a hmmm about finder in 10.4.2

Benjamindaines · Jul 16, 2005

Can anyone else no longer minimize finder windows in 10.4.2?

D3v1L80Y · Jul 16, 2005

You can't just use the yellow button or Command+M?

I don't have Tiger, but if you can't I would try a restart and then a permissions repair if the restart does nothing.

Benjamindaines · Jul 16, 2005

here is a screenshot notice the grayed out yellow circle

D3v1L80Y · Jul 16, 2005

Did you try Command+M?

IT does look like something screwy, but the aforementioned fixes should help. At least they won't hurt.

Benjamindaines · Jul 16, 2005

D3v1L80Y said:
Did you try Command+M?

IT does look like something screwy, but the aforementioned fixes should help. At least they won't hurt.

Command M doesnt work either and Minimize is grayed out in the window menu too.

witeshark · Jul 16, 2005

Try repair permissions. After every software update, and about every 2 weeks: close all apps and log totally off. Log on, go in Finder, Applications. Utilities, Disk Utility. After the message -getting disk information- select volume (below the hard drive name -upper left corner). Just highlight it. Now look to the lower two things are there near the middle, verify permissions, repair permissions. Click repair permissions

Benjamindaines · Jul 16, 2005

mac addikt fixed it in the irc

dtravis7 · Jul 17, 2005

benjamindaines said:
mac addikt fixed it in the irc

What was the problem for future reference?

Benjamindaines · Jul 17, 2005

dtravis7 said:
What was the problem for future reference?

relaunch finder

Avalon · Jul 17, 2005

benjamindaines said:
relaunch finder

Those coming from the Windows world know that the first repair trick to use is a relaunch, be it just a program or the system...I know that most people that work exclusively on Macs don't think about this as a first try.

After all, even Mac OS X is just another OS...

Aptmunich · Jul 17, 2005

And for those who don't know:
To relaunch finder hit Command+Option/Alt+Esc to bring up the force quit applications dialogue, select Finder and hit the 'relaunch' button.