MP 7,1 Finder is slow to initialize

[cobra521]

Finder lately has been slow to initialize, showing a beachball for around 1/4 - 1/2 a minute before showing files.

Is there something I can look for to see why this happens? And maybe how to speed it up to where it used to be?

I haven't really changed anything lately. I did have a failure of the OWC Accelsior SSD card, and then their Thunderbay 8 exploded, but that's another story. Both are removed for now and should not affect this problem, I hope.

Suggestions as to how to diagnose this?

Tom

 

[Parzival]

My experience (on a 16 core MP) has been that the Finder is VERY slow. No update has fixed it as of yet.
I miss the Snow Leopard days...

 

[cobra521]

Parzival,

I'm working on a clue: I have a USB-connected Plugable hard drive dock. The kind I can plug a 3-1/2" hard drive into when I have one out of its housing and want to see what it contains.

I noticed the blue light was on, so I turned it off. Voila! Instant Finder.

I tried turning it back on right away, but the behavior (spinning beachball) did not reappear. I need to turn it on and reboot I guess to see if there's any more misbehavior. Maybe later today?

The only other possibility I can surmise is that the problem went away shortly after I posted it here LOL

If I can somehow duplicate the behavior I'll ad to this thread.

In the meantime, maybe you have something connected using USB? If so, try turning it off or disconnecting it.

Tom

 

[Parzival]

Hi Tom,

Hope that works out for you!
I do have a USB hub, but disconnecting it unfortunately did not make a difference, my Finder is still laggy.

 

[cobra521]

Parzival,

I rebooted with the disk dock turned on and then again with it off. Finder's behavior didn't change either time - it remained jiffy quick. Not sure what else to try but a happy camper even if I don't know why it's working properly again.

Tom