macOS Finder Crash Fix & Reset Tips<\/title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;\n padding: 2em;\n max-width: 800px;\n margin: auto;\n background: #f9f9f9;\n }\n h1, h2 {\n border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\n padding-bottom: 0.3em;\n }\n pre {\n background: #eee;\n padding: 1em;\n overflow-x: auto;\n position: relative;\n }\n button.copy {\n position: absolute;\n top: 5px;\n right: 5px;\n background: #007aff;\n color: white;\n border: none;\n padding: 4px 8px;\n cursor: pointer;\n font-size: 0.8em;\n border-radius: 4px;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n<p>If Finder is crashing, not relaunching, or missing UI elements, here are step-by-step methods to fix or restore expected behavior.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Method 1: Restart Finder with <code>killall<\/code><\/h2>\n<pre><button class=\"copy\">Copy<\/button>\nkillall Finder\n<\/pre>\n\n<h2>Method 2: Manually Restart Finder<\/h2>\n<pre><button class=\"copy\">Copy<\/button>\nopen \/System\/Library\/CoreServices\/Finder.app\n<\/pre>\n\n<h2>Method 3: Using <code>launchctl<\/code><\/h2>\n<pre><button class=\"copy\">Copy<\/button>\nlaunchctl stop com.apple.Finder\nlaunchctl start com.apple.Finder\n<\/pre>\n\n<h2>Method 4: Reset Finder Preferences<\/h2>\n<pre><button class=\"copy\">Copy<\/button>\nrm ~\/Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.finder.plist\nkillall Finder\n<\/pre>\n\n<h2>Method 5: Clear Finder Cache<\/h2>\n<pre><button class=\"copy\">Copy<\/button>\nrm -r ~\/Library\/Caches\/com.apple.finder\nkillall Finder\n<\/pre>\n\n<h2>Method 6: Re-enable Desktop Icons for Disks<\/h2>\n<ol>\n <li>Open <strong>Finder<\/strong><\/li>\n <li>Go to <strong>Finder > Settings<\/strong> (or Preferences)<\/li>\n <li>Under the <strong>General<\/strong> tab, check: <br>\n \u2705 <code>Hard disks<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h2>Method 7: Adjust Icon Spacing on Desktop<\/h2>\n<ol>\n <li>Right-click on the <strong>desktop<\/strong><\/li>\n <li>Choose <strong>\u201cShow View Options\u201d<\/strong> or press <code>Command-J<\/code><\/li>\n <li>Adjust:\n <ul>\n <li><strong>Grid spacing<\/strong><\/li>\n <li><strong>Icon size<\/strong><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h2>Method 8: Rebuild Launch Services<\/h2>\n<pre><button class=\"copy\">Copy<\/button>\n\/System\/Library\/Frameworks\/CoreServices.framework\/Frameworks\/LaunchServices.framework\/Support\/lsregister \\\n-kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user\n<\/pre>\n\n<h2>Method 9: Repair Disk with Disk Utility<\/h2>\n<ol>\n <li>Open <strong>Disk Utility<\/strong><\/li>\n <li>Select your startup volume<\/li>\n <li>Click <strong>First Aid<\/strong> to check and repair<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h2>Bonus: Apply View Options to All Finder Windows<\/h2>\n<ol>\n <li>Open a Finder window<\/li>\n <li>Choose <strong>View > As Icons<\/strong><\/li>\n <li>Press <strong>Command-J<\/strong> to open view options<\/li>\n <li>Adjust spacing, size, etc.<\/li>\n <li>Click <strong>\u201cUse as Defaults\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<script>\n const buttons = document.querySelectorAll('.copy');\n buttons.forEach(button => {\n button.addEventListener('click', () => {\n const code = button.parentElement.innerText.trim();\n navigator.clipboard.writeText(code).then(() => {\n button.textContent = 'Copied!';\n setTimeout(() => button.textContent = 'Copy', 1000);\n });\n });\n });\n<\/script>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>macOS Finder Crash Fix & Reset Tips If Finder is crashing, not relaunching, or missing UI elements, here are step-by-step methods to fix or restore expected behavior. 