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How to Relaunch Finder on a Mac

If Finder has frozen on your Mac, resulting in issues like the dock not magnifying or the Apple menu not dropping down, relaunching it will usually solve the issue. You can relaunch Finder by using keyboard shortcuts, the Apple menu, or...

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Method 1 of 3:

Keyboard Shortcuts

  1. How to Relaunch Finder on a Mac Picture 1
    Press ⌘ Command+⌥ Option+Esc. This will open "Force Quit".
  2. How to Relaunch Finder on a Mac Picture 2
    Navigate to and choose "Finder".
  3. How to Relaunch Finder on a Mac Picture 3
    Click Relaunch. In a few seconds, the dock, icons, and Apple menu will disappear. It will then quickly reappear and reload everything.
Method 2 of 3:

Mouse

  1. How to Relaunch Finder on a Mac Picture 4
    Go to the Apple Menu. That is the Apple image on the top left.
  2. How to Relaunch Finder on a Mac Picture 5
    Go to "Force Quit".
  3. How to Relaunch Finder on a Mac Picture 6
    Choose "Finder" and click Relaunch.
Method 3 of 3:

Right-Click

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    Locate the Finder icon on your dock.
  2. How to Relaunch Finder on a Mac Picture 8
    Hold the ⌥ Option key while right-clicking on the icon.
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    Select Relaunch.

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Lesley Montoya
Update 04 March 2020

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