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How to restart Finder

There are two ways to restart Finder.

Method 1:

  1. Open Finder
  2. Click the apple menu and hold Shift on your keyboard
  3. Click Force Quit Finder
Method 2:
  1. Hold down the alt-option key
  2. Right-click the Finder icon in your dock
  3. Click Relaunch

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