Preview not responding in 10.9.4

Hi,
Regularly, Preview will suddenly stop responding. It usually happens upon trying to open a new document. I tend to open many documents, sometimes heavy documents. I have tried this solution (moving the com.apple.Preview folder) to no avail. The only solution to get it back working is to restart the computer, which really is just a work around. Any other advice regarding this problem, or tip about how to troubleshoot it?
Thanks,
P.

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