Help...Finder crashes nonstop!!!

[expergo]

Hi,

I have the latest iMac model. All of a sudden my comp froze so I turned it off and turned it back on. After I log on, Finder keeps on crashing (there's a log) and there's no way to stop it. I only have one user on it so I can't test it with another user. I trashed the finder.plist and same thing. I restarted in Safe Mode and still the same thing. Anyone have any idea what's going on? This is with 10.5.2.

Really need my computer this time of year!! 🙁

 

[phenixbleu]

Try This

Okay the only advise I could give you is to check for updates, run maintance scripts in terminal : sudo periodic daily weekly monthly then enter password and wait till it show your mac and username. I would adive you download Mainmenu and you can run all maintaince from it. Its very safe so do not worry.I would advise you to backup also.

Phenixbleu

 

[expergo]

Hey,

I ran all the maintanence stuff and it still doesn't work. I put it in Target disk mode and booted it from another Mac and still the same problem so I'm pretty sure it's a software problem.

I can upload the crash log if anyone wants to see. I just don't get how one second it could all of a sudden crash. Is there anywhere to just reinstall the finder?

 

[live4ever]

Definitely need to do an archive/install or an erase/install.

 

[CJRhoades]

Yep.... sounds like it's time for a reinstall.

 

[applefan69]

that really sucks, my theory is finder became corrupt. It's one of those rare but unpreventable, and inevitable problems that harddrives give us.

 

[expergo]

Aiya. Thanks guys. I guess I'll do an archive and install. Does that keep my apps too?

 

[expergo]

Okay, did an archive and install and everything works now. Weird thing is when I tried to backup with TM using the same disk, it erased all my previous TM backups except the latest one.