Finder saves files slowly

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Finder saves files slowly

I am noticing this problem when doing screenshots or making a Print to pdf. It takes about 5-10 seconds for the file to appear in the folder after the screenshot is taken or the pdf-file is finished. I am normally saving to the desktop folder.

If I look at the desktop folder in the Finder app, the problem is the same. And if I look in the same folder in PathFinder while I look in Finder, the file is immediately created in PathFinder but several seconds later in Finder (and on the desktop). What is the problem?

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Sep 26, 2019 6:11 AM

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camilla wis Author

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Sep 26, 2019 10:43 AM in response to JimmyCMPIT

My computer isn't slow in other ways. I think it has something to do with the indexing. I also have another problem, https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250671002

Can it bet be a problem with the SSD? Or the file system. But I have done a Desk Control and that was OK!

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Old Toad

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Sep 26, 2019 1:28 PM in response to camilla wis

If everything was right it should save some screen shots in the Desktop folder without any delay.

When you make a screenshot look in the lower right hand corner of your window to see a thumbnail of it. It's there to click on so you can annotate it if desired.

If you launch Screenshot.app from the Applications folder you'll get this worker:

Click on the Options button and set the Timer to None and uncheck

"Show Floating Thumbnail". That will put the screenshot instantly on the Desktop.

This means you won't be able to annotate the screenshot.

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camilla wis Author

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Sep 26, 2019 10:24 AM in response to BDAqua

I normally have a clean Desktop folder but I use it to save files during my working day before I move them to another folder.

My Macbook Pro did cost me almost 3500 euro, If everything was right it should save some screen shots in the Desktop folder without any delay. My old MBP 2010 doesn't have any problem with it. Maybe it's some problems with the SSD. This issue appeared after six-twelve months.

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camilla wis Author

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Sep 27, 2019 5:24 AM in response to Old Toad

When you make a screenshot look in the lower right hand corner of your 
window to see a thumbnail of it.  It's there to click on so you can 
annotate it if desired.

Are you sure that screenshot creates a thumbnail even on High Sierra? Cause I can't find any. When I do a screenshot it just creates a new fil on my desktop, after 5-10 seconds though.

If you launch Screenshot.app from the Applications folder you'll get this worker

I don't have the Screenshot.app in my Application folder. And if I do a Spotlight search on "screenshot" I don't get any answers on any Application.

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Old Toad

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Sep 27, 2019 3:09 PM in response to camilla wis

You're right. There's no thumbnail in High Sierra nor is there a snapshot app. Just checked screenshots on my wife's High Sierra iMac and they were saved to the Desktop immediately.

Might be time to make an appointment at the nearest Apple Genius Bar for a free diagnostic check.

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camilla wis Author

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Sep 26, 2019 8:25 AM in response to camilla wis

I did a reindex of the harddrive and it helped but only after I did a restart.

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JimmyCMPIT

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Sep 26, 2019 6:15 AM in response to camilla wis

you may post an etrecheck report for further analysis.

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BDAqua

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Sep 26, 2019 7:30 AM in response to camilla wis

Finder is quite slow to update, sometime toggling list<->icon<->list helps, also Desktop is not a good place to save files, it takes far more resources in the Desktop folder.

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