installing a new system just use the file menu and navigate to Disk Utility and have it repair your disk.
It could be that something you installed has caused this issue and as a general rule it is always a good idea to repair your disk permissions after installing new software, even Apple software. Sometimes installers don't reset the permissions like they should when they have completed the install.
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This problem just started this morning. When I open a new window in the finder, it does not show the contents of my hard drive, the window is empty and in the bottom right hand corner of the window, you can see one of those spinning circles that is a signal for you to wait for the window to load, only it never does.
I just had two automatic updates this morning before this started happening--Quicktime 7.1.6 and Security Update 2007-004 verson 1.1
Anyone know what's going on and how to fix it? My computer is virtually unusable this way, since I can't get access to my hard drive files through Finder windows.
iBook G4 2004 Mac OS X (10.3.9)Here are several suggestions.
If you haven't already tried this... go to your Desktop and click File>New Finder Window. When the window appears, click MacintoshHD. See if that does the trick. If not.... also click your Home Folder icon in the Sidebar and see if that works. It sounds like your have a corrupted Finder preference file. If you can access your files at some point, you should delete the pref file... here's how to do that. Go to: MacintoshHD>Users>Library>Preferences. Locate this file in the Preferences folder: com.apple.finder.plist. Drag that file to the Trash, empty the Trash and reboot.
Run Disk Utility. It's located: Applications>Utilities. Repair Disk Permissions and close Disk Utility. Reboot and try a Finder window.
Hopefully something helped.
Carolyn
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Can I use Links list to make a selection in a finder window?
I have a .indd file with about 75 placed graphics. The graphics are in a folder with 150+ images. I want to delete all the unused images from this folder. Is there a way to "select in finder" those images included in the indd file? I'm trying to avoid manually going back and forth from the Links list to the Finder window to make this selection. (Yes, I've admonished the author to please clean up their folders in advance, but that didn't happen and now I have 10 book chapters with this same problem this my motivation to solve via computer automation.)
You didn't give your ID version. In CS3, I'd package the file with links, empty the image folder and then copy back the linked images from the package to the original folder. Then delete the package.
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Finder Window Does not retain custom size and/or view
I recently installed OS X Snow Leopard and ever sine I have had problems with the behaviour of my finder windows in that they simply will not retain my custom view settings.
+For example, I set the default view to coverflow with a 50/50 ratio of coverflow (on top) and file lists (on the bottom). But as soon as I click to another location, close and then reopen any finder window, at any time, the result is always the same - the window opens in coverflow with the coverflow graphics taking up around 90% of the window space and the file lists underneath squeezed down to minimum size. Even if I set all windows to open in icon view or list view, the same thing happens.+
*I have tried all of the following:*
Opening a finder window, resizing, and then closing it straight away
Deleting the both the finder and the side bar plist files, emptying the trash and then restarting finder
Restarting finder on its own
*Is anyone having the same problem and if so have they found a solution?*This problem affects a few of my Finder windows, including the Application folder window. I recently did a clean reinstall of SL (which stands for Stupid Lunatic, because that's what I was for upgrading), and the problem occurred a few days later. This cannot be due to using Migration Assistant (and moving "bad" folders), because the installation process creates the Applications folder and populates it with Apples apps. Migration Assistant just adds your apps to the existing folder.
This problem, or minor variations of it, has occurred with all seven major versions of OS X. Finder window settings were rock solid way back in OS 7 days and remained so through OS 9. I know that Steve Jobs hates the Desktop/Finder approach, but if it's going to be in OS X, then it should work correctly. I actually long for the days when rebuilding the desktop fixed most of the icon and window problems.
We need a utility that can erase the custom settings for our folders and let us start with a clean settings file. -
FINDER WINDOW OPENS UP AFTER STARTUP !!!!
Hi all i seem to be having a problem that was not happing before I installed the
Latest Mac OS X 10.6.5 (10H574) update. Here is the problem when I startup
The system and log on after the desktop shows up a finder window opens
To the top level in other words it opens my computer showing the drives
Net and devices it never did this before it does this every time now, ok
Now lets talk about what other people have done about this problem
It would seem that some of these solutions worked for some and Did
Not for other in other words it not all the same problem or solution.
1. Delete the finder pref plist did not work!
2. Check user login startup items no there was not any items in there that
Would cause this!
3. I also checked to see if it was a wallpaper problem that did not work!
4. And no I did not have any windows or app’s running when I shutdown
The system.
So I have had no luck with this problem oh here some more info
I have two Mac systems and they are both doing the same thing
Now both have the same os version slash updates
One system is Mac Book Pro the other is a Mac Proit shouldn't be blank... it should look something like this:
finderinfo[0]: 164 => Blessed System Folder is /System/Library/CoreServices
finderinfo[1]: 510937 => Blessed System File is /System/Library/CoreServices/boot.efi
finderinfo[2]: 0 => Open-folder linked list empty
finderinfo[3]: 0 => No alternate OS blessed file/folder
finderinfo[4]: 0 => Unused field unset
finderinfo[5]: 164 => OS X blessed folder is /System/Library/CoreServices
note the *finderinfo[2]: 0 => Open-folder linked list empty*
if this is the case for your system (including other mounted volumes) then it must be a separate issue. -
Trash: Deletes more files then are listed in Trash Finder window
I am trying to clean up my HD. I have deleted a bunch of files which show up in the Trash finder window (27 items). When I attempt to securely delete them the Trash window shows over a 1000 items to delete. How is this possible? Are there hidden files? How can I view them to make sure I am not deleting something I didn't put in the trash?
ThanksThis is quite common, and it's a similar issue to every other Finder window, so you shouldn't be too surprised.
Your '27' count is just looking at the number of items (icons) in the Trash window. It's not taking into account embedded files. These most commonly occur with application files which are really bundles of files containing the program code as well as other resources such as icons, images, menus, internationalization resources, etc. It's not uncommon for one .app 'file' to actually consist of hundreds of elements - it's kind of like the same thing as one 'folder' icon containing hundreds of files (and sub-folders) within it.
The Finder (and most human eyes) would simply count to the top-level items, but when you actually empty the trash the OS looks at all those embedded files to determine the true count of items to be deleted.
As for whether you're deleting anything by mistake, just look at those items. If any of them are applications that likely accounts for the count discrepancy. If they're folders, just look in them to see what else will be deleted. In either case you've always got your Time Machine backup to restore from, right? -
Why does it open new finder windows?
suddenly, without my doing anything, click on foldes in the finder ends up opening new windows, so that I have a million windows open by the time I get to the folder I need. i looked in the prefernces and I don't have the "open folders in new window" option checked.
You may have some broken Finder preferences, so try the following steps:
1. Open a Finder window and navigate to Home > Library > Preferences folder.
2. Trash the file com.apple.finder.plist
3. If you are using Mac OS X 10.3 or later, also trash the Finder Sidebar preferences file, com.apple.sidebarlists.plist
4. Perform one of the following tasks:
* Log out, then in again.
* Relaunch the Finder by choosing Force Quit from the Apple menu, selecting Finder, then clicking the Relaunch button.
5. Empty the Trash.
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