[jxflyer]

I just purchased a refurbished iMac 17 in 1 GHZ. I love the machine.

Occasionally when I start the computer the finder icon in the dock does not display the "active" arrow below its icon, though the finder is certainly operating.



If I relaunch the finder using force quit, it comes back with the arrow.

Why does this happen and could this indicate a more serious problem I should address?

Thanks,

Chad

[gorickey]

Interesting, that should be showing at all times yes...are you using any sort of hacks or other software that could be interfering with things? Did you format/install when you got your new iMac? Have you repaired permissions?

Just some ideas...

[Lew]

I get that occasionally. The only dock modification I have is ClearDock. Killing either the Finder or the Dock usually fixes it. Don't know the cause, though.

[jxflyer]

I'm using FruitMenu and Dock Extender. I was also using them on my old iMac 500 MHZ and didn't see this occur.

[jayg]

I get this all the time. I have no idea what causes it though. I've disabled pretty much every third party enhancement and trashed the Dock plist. Nothing helps. It's really annoying because you can't "command-tab" to the Finder when this happens. A force quit always "cures" in for the session, but it's very annoying.

[jxflyer]

Thanks for all the help. It didn't seem like a big issue. I'm glad, though, that it is not indicative of a greater problem.