[How2] Basic Installation Guide [MacOS - Apple M1]

[Voltak]

Oh, important here

Thanks for your suggestion of Malwarebytes

We found a nasty culprit here 


This may be a big reason 


 

1 minute ago, WanderingAries said:

While I'm looking, what happens when you click on your desktop and then press? Shift + Command + A

I will try this now 

 

[WanderingAries]

And read through here for the Finder problem

 

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2809544

[WanderingAries]

https://blog.malwarebytes.com/detections/osx-vsearch/

 

 

[Voltak]

Shift Command then A brings us back to the Finder problem 

Apps folder opens and then immediately shuts down 

[Voltak]

1 minute ago, WanderingAries said:

https://blog.malwarebytes.com/detections/osx-vsearch/

 

 

Thanks I did read that 

[WanderingAries]

1 minute ago, Voltak said:

Shift Command then A brings us back to the Finder problem 

Apps folder opens and then immediately shuts down 

Yeah, that's the shortcut to open that folder BTW, so there's a Finder corruption somewhere

 

[Voltak]

4 minutes ago, WanderingAries said:

And read through here for the Finder problem

 

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2809544

How do I do the following ??



Does removing the ~/library/preferences/com.apple.finder.plist help?

[Voltak]

8 minutes ago, WanderingAries said:

And read through here for the Finder problem

 

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2809544

WOW, this is an issue from 2012 

STILL Happening. ??   9 years later. ??

[Voltak]

I have this under warranty and I will call Apple support and talk with the techs 

[WanderingAries]

2 minutes ago, Voltak said:

How do I do the following ??



Does removing the ~/library/preferences/com.apple.finder.plist help?

In my case, that means:  //Big Sur/library/preferences/com.apple.finder.plist

 

But I'm not seeing that file and because those are Old comments, it may be different on Big Sur

[Voltak]

Now, also needs to be kept in mind -  

I did not have this finder apps folder issue until I downloading things for CoH to run 

My computer and OS were working fine 


Something triggered 

[WanderingAries]

I still don't see the file myself, but...

Try this:

 

Delete Finder preferences using Finder

1. Open a Finder window and navigate to Home > Library > Preferences folder.
2. Trash the file com.apple.finder.plist.
3. If you are using Mac OS X 10.3 or later, also trash the Finder Sidebar preferences file, com.apple.sidebarlists.plist.
4. Perform one of the following tasks: ...
5. Empty the Trash.

[WanderingAries]

1 minute ago, Voltak said:

Now, also needs to be kept in mind -  

I did not have this finder apps folder issue until I downloading things for CoH to run 

My computer and OS were working fine 


Something triggered 

Mind you, I've done it a billion more times than most on here I'm sure without issue, but it's "possible" that with all the drag/drop/move/delete/etc we've corrupted the file that handles the Finder's sorting for that folder.

 

What happens when you use Command + N (new finder window) and click on say the downloads folder on the left?

[Voltak]

5 minutes ago, WanderingAries said:

I still don't see the file myself, but...

Try this:

 

Delete Finder preferences using Finder

1. Open a Finder window and navigate to Home > Library > Preferences folder.
2. Trash the file com.apple.finder.plist.
3. If you are using Mac OS X 10.3 or later, also trash the Finder Sidebar preferences file, com.apple.sidebarlists.plist.
4. Perform one of the following tasks: ...
5. Empty the Trash.

I have no Library folder 

[Voltak]

3 minutes ago, WanderingAries said:

Mind you, I've done it a billion more times than most on here I'm sure without issue, but it's "possible" that with all the drag/drop/move/delete/etc we've corrupted the file that handles the Finder's sorting for that folder.

 

What happens when you use Command + N (new finder window) and click on say the downloads folder on the left?

Download works just fine , perfect 

[WanderingAries]

Also, I was able to do the following that "Might" help

1. Drag the Applications folder out of the list on the left (when in a Finder window)
2. Use Command + Up Arrow to goto the root folder
3. Opened up Big Sur (in my case)
4. Dragged the Applications folder Back onto the list on the left 

[WanderingAries]

Just now, Voltak said:

Download works just fine , perfect 

So then it's JUST that folder, that's progress

[WanderingAries]

2 minutes ago, Voltak said:

I have no Library folder 

You...have to...

In My case it's located inside of Big Sur

 

[Voltak]

2 minutes ago, WanderingAries said:

Also, I was able to do the following that "Might" help

1. Drag the Applications folder out of the list on the left (when in a Finder window)
2. Use Command + Up Arrow to goto the root folder
3. Opened up Big Sur (in my case)
4. Dragged the Applications folder Back onto the list on the left 

On number 1,  drag it out and to where. ?

[Voltak]

1 minute ago, WanderingAries said:

You...have to...

In My case it's located inside of Big Sur

 

How did you get to Big Sur so that I can go inside of it ?

[WanderingAries]

3 minutes ago, Voltak said:

On number 1,  drag it out and to where. ?

 

Like this, into oblivion essentially (drag and hold outside the window)

[Voltak]

1 minute ago, WanderingAries said:

Like this, into oblivion essentially (drag and hold outside the window)

I drove it onto my desktop 

It was the only viable option for me

Oblivion, no pun intended, was not reachable , could not drag it out to nowhere, it would go right back in 

[WanderingAries]

4 minutes ago, Voltak said:

How did you get to Big Sur so that I can go inside of it ?

If you have the settings like this where the HDD/SSD is on the desktop, then in My case I have a drive labeled "Big Sur" and when I open it, I get the above.

1. 
2. 

[WanderingAries]

Just now, Voltak said:

I drove it onto my desktop 

It was the only viable option for me

Oblivion, no pun intended, was not reachable , could not drag it out to nowhere, it would go right back in 

I mean, it's not like we aren't being Pun-ished as it is already...

[Voltak]

1 minute ago, WanderingAries said:

If you have the settings like this where the HDD/SSD is on the desktop, then in My case I have a drive labeled "Big Sur" and when I open it, I get the above.

1. 
2. 

I did select. Hard disks option 

I still don't know , nor see where Big Sur is now 

I need to know how you got there 


Screen shot of the screen you were JUST BEFORE you got into Big Sur please