How to Fix Finder Not Responding to Clicks in macOS Tahoe 26.2
Symptom: You can see your files and folders on the desktop or in a Finder window, but clicking on them does nothing. The Finder menu bar is visible, but the "File" and "Edit" menus are greyed out.
Start with Fix 1: Relaunch Finder (The Right Way). If the issue persists after that, try Fix 2: Disconnect Network Drives. Full Terminal commands and step-by-step instructions are in each section below.
Why this happens
This "interaction freeze" on macOS Tahoe is usually caused by a stalled filecoordinationd process or a hung network mount (like an old SMB share) that is blocking the main Finder thread.
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Fix 1: Relaunch Finder (The Right Way)
- Press Option + Command + Esc to open the Force Quit window.
- Select Finder and click Relaunch.
- If this fails, open Terminal and run:
killall Finder && killall filecoordinationd
Fix 2: Disconnect Network Drives
- If you have any network servers connected, press Cmd + K in Finder (if possible) and disconnect them.
- Alternatively, use Terminal:
umount -f /Volumes/[DriveName] - This unblocks the thread that is waiting for the network drive to respond.
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