go to http://bugreport.apple.com and log in wiht your apple id and password. If you do not have a free dev account you can set one up at http://developer.apple.com. Once in the bug reporter go to new problem and follow the prompts in the form given you.
Take care. On Jan 24, 2012, at 7:45 PM, Eric Caron wrote: > Hi John, > > Thanks for your message. I actually feel better that I'm not alone with this > problem. My Mac Book is a late 2009 with 4 Gigs of ram. > > One work around I have found that works better then restarting the computer. > Is, when finder locks up, turn off Voice over then press command "w" This > closes the trash window. I then restart voice over and things are back to > normal. > > I found that sometimes restarting the computer when the finder was locked up > didn't work. I would be right back in a locked up Finder. Before I found > that work around I would have to restart several times. > > I also like column view so will stick with it despite the problem. > > Thanks again for your added info. > > James Austin suggested I do a bug report to Apple but until he has time to > explain to me how that is done I'll keep collecting information and try to > understand what is happening. > > > eRic Caron > On Jan 24, 2012, at 10:13 PM, John Gunn wrote: > >> Hello Eric: >> >> I have some of the same problems with trash. If I go to trash knowing >> nothing is in there, finder becomes locked or better, the computer freezes. >> >> I can't even force quit so have to reboot and eventually the finder comes >> back to life. >> >> Of course I delete the com.apple.finder.plist but this shouldn't happen. I >> never experienced this in SL. >> >> I never tried to change views, I like column view but I'll try to change >> views to see what happens. >> >> I guess what I'm saying, you aren't alone and believe it's a Lion bug. >> >> Running an early iMac 2008 with 4GB of ram. >> >> Take care and keep us posted. >> >> John >> >> >> On Jan 24, 2012, at 7:52 PM, Eric Caron wrote: >> >>> Hello Listers, >>> >>> For those following the strange behavior of my Mac Book when deleting the >>> trash here is a new piece of the puzzle. >>> >>> Even after talking with Apple and trying many suggestions my Finder still >>> crashes if I try to empty the trash when it is empty. That is if I don't >>> realize the Trash is empty or just want to check if it is my finder will >>> lock up once I enter the trash from the dock. If the computer was working >>> correctly Trash would open and the Empty the Trash button would be dimmed. >>> >>> I have found that if I change my finder view option from Column view to >>> List view the finder works correctly. If I change it back to Column view >>> the finder crashes again. >>> >>> At this point I have lots of work arounds so can at least keep working >>> normally. >>> >>> Also, I am going to create a new account for >>> myself, but that will take time and effort. >>> >>> >>> must admit I'd love to fix this, or at least understand why my computer >>> does this and others do not. >>> >>> I'm sure my finder has worked correctly for the past two years and only >>> recently became broken. >>> >>> Eric Caron >>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >>> >>> To reply to this post, please address your message to >>> [email protected] >>> >>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum >>> at either the list's own dedicated web archive: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>> or at the public Mail Archive: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >>> >>> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >>> and worm-free! >>> >>> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >>> the list website at: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> >>> >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> [email protected] >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. 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