Finder dragging hang / stuck

Sometimes when dragging files from folder to another, or moving a folder, the items being dragged are stuck in the dragging mode and it hangs. I can see Finder use 30-35% CPU at that moment.

Anyone facing the same problem?

I'm on 10.7.2 also using FlexiGlass for Window moving/resizing.

Solution 1:

1. I would say restart you Mac if you have not done so in a while.

2. Try repairing the disk and repairing permissions in Disk Utility.

3. Next try deleting your Finder preferences. Your looking for a file called:

   com.apple.finder.plist

   Note you might want to back this file up before deleting, if you spent a lot of time configuring Finder view, etc and this turns out to not fix the issue.

   This file will be located at /Users/YourUSERname/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist

4. Restart and see if it happens anymore.

5. Try installing Onyx and use it to reset Finder related settings.

6. Try removing FlexiGlass if you suspect that is causing issues.

7. Try logging in as another user and see if the issues comes up while logged in as another user.

8. If all else fails, back up your stuff and reinstall Lion.

Solution 2:

If this happens again, try restarting the Finder service by the following commands:

launchctl stop com.apple.Finder
launchctl start com.apple.Finder