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{"id":199,"date":"2025-03-23T18:54:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T18:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csguy.org\/technotes\/?p=199"},"modified":"2025-03-23T18:56:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T18:56:57","slug":"finder-re-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csguy.org\/technotes\/finder-re-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Finder Re-Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n \n macOS Finder Crash Fix & Reset Tips<\/title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;\n padding: 2em;\n max-width: 800px;\n margin: auto;\n background: #f9f9f9;\n }\n h1, h2 {\n border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\n padding-bottom: 0.3em;\n }\n pre {\n background: #eee;\n padding: 1em;\n overflow-x: auto;\n position: relative;\n }\n button.copy {\n position: absolute;\n top: 5px;\n right: 5px;\n background: #007aff;\n color: white;\n border: none;\n padding: 4px 8px;\n cursor: pointer;\n font-size: 0.8em;\n border-radius: 4px;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n<p>If Finder is crashing, not relaunching, or missing UI elements, here are step-by-step methods to fix or restore expected behavior.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Method 1: Restart Finder with <code>killall<\/code><\/h2>\n<pre><button class=\"copy\">Copy<\/button>\nkillall Finder\n<\/pre>\n\n<h2>Method 2: Manually Restart Finder<\/h2>\n<pre><button class=\"copy\">Copy<\/button>\nopen \/System\/Library\/CoreServices\/Finder.app\n<\/pre>\n\n<h2>Method 3: Using <code>launchctl<\/code><\/h2>\n<pre><button class=\"copy\">Copy<\/button>\nlaunchctl stop com.apple.Finder\nlaunchctl start com.apple.Finder\n<\/pre>\n\n<h2>Method 4: Reset Finder Preferences<\/h2>\n<pre><button class=\"copy\">Copy<\/button>\nrm ~\/Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.finder.plist\nkillall Finder\n<\/pre>\n\n<h2>Method 5: Clear Finder Cache<\/h2>\n<pre><button class=\"copy\">Copy<\/button>\nrm -r ~\/Library\/Caches\/com.apple.finder\nkillall Finder\n<\/pre>\n\n<h2>Method 6: Re-enable Desktop Icons for Disks<\/h2>\n<ol>\n <li>Open <strong>Finder<\/strong><\/li>\n <li>Go to <strong>Finder > Settings<\/strong> (or Preferences)<\/li>\n <li>Under the <strong>General<\/strong> tab, check: <br>\n \u2705 <code>Hard disks<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h2>Method 7: Adjust Icon Spacing on Desktop<\/h2>\n<ol>\n <li>Right-click on the <strong>desktop<\/strong><\/li>\n <li>Choose <strong>\u201cShow View Options\u201d<\/strong> or press <code>Command-J<\/code><\/li>\n <li>Adjust:\n <ul>\n <li><strong>Grid spacing<\/strong><\/li>\n <li><strong>Icon size<\/strong><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h2>Method 8: Rebuild Launch Services<\/h2>\n<pre><button class=\"copy\">Copy<\/button>\n\/System\/Library\/Frameworks\/CoreServices.framework\/Frameworks\/LaunchServices.framework\/Support\/lsregister \\\n-kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user\n<\/pre>\n\n<h2>Method 9: Repair Disk with Disk Utility<\/h2>\n<ol>\n <li>Open <strong>Disk Utility<\/strong><\/li>\n <li>Select your startup volume<\/li>\n <li>Click <strong>First Aid<\/strong> to check and repair<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h2>Bonus: Apply View Options to All Finder Windows<\/h2>\n<ol>\n <li>Open a Finder window<\/li>\n <li>Choose <strong>View > As Icons<\/strong><\/li>\n <li>Press <strong>Command-J<\/strong> to open view options<\/li>\n <li>Adjust spacing, size, etc.<\/li>\n <li>Click <strong>\u201cUse as Defaults\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<script>\n const buttons = document.querySelectorAll('.copy');\n buttons.forEach(button => {\n button.addEventListener('click', () => {\n const code = button.parentElement.innerText.trim();\n navigator.clipboard.writeText(code).then(() => {\n button.textContent = 'Copied!';\n setTimeout(() => button.textContent = 'Copy', 1000);\n });\n });\n });\n<\/script>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>macOS Finder Crash Fix & Reset Tips If Finder is crashing, not relaunching, or missing UI elements, here are step-by-step methods to fix or restore expected behavior. 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