Finder not loading with Tahoe upgrade

running a Mac mini post 202 m2 chip. Tahoe loaded however Finder loads across the screen showing only folders. Selecting a folder does nothing.

Mac mini, macOS 26.0

Posted on Oct 9, 2025 2:18 PM

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Posted on Oct 17, 2025 8:38 AM

steveem wrote:

running a Mac mini post 202 m2 chip.

Tahoe loaded however Finder loads across the screen showing only folders. Selecting a folder does nothing.


Reinstall the macOS on top of your existing macOS to sort upgrade issues..


How to reinstall macOS Recovery (both M1/M2/M3/M4 and Intel) — How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support


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Oct 17, 2025 8:38 AM in response to steveem

steveem wrote:

running a Mac mini post 202 m2 chip.

Tahoe loaded however Finder loads across the screen showing only folders. Selecting a folder does nothing.


Reinstall the macOS on top of your existing macOS to sort upgrade issues..


How to reinstall macOS Recovery (both M1/M2/M3/M4 and Intel) — How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support


Oct 9, 2025 10:05 PM in response to steveem

It happens when the system rebuilds file metadata or iCloud Drive syncs. First, force-quit Finder (Option + right-click Finder in Dock < Relaunch). If it’s still frozen, reboot into Safe Mode to clear cache and test if Finder works there. If it does, restart normally.


Also, check in Activity Monitor for any high CPU usage by “fseventsd” or “mds”, those mean Spotlight is still indexing. Let it finish, or rebuild the Spotlight index manually if it’s stuck. That usually sorts Finder lag post-update.

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