[X-Newbies] Slooooooow Finder startup at boot.

[John McGibney]

One of the causes for this is that the computer is looking for other
computers on the network. Find a folder called "Recent Servers" and delete
the contents.

You could also try creating this applescript and running it to see if this
works. I got it from the MacFixIt.com site.

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AppleScript Yvan Koenig, a poster to Apple's Discussion Boards, has
submitted an AppleScript that deletes several files implicated in increased
startup time. The script has been successful for a number of users, and is
as follows:


 property systemList : {¬
 "com.apple.ATS.System.fcache", ¬
 "com.apple.ATSServer.FODB_System", ¬
 "fontTablesAnnex"}
 property localList : {¬
 "501:Classic.fcache", ¬
 "501:Local.fcache", ¬
 "User.fcache", ¬
 "Classic.fodb", ¬
 "Local.fodb", ¬
 "User.fodb", ¬
 "FondResourceCache"}
 tell application "Finder"
 set versionFinder to version as text
 end tell
 if versionFinder starts with "10.3" then
 set localCaches to ((path to "cusr") as text) &
"Library:Caches:com.apple.ATS:"
 set systemCaches to ((path to "boot") as text) & "System:Library:Caches:"
 tell application "Finder"
 repeat with name in localList
 try
 delete file (localCaches & name)
 end try
 end repeat
 repeat with name in systemList
 try
 delete file (systemCaches & name)
 end try
 end repeat
 end tell
 end if



In order to run this script, simply open the application Script Editor
(located in Applications/AppleScript on a standard installation), create a
new file, paste the above script, click "Compile" then click "Run." You will
be asked for your administrator password several times.

John 

> Almost everytime I boot my G5 (a couple of times a day), I get the
> desktop background image, the dock and a spinning wheel kaleidoscope
> thingy. It can sometimes take up to 3-7 minutes before my desktop
> icons show up and the dock registers the Finder running by placing a
> little triangle under the Finder icon (in the dock).
> 
> Sometimes I have to restart the computer a couple of times before the
> finder starts performing properly for a couple of times, before it is
> up to its old tricks again. Other times a restart or shutdown will not
> work until I have forced the Finder to restart.
> 
> Is this a known issue and what can I do about it? I am using OS X
> 10.3.8. I have to shutdown my machine every time I am finished using
> it as we get a lot of power outages here in Jakarta. My UPS (APC) only
> protects me from the worst as the G5 seems to drain the battery a lot
> faster then my old Win 2K/Linux box did.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Brian
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