Finder not responding OSX10.5.8

SlickShoes · Sep 16, 2010

I am having trouble with finder not responding at all. The computer in question is a macbook pro with 10.5.8 on it and it was recently downloading the itunes update.

Anyway finder does not respond, i have tried the following:

Restart
Reload finder
create a new user, that account is fine
deleting the finder.plist file
permissions repair

The second user account i create is fine, the root account is fine. I am assuming there is a corrupt file somewhere in the main users account causing finder to crash constantly. I tried deleting the finder.plist file as i said above but this didnt do anything. Anyone got any suggestions before i go ahead and just back it up and reinstall the OS?

Cheers

TattooedMac · Sep 16, 2010

Have you tried booting into Safe mode ??
Shut down
Immediately after you hear the startup tone, hold the Shift key. The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone but not before.
Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple icon and the progress indicator (looks like a spinning gear).

If still unresponsive finder post back :0

Cheers

SlickShoes · Sep 16, 2010

Cheers, i did try safe mdoe and forgot to mention it, that user account still has finder not responding within about 2 seconds of being at the desktop screen.

toMACsh · Sep 16, 2010

Why reinstall the OS? Just "migrate' to a new account. I think Mac Help has some good info on doing this. Just grab Accounts from the Index.

AppleHeadGirl · Sep 19, 2010

SlickShoes said:
I am having trouble with finder not responding at all. The computer in question is a macbook pro with 10.5.8 on it and it was recently downloading the itunes update.

Anyway finder does not respond, i have tried the following:

Restart

Reload finder

create a new user, that account is fine

deleting the finder.plist file

permissions repair

The second user account i create is fine, the root account is fine. I am assuming there is a corrupt file somewhere in the main users account causing finder to crash constantly. I tried deleting the finder.plist file as i said above but this didnt do anything. Anyone got any suggestions before i go ahead and just back it up and reinstall the OS?

Cheers

This exact same thing happened to me, I am thinking there was something wrong with that itunes update. I cannot open Finder at all on any user.

toMACsh · Sep 19, 2010

AppleHeadGirl said:
This exact same thing happened to me, I am thinking there was something wrong with that itunes update. I cannot open Finder at all on any user.

That's not what I thought I read in your thread, which I just responded to.

SlickShoes · Sep 21, 2010

toMACsh said:
Why reinstall the OS? Just "migrate' to a new account. I think Mac Help has some good info on doing this. Just grab Accounts from the Index.

Always find that rebuild feels better for me but will give the user the option of migrate or rebuild. cheers!