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Mavericks latest
Macbook Pro Retina
The sequence of events is this:
Use the Finder
Minimise the Finder window, clicking on the Orange blob
Click on the Finder in the dock to bring back the window - doesn't appear
Click on the Finder window menu, see screen shot
If I click on the window with the diamond (called "aImages" above) the window will appear
If I click on the WIndow with the check mark/tick, the window will not appear
I also get this with Safari too.
Things I tried:
Keep up to date with Mavericks
Clean Mavericks install - I wiped my Machine and restored just the apps I used and dumped all the accumulated junk
I'm quite fed up with this - been happening since the first install of Mavericks.

Hi,
Did you try a simple reboot of your Mac?
Sometimes this will help ...
Dimaxum

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