3 Betas down, still can't open Finder

[martinocando]

It's been 3 betas already and I'm pretty surprised I'm the only one having issues with Finder. Clicking on the icon will just flash the icons. After several clicks, it shows this message:

I can't save a file from the web, it won't show the save-as dialog, I can't upload a file to the web. Is a nightmare. I've been using the Pathfinder App and while it works for some things, is not a real replacement.

It has to be a conflict with an App that I'm using noone else is. Already reported to Apple.
Any ideas where I can look for clues?

 

[dmccloud]

I'd recommend doing a clean install, then adding apps one at a time to see which one is causing the issue. You can also look at the working and non-working apps thread to see if one of your apps is mentioned there.

 

[martinocando]

God, a clean install is something I'd like to avoid. This is a brand new machine. I bought it in March and I've installed just a basic set of apps with Setapp, Adobe and print drivers. Nothing fancy. I think I'll start removing and testing apps one at a time before doing the clean install.

 

[01cowherd]

Have you tried booting in safe mode?

 

[martinocando]

Have you tried booting in safe mode?

Well, I was about to say: "What's the point?" but it turns out that Finder crashes even in safe mode. So I guess a clean install it is. Ughhhh

Question before I do this. Do you recommend to restore from Time Machine after clean install?

 

[martinocando]

Fixed!!! It was my frigging user. I created a new user, and Finder started working right away. I'm moving my stuff to the new user and deleting the old one. Wow, it was a nightmare. I couldn't even save files from any application.