>No, the only way it ever recovers is if you can make the shared >volume available again (not always possible). Force quitting the >Finder is almost impossible, due to the system being completely >bogged down - a normal restart is also impossible. Somehow the >Finder seems to deadlock all other apps too - I think the Finder is >badly in need of a rewrite (and not in PowerPlant/Carbon this time). Wasn't the finder already re-written in Cocoa? Thought that was actually in one of the 10.1.x revs, but not sure... I actually have consistent success with the problem you describe...it just isn't "instant". Prior to Jag is was quicker to restart, but my Jag starts are ssslllloooowwww.... -- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Mike Bigley Maineville, Ohio http://www.norbertrunning.com Please support an American Indian Elder & Medicine Man by visiting the above link. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>