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A possible fix for high Finder CPU usage
Authored by: johnsawyercjs on Dec 14, '04 01:50:53AM

I agree--this is a valid enough hint, since it led to the discussion that cited the more precise fix for the problem the user was seeing in this case, to change a particular setting (the Finder's "Show Item Info"--click on the desktop, then select "View: Show View Options") rather than to trash the entire com.apple.finder.plist file. Besides, trashing that plist file, as well as others, can solve other problems that might not be fixable by changing every setting you can think might be stored in those plist files, if something in those files is damaged (I think many of us have seen examples, either in our own experience or that of others).

But yes, finding the particular troublemaking setting, if there is one, and changing it first is the best approach, since we don't seem to have quite enough influence in helping Apple to fix a lot of these problems in a timely fashion, even with all our bug reports.



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