I first tried all the usual fixes, like deleting all the Finder plist files in ~/Library/Preferences/ and running First Aid in Disk Utility. For more Dock tricks, see “ macOS Hidden Treasures: Dominate the Dock,” 6 March 2017.) (If you ever need to do this, hold down Option, click and hold the Finder icon in the Dock, and choose Relaunch. Specifically, I was seeing the dreaded beachballs of death far more often than I care to, and the Finder was freezing regularly, forcing me to relaunch it multiple times per day. #1628: iPhone 14 impressions, Dark Sky end-of-life, tales from Rogue Amoebaįreezing Finder? Dropbox and Overstuffed Folders May Be the Culpritįor the last few months, my iMac had been getting slower and slower.#1629: iOS 16.0.2, customizing the iOS 16 Lock Screen, iPhone wallet cases, meditate for free with Oak.#1630: Apple Books changes in iOS 16, simplified USB branding, recovering a lost Google Workspace account.#1631: iOS 16.0.3 and watchOS 9.0.2, roller coasters trigger Crash Detection, Medications in iOS 16, watchOS 9 Low Power Mode.#1632: Apple Card Savings accounts, SOS in the iPhone status bar, Tab Wrangler, Focus in iOS 16.

Dropbox desktop app crashes memory