Finder glitch - Can't see left side of window

[Biremes]

I'm not really sure how to describe the strange glitch i'm having in Finder. When I open Finder, or return to it, sometimes I am unable to see the left side of the window... like it's cut off or something. Scrolling does not help - in fact I don't even have a scrollbar appearing at the bottom..

Any suggestions or comments?

[Biremes]

Here's a follow up. Going in and out of Photoshop the glitch occurs just after I posted the topic.

[Biremes]

Bump

So many views... no suggestions? :\

[Gregg2]

You could try trashing your Finder plist file.

[TheEasterBunny]

Open a folder, then go to view. Enable side bar.
In the first image you show, you can see the name bar at the top in blue, if you click and hold, then drag to the right, it will make the name column wider too.
Help?

[Gregg2]

Originally Posted by TheEasterBunny

Open a folder, then go to view. Enable side bar.

As I read the OP, this is an intermittent problem, not just that the Sidebar is disabled globally.

[Biremes]

The sidebar is already enabled, and resizing the columns does not give me access to the first few columns that have disappeared.

Suggestions?

[Gregg2]

Originally Posted by Biremes

The sidebar is already enabled, and resizing the columns does not give me access to the first few columns that have disappeared.

Suggestions?

Yes...

Originally Posted by Gregg2

You could try trashing your Finder plist file.

[Biremes]

Still experiencing this issue following these instructions I followed found on Google...


Delete Finder preferences using Finder

Open a Finder window and navigate to Home > Library > Preferences folder.
Trash the file com.apple.finder.plist
If you are using Mac OS X 10.3 or later, also trash the Finder Sidebar preferences file, com.apple.sidebarlists.plist
Perform one of the following tasks:
Log out, then in again.
Relaunch the Finder by choosing Force Quit from the Apple menu, selecting Finder, then clicking the Relaunch button.
Empty the Trash.

[Biremes]

Any Mac wizards have more recommendations side from deleting .PList file.

[justperry]

Originally Posted by Biremes

Any Mac wizards have more recommendations side from deleting .PList file.

Delete ".DS_Store" files might be the solution, these files contain folder settings, you could use Spotlight for this but I use a program called EasyFind, if you use that small app make sure it includes invisible files and package contents, all/most settings are lost, give it a try.
Mostly I just recommend deleting the one on the Desktop first, after this it's best to logout or even better do a restart.

[Biremes]

Still having this problem...

I've noticed (since this has been happening well over a month now) that the problem occurs often when I drag something into my Dock. For example if I drag an image into Photoshop on the dock while at work.

Originally Posted by justperry

Delete ".DS_Store" files might be the solution, these files contain folder settings, you could use Spotlight for this but I use a program called EasyFind, if you use that small app make sure it includes invisible files and package contents, all/most settings are lost, give it a try.
Mostly I just recommend deleting the one on the Desktop first, after this it's best to logout or even better do a restart.

[justperry]

Originally Posted by Biremes

Still having this problem...

I've noticed (since this has been happening well over a month now) that the problem occurs often when I drag something into my Dock. For example if I drag an image into Photoshop on the dock while at work.

Always or often, if it is always you could try to delete (or move to the desktop, if it does not work put back) the com.apple.dock.plist in your preferences Folder.
Kill the dock ( it auto relaunches) afterwards in Activity Monitor.