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finder keeps crashing and reloading

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scootermafia

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Jan 10, 2005
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In my main user account, the finder keeps crashing and reloading at about 10 second intervals, over and over. It doesn't matter if I reboot, it keeps doing that. I can log into other user accounts, but my files are protected so they're non-openable in other accounts, the home folder is totally locked down and I can't get at it. What can I do?
 
finder crash loop in MAC OS 10.7.5

PROBLEM: finder crash loop
The other apps works but finder crash and recrash indefinetly when i restart it.

The trouble don't comes if i start with another user account.
Repair permission in DiskUtility don't work.

My solution - 2 ways:
1› Start with another user account.
Download and install PathFinder for all users
Log on with with your usual name and move files on the desktop to another directory.
No more crash. You can make a backup of the files in your account.

2› ONYX save my life
Use CLEAN UP tab
Suppr Caches files - Check Core and extensions
Execute
Et voila...
 
If you have discovered that a problem ONLY occurs in ONE user account, then reinstalling the OS is pointless. Migrating to a new user account is unnecessary at best.

User account problems are likely to be caused by corrupt user caches, preferences that are corrupt or have the wrong settings, or third-party software that is set to launch in that account.

Third-party apps can be easily removed. Caches can be emptied with something like Onyx, as mentioned. Relevant preference files can be deleted (or moved, tested and replaced if not the cause).
 
This has just happened to me... Fired up Safe Mode to check a problem I was having with a different app - and now this...

Thinking the most recent update to XtraFinder might have something to do with it, but cannot be sure at this point...

For the less technically minded, could someone please clarify what possible steps can be taken? This is REALLY driving me beyond the point of madness! :(

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Cassady said:
This has just happened to me... Fired up Safe Mode to check a problem I was having with a different app - and now this...

Thinking the most recent update to XtraFinder might have something to do with it, but cannot be sure at this point...

For the less technically minded, could someone please clarify what possible steps can be taken? This is REALLY driving me beyond the point of madness! :(
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Phew... Terminal: Killall Finder manages to stop the madness temporarily. Killed it, and a reboot later, all appeared to be back to normal - only - it's not... Opened Finder again - and the infinite loop kicked in again.... :(

Any suggestions?
 
It solved my problem with loop relaunching finder

Hi guys!

I had this problem on Mavericks today and spent 4 hours dealing with it. I have tried EVERYTHING:
  • deleting finder preferences
  • deleting .DS_Strore files
  • cleaning desktop
  • login as a guest
  • login in safe mode
  • even reinstalling OS X (not clean install, though)
nothing helped.

But, eventually, I saw the post in Google groups, and it solved my problem. Solution is to obvoius.
GOOGLE DRIVE WAS THE PROBLEM. Indeed, Google Drive very closely works with finder, and, as I suppouse, at some point they had conflict, which made finder relaunch all the time.

So, I quit GoogleDrive and even without restarting Finder started workiking normally.

P.S. I was even ready to buy external drive to make backup and make clean install.

Hope, it will help you!
 
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This worked for me, first thing I tried and Finder is behaving normally.

Thank you! :)


Dima4ka said:
Hi guys!

I had this problem on Mavericks today and spent 4 hours dealing with it. I have tried EVERYTHING:
  • deleting finder preferences
  • deleting .DS_Strore files
  • cleaning desktop
  • login as a guest
  • login in safe mode
  • even reinstalling OS X (not clean install, though)
nothing helped.

But, eventually, I saw the post in Google groups, and it solved my problem. Solution is to obvoius.
GOOGLE DRIVE WAS THE PROBLEM. Indeed, Google Drive very closely works with finder, and, as I suppouse, at some point they had conflict, which made finder relaunch all the time.

So, I quit GoogleDrive and even without restarting Finder started workiking normally.

P.S. I was even ready to buy external drive to make backup and make clean install.

Hope, it will help you!
Click to expand...
 
Thank you thank you thank you!

Google Drive seems to need an update, right?
 
Dima4ka said:
I saw the post in Google groups, and it solved my problem. Solution is to obvoius.
GOOGLE DRIVE WAS THE PROBLEM. Indeed, Google Drive very closely works with finder, and, as I suppouse, at some point they had conflict, which made finder relaunch all the time.

So, I quit GoogleDrive and even without restarting Finder started [working] normally [ ... ]

Hope, it will help you!
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Yes, it sure did help! I had never experienced the continuous Finder refresh problem until yesterday, and was becoming seriously frustrated until I came across your solution. Thank you very much.
 
I had both Google Drive and Copy.com drivers installed, but never had a problem until I replaced my boot drive (with the previous drive cloned to the new one).

The continuous Finder relaunch didn't stop until I got rid of both of them.

One would think this should be a fixable problem.
 
Dima4ka said:
It solved my problem with loop relaunching finder

Hi guys!

I had this problem on Mavericks today and spent 4 hours dealing with it. I have tried EVERYTHING:
  • deleting finder preferences
  • deleting .DS_Strore files
  • cleaning desktop
  • login as a guest
  • login in safe mode
  • even reinstalling OS X (not clean install, though)
nothing helped.

But, eventually, I saw the post in Google groups, and it solved my problem. Solution is to obvoius.
GOOGLE DRIVE WAS THE PROBLEM. Indeed, Google Drive very closely works with finder, and, as I suppouse, at some point they had conflict, which made finder relaunch all the time.

So, I quit GoogleDrive and even without restarting Finder started workiking normally.

P.S. I was even ready to buy external drive to make backup and make clean install.

Hope, it will help you![/QUOTE

Just tried this and it worked. Thank you thank you thank you. You have no idea how relieved i am, cheers.
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