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Jesse_Medley Author

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finder sidebar missing favorites items

My sidebar in finder disappeared, I was able to get it back but it is doesn't list anything under favorites even though I have everything selected to show under Finder/Preferences/Sidebar

MacBook Air

Posted on Dec 7, 2020 11:50 AM

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Old Toad

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Posted on Dec 7, 2020 11:51 AM

Boot into Safe Mode by booting with the Shift key held down and check there to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.

NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing the following;

• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed

• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)

• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically

• Disables user-installed fonts

• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files

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