How to Relaunch Finder on Mac

Why we need to relaunch Finder? We need to relaunch Finder when our Mac Computer freezes. Below are the steps to show how to relaunch Finder.

Using Keyboard

• Press Command + Option + esc. This will open "Force Quit".
• Navigate to and choose "Finder".
• Click Relaunch. In a few seconds, the dock/icons/apple menu will disappear. It will then quickly reappear and reload everything.

Using Mouse

• Go to the Apple Menu. That is the Apple image on the top left.
• Go to "Force Quit".
• Choose "Finder" and click relaunch.