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Finder haunted by a blank extra window that never goes away

Hello!


This mysterious box has been haunting me for quite some time.



Every-time I click on Finder, this box/window shows up and never goes away.



The box can change its size and place, but always stays on the left side.




The cursor does change to


"type" when hovered around the box.



Have no use for this box and its... plain annoying to say the least.


Hope someone can help :)



Best,

June


MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.14

Posted on May 5, 2022 5:56 PM

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Posted on May 6, 2022 8:02 AM

junebaby0618 wrote:

Hello!

This mysterious box has been haunting me for quite some time.


https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/e0394737-3a63-4e3b-bf2b-10f1258790f0

Every-time I click on Finder, this box/window shows up and never goes away.


https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/4a46e303-79d6-44bb-adbd-e5467e166016

The box can change its size and place, but always stays on the left side.



The cursor does change to
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/37501cfc-0904-4188-a4e0-892075415d9f

"type" when hovered around the box.


Have no use for this box and its... plain annoying to say the least.

Hope someone can help :)


Best,
June



To trouble shoot further you can:


—SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support


Takes a bit longer to get to the login screen, does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.

Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.


In Safe mode third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled, it removes malware, etc hampering smooth operation, however a reboot will put it back to normal mode.


This test will tell you if third party interference; extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.



—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac - Apple Support

This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account. 



Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus

all known to cause issues on the macOS




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May 6, 2022 8:02 AM in response to junebaby0618

junebaby0618 wrote:

Hello!

This mysterious box has been haunting me for quite some time.


https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/e0394737-3a63-4e3b-bf2b-10f1258790f0

Every-time I click on Finder, this box/window shows up and never goes away.


https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/4a46e303-79d6-44bb-adbd-e5467e166016

The box can change its size and place, but always stays on the left side.



The cursor does change to
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/37501cfc-0904-4188-a4e0-892075415d9f

"type" when hovered around the box.


Have no use for this box and its... plain annoying to say the least.

Hope someone can help :)


Best,
June



To trouble shoot further you can:


—SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support


Takes a bit longer to get to the login screen, does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.

Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.


In Safe mode third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled, it removes malware, etc hampering smooth operation, however a reboot will put it back to normal mode.


This test will tell you if third party interference; extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.



—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac - Apple Support

This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account. 



Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus

all known to cause issues on the macOS




Finder haunted by a blank extra window that never goes away

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