(macOS 12.4) I started having issues with Finder earlier today, with Desktop and Downloads. When I click on either of these in the Finder sidebar the respective files do not load into View. Moreover Finder will then hog foreground and not let other apps stay in foreground. Restart Finder got out of this odd mode, but there are other problems, for example, I cannot create a New Folder in Desktop (context menu lacks the option and it is greyed out in Finder menu).
I’ve turned off Downloads and Desktop in sidebar (the other sidebar items work as expected), and I can still open windows for them with the keyboard shortcuts or Finder menu. And I can create folders and files normally using CLI, it seems only Finder is having a problem doing this. And only with these two folders as far as I can tell, subfolders of those folders are also ‘normal’.
I have tried going into Recovery mode and running resetHomePermissions (it said it worked, don’t see anything unusual in Recovery logs at first sight), First Aid in Disk Manager, and reinstalling Monterrey (from Recovery mode). I deleted Finder .plist. None of this has made any difference.
It may be a fairly innocuous issue, and I have workarounds, but I’ll welcome any suggestions about what else I can check or what might fix this.
I’ve turned off Downloads and Desktop in sidebar (the other sidebar items work as expected), and I can still open windows for them with the keyboard shortcuts or Finder menu. And I can create folders and files normally using CLI, it seems only Finder is having a problem doing this. And only with these two folders as far as I can tell, subfolders of those folders are also ‘normal’.
I have tried going into Recovery mode and running resetHomePermissions (it said it worked, don’t see anything unusual in Recovery logs at first sight), First Aid in Disk Manager, and reinstalling Monterrey (from Recovery mode). I deleted Finder .plist. None of this has made any difference.
It may be a fairly innocuous issue, and I have workarounds, but I’ll welcome any suggestions about what else I can check or what might fix this.
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