Hi, custom-added items in the finder sidebar keep disappearing from time to time. This is not just happening with Google drives. Deleting the finder plist file in library/preferences folder may do something in the short run but it requires to set up finder anew and add back all items that were "forgotten" in the first place. This has been going on for years and happens several times a year -- very annoying. Why can't Apple fix this?
Mac Studio, macOS 12.6
Are you using any system optimizer? Many system optimizer delete essential plist and cache files that manage the sidebar.
There is no reason to use any optimizer. The main thing you need to do is backup your data, and make sure the system doesn't get over 85% full.
If uncertain if an optimizer is still present, you can use Etrecheck to isolate it.
This has been going on for years and happens several times a year -- very annoying. Why can't Apple fix this?
I have a couple of network folders that disappear if I haven't connected to the server in a long time. Other than that, I have never seen items disappear from the Sidebar.
Is there anything in common about the ones that disappear? Are they network shares, in one particular folder--perhaps synced by Goolag Drive or other system. I never keep iCloud Drive folders there, so if it is those kind of folders, that may be why I don't see it. I don't use any other cloud storage.
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