Finder Application Not Responding. Finder application not responding. Running a late 2013 MBPr, version 10.14.6 and after starting forklift one of the sections worked and the other one didn't. I ended up killing it. tried going back into Finder and it was showing application not responding. The Finder not responding issue can be very annoying as we are used to relying on the app to access files and folders. But the problem does happen now and then, particularly when you just upgraded your Mac to a newer macOS version. By the way, if you are new to Mac, learning about the Finder will help you better organize and manage your Mac files. Ensure the Finder is the frontmost application. Hold down the SHIFT key and open the Apple menu. Select Force Quit Finder. The Finder will naturally relaunch. On the other hand, you can just choose Force Quit and relaunch the Finder from the rundown of running applications. (Applications that aren’t reacting will be shown in red.)
If even after following the above-listed fixes, you are not able to resolve Word not responding on Mac, then consider this approach. Just launch MS Word and go to Finder > Word > Preferences. As the Word Preferences window will open, go to the “File Locations” option and select the “User Templates” feature. Part 2: Finder Is Completely Not Responding. If Finder is not working or you cannot open Finder on Mac, you need to run Terminal command to delete preferences files in the Mac Finder app. It is not a recommended way for beginners. Because the wrong operation may lead into worse problems than Finder not responding or freezing.
After upgrading to Mac OS Sierra, Finder application is freezing out and is not responding to some features. Dragging files is just showing the cursor busy and is not actually dragging Saving a picture from the internet is a huge task now as the window that asks where to save the picture takes too long to appear, I was thinking to switch back.
Your Spotify application might not be responding—or opening—simply because you’ve already got the application running in the background. If this is indeed the case for you, there’s a quick and easy way to find out. All you’ve got to do is: Simply press “Ctrl + Alt + Del” and select Task Manager; a dialog box will then appear. I've had this problem since PB2. Finder does not load - no system errors. The only sign of a problem is Force Quit Applications indicate Finder (not responding). Restarting will make the Finder icon pop in and out of the task bar - but never loads. (Mac Mini 2012 i7) Would really like to figure this out instead of going back to PB1. If the Finder Force Quit fails in the first step, open Activity Monitor (Applications -> Utilities) Search for the application process name select it, and click the X at the top to perform a force quit. (If you cannot find the name of the process, proceed to the final step below.) Finder will randomly become unresponsive. Force Quit/Relaunch does not resolve the issue. One symptom, on my MPB, is an inability to open new finder windows by clicking the icon on the dock. Also, can't get there with command-tab. (I have always been able to shift from app-to-app with "command-tab", which will work now with any open app EXCEPT.
