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100% Finder CPU usage

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Mar 15, 20262075 views
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Problem

Randomly, I wasn't doing anything specific — my system starts getting sluggish. I check the activity viewer — wow, Finder is at 150% CPU! This is what I have tried so far: Trashing , and Trashing all namespaced files Turning off Calculate All Sizes in Finder Turning off Show View Options in Finder …

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com.apple.finder.plist

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Fix for: 100% Finder CPU usage

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Go to Terminal, type , and see what Finder is doing. You can also go to AM and click "Sample" to figure out what threads Finder has open.

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