OS 10.8 issue - need to relaunch finder everytime open file

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I'm thinking of adding more memory as I only have 2Mb. I don't think that's the problem.

Go to your Finder "Go" menu hold the option key and choose Library. Then go to Preferences folder and trash these files:
com.apple.finder.plist
com.apple.sidebarlists.plist
Then, restart, or log out and in again.
(You will have to reset a few finder prefs the way you like them.)
Adding at least 4 GB of RAM should make a big difference.

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