Finder not responding

I keep having problems where Finder doesn’t respond and the mouse cursor just spins indefinitely. I reinstalled the OS, and it worked for a little while and then a few hours later reverted back. It happens mostly when we try to save a file. Anyone experience this?

iMac 27″, 10.13

Posted on Jul 23, 2022 3:09 PM

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There could be an issue with the drive. Run First Aid: Repair a disk using Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support

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