Finder not working...what should I do?
Finder hasn't been working for the past few days; so none of the icons on my desktop show up. I can sometimes open the Trash folder from the Dock, but cannot seem to click on anything. I have tried relaunching Finder and restarting my MacBook, but it's just not working.
I created a new admin account and Finder works fine, but since I cannot access Finder on the other account, I cannot transfer permissions from the +Get Info+ menu.
What can I do to make Finder work again on my main account? Please help!
Welcome to the Discussions.
The Installation Disks, are the Disks that shipped with your Machine, Disk 1 and 2. These are vital to the smooth running running of your System, and are used for several tasks, including Troubleshooting.
So, it's important that you locate them.
In the absence of them, for now, do this.
/Users/Yourname/Library/Preferences, locate com.apple.finder.plist and move it to the Desktop, Reboot. If all works ok, you can trash that file.
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