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Mac Forum / General / Hardware / September 2006Finder problem?
My Finder browser window occasionally disappears along with the desktop files, and then reappears again. Also, Force Quit won't work. There's also a clicking sound upon startup. I have DisWarrior; will that help? I'm running a G4 Dual. > My Finder browser window occasionally disappears along with the desktop > files, and then reappears again. In general use, this is often caused by some plugin to the Finder crashing. Look at the contents of /Library/Contextual Menu Items and ~/Library/Contextual Menu Items. One know culprit is an older version of a StuffIt component. > Also, Force Quit won't work. What does "won't work" mean and how are you trying to invoke it? > There's also a clicking sound upon startup. Electrical/mechanical or something coming from the speaker? > I have DisWarrior; will that help? DiskWarrior rebuilds corrupted or inefficient directory structures. It's an extremely useful tool but not really relevant to anything you've described. G  SignatureWhat I write is what I mean. I request that anyone who decides to respond please refrain from "disagreeing" with something I didn't write in the first place. > > My Finder browser window occasionally disappears along with the desktop > > files, and then reappears again. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > ~/Library/Contextual Menu Items. One know culprit is an older version of > a StuffIt component. That could be it. I've had a warning from Little Snitch that StuffitAVR has tried to alter the Finder. I've trashed that program. > > Also, Force Quit won't work. > > What does "won't work" mean and how are you trying to invoke it? In response to the spinning ball and I've used Option-Cmd-Esc. It's happened mostly with Safari. > > There's also a clicking sound upon startup. > > Electrical/mechanical or something coming from the speaker? Electrical/mechanical alleviated by a restart (intermittant). Thanks! > > I have DisWarrior; will that help? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > G > > What does "won't work" mean and how are you trying to invoke it? > In response to the spinning ball and I've used Option-Cmd-Esc. It's > happened mostly with Safari. When you press Cmd-Opt-Esc, does the window not show up at all, does it show up but you can't interact, something else? > > > There's also a clicking sound upon startup. > > > > Electrical/mechanical or something coming from the speaker? > Electrical/mechanical alleviated by a restart (intermittant). I'd be worried about that. Keep an eye, er ear, on it. SignatureWhat I write is what I mean. I request that anyone who decides to respond please refrain from "disagreeing" with something I didn't write in the first place. > > > What does "won't work" mean and how are you trying to invoke it? > > In response to the spinning ball and I've used Option-Cmd-Esc. It's > > happened mostly with Safari. > > When you press Cmd-Opt-Esc, does the window not show up at all, does it > show up but you can't interact, something else? It doesn't show at all. It's working now, but it was intermittant before, so I expect it may happen again. Again, the only odd happenings recently is the StuffitAVR alert, which I've fixed by deleting that file (program) -- Stuffit AVR. The noise may be related toi heat because it hasn't happened since I cleaned out the filter in the front bottom of the computer, although there wasn't too much lint there. I'm running a G4 Dual (mirrored doors). The noise is a click, repeated. > > > > There's also a clicking sound upon startup. > > > > > > Electrical/mechanical or something coming from the speaker? > > Electrical/mechanical alleviated by a restart (intermittant). > > I'd be worried about that. Keep an eye, er ear, on it. > > > There's also a clicking sound upon startup. > > > > Electrical/mechanical or something coming from the speaker? > Electrical/mechanical alleviated by a restart (intermittant). Launch Disk Utility, and select your boot drive in the left hand column. What does it say after S.M.A.R.T. Status on the bottom of the window? SignatureK. Lang may your lum reek. > > > > There's also a clicking sound upon startup. > > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Launch Disk Utility, and select your boot drive in the left hand column. > What does it say after S.M.A.R.T. Status on the bottom of the window? S.M.A.R.T. = Verified |
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