Finder of freezing and acting weird

Hi I had a couple issues Finder weird recently any help would be much appreciated!

The finder drawing seems to freeze - can I open a folder or a new window of finder and sometimes it will be fine, but then it will be half freeze - the content of the window is not displayed - it will just be white or the background (desktop etc) is drawn in the finder window. I screen shotted because it's a little hard to describe...

It seems to go there I kill finder / restart for 2-5 minutes... then the problem comes back.

I deleted finder prefs, doesn't seem to help. I did a reboot in recovery mode and ran the repair disc utilities and which seem to help for a few days, but now back!

I can close the windows in the finder and open new, and the question seems to come and go a little... Any ideas?

Thank you

Stuart

Hello

Start Safe Mode removes the system caches that can help.

Follow these steps to start in safe mode.

  1. Start or restart your Mac.
  2. As soon as you hear the startup tone, hold down the SHIFT key.
  3. Release the SHIFT key when you see the logo Apple appears on the screen.

After the Apple logo appears, this may take longer than usual to reach the login screen or your office. This is because your Mac performs a check of directory of your drive to boot in safe mode.

To leave safe mode, restart your computer without pressing any keys during startup.

Then, try the Finder.

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