Troubleshooting Finder

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If the OS starts up, but the Finder never appears, you usually have a hard-to-troubleshoot issue.

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Classic Mac OS: File sharing / Web sharing

  • In the Classic Mac OS, sometimes file sharing can freeze startup looking for a network that doesn't exist. You can just Force quit file sharing when this happens, and startup will continue.
  • Web sharing has the same issue, and the same solution.
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Bad disk

  • Sometimes, if you have a bad disk, the Finder will choke on it when trying to get its icon/size/etc. Try removing any disks or media that aren't your boot disk.
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Corrupted User

  • Try logging in as a different user, and seeing if it's something in your user profile. Maybe deleting the Finder's preference file is enough to fix it.
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Corrupted Finder

  • Maybe your Finder is simply corrupt, and you have to re-install the system.
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