Finder "drops out" during operations, then "drops in" when in other programs.

When trying to copy files to a USB stick or through AirDrop, Finder will drop out for a second (all its windows briefly disappear and processes will stop). The files will be partially copied to the USB stick, but greyed out.
When in other programs, like Safari, Finder windows will suddenly appear, unbidden.
When I run DiskUtility, I will get a very long list of permissions which need to be repaired. When I click "Repair Permissions" it says it repaired them, but then running Repair Permissions again brings up the same list. I have tried the "resetpassword" command in Terminal from the Recovery Volume (Restart+CMD-R) to reset the home folder permissions and ACLs. I have reset the PRAM. I have done a Safe Boot and restarted. I still cannot copy, and Finder is still acting weird. What can I do?
J

Might be Finder preferences are corrupted ...
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.
Launch the Finder to test.
If that didn't help, try relaunching the Finder > Relaunch Finder… from the Mac OS X Finder
It's not necessary to repeatedly repair permissions. Those are messages, nothing more.

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