finder will not open

[savanahrose]

I researched this problem on the forums and googled it but can't find the answer.
I accidently quit finder instead of Safari this morning and now Finder will not open.
I still have it in the dock but nothing will work. I also do not have the toolbar at the top either. I can still open the other icons on the dock and use them so I can get on Safari, Ical, etc.
Can anyone help me with this stupid mistake that I made? I thought I did this once before but I can't remember what I did to rectify the situation.

thanks all.

 

[spinnerlys]

Has a restart or a log out, then log in helped?

 

[TMRaven]

I never even knew it was possible to quit finder.

 

[spinnerlys]

I never even knew it was possible to quit finder.

Applications / Utilities / Terminal :

defaults write com.apple.Finder QuitMenuItem 1

Restart

 

[savanahrose]

Has a restart or a log out, then log in helped?

I tried that first this morning. It didn't work.

I will try it again when I get home from work.
Thank you again for any help that you have given me and will give me. I am clueless.

 

[spinnerlys]

http://guides.macrumors.com/Repairing_Permissions

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1452

Use the gray restore DVD 1 for that.

 

[savanahrose]

http://guides.macrumors.com/Repairing_Permissions

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1452

Use the gray restore DVD 1 for that.

ok thank you.

 

[savanahrose]

thanks

Thank you for your help spinnerlys. I went to go turn on my mac and lo and behold the finder was in there. I know that I had restarted it earlier. Oh well all is well.

Have a great day!

 

[Gregg2]

I never even knew it was possible to quit finder.

Applications / Utilities / Terminal :

defaults write com.apple.Finder QuitMenuItem 1

Restart

It takes some effort!

 

[Stan Mikulenka]

Hi guys,
if you quit your Finder (which you CAN do anytime, by the way), then to restart it you just quit all the remaining Applications & the Finder WILL restart automatically.
Try it...