Os x 10.6.8 keeps switching to finder

My OS X 10.6.8 keeps spontaneously switching to finder every minute or two by itself.  For instance, I'll be working in Safari and it'll switch to finder and I'll have to click safari to get it to come back. No tech here, but would love to have some help.
Thanks,
Scott

I agree: the Finder must be crashing for some reason, and since it's an integral part of OS X, it automatically restarts after shutting down, hence the loss of focus in the application you're working on at the moment.
Have you tried to repair permissions, or even to just reboot your Mac in Safe Mode (by pressing the Shift key on reboot until you see the grey Apple backdrop AND progress bar)?

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