Opening a folder takes forever

Ever since I upgraded to OS X Mavericks, when I open a folder in spoitlight, on the dock, desktop, etc., it takes forever to open up. I've googled this and seen some fixes, but none have worked for me. I searched through this forum and hadn't seen this question posted yet unless I missed it.

Yes, you've missed the prior discussion.
Go here for the workaround on : https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5492808?start=15&tstart=60
Go to page 4 and look for post by Snaggletooth__DE

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