[X-Newbies] Slooooooow Finder startup at boot.

[Brian Durant]

OK, thanks. I'll give your advise a try. I assume you have had a
similar problem? Was your problem intermittent?

Cheers,

Brian

On Apr 10, 2005 10:09 PM, John McGibney <ncicchek at optonline.net> wrote:
> 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.
> 
> --=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> 
> 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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