What to do if you accidentally quit Finder on Mac

As we all know who use Macs, the Finder (just like the Start Button in Windows) can be a very important area to learn and use on a Mac.  It can also be a pain in the ass too.

Sometimes, you have to quit the Finder for the below reasons:

• Not enough RAM.
• Low system storage.
• Corrupt system preferences.
• Hung background applications.

You can quit the Finder by doing the following:

1. Open Finder, press and hold the Option Key.
2. Select the Main Apple Menu () and press Force Quit Finder.
3. The Finder will now restart.
4. That’s it.

You can also quit it by doing the following:

1. Press the [Command] + [Tab] keys.
2. Move to the Finder icon.
3. Press [Command] + [Q].
4. That’s it. 

If you do the above, the Finder may not restart.  In that case, do the following:

1. Press the [Command] + [Spacebar] keys.
2. Spotlight search opens on the desktop.
3. Type: Finder
4. That’s it.

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