Slow movement of the icons of file

I just upgraded to Sierra and discovered that move file icons became very slow. Whether on the desktop or in a window, I can choose an icon of file instantly, but if I try to move, even a small distance, there is a long pause, and I often get the beach ball, until the icon jumps in position. In this case if I move the couple icon of millimeters right through the window.

The same thing happens if I move a file between windows. There is a long delay, then a 'Preparing [location] move' dialog box is displayed with a process bar. Another long pause, then a quick movement of the bar and the icon jumps to the new location. Even with a copy operation. Moving to and from the trash by clicking and dragging is also slow. File used for the test was 8 k on disk, 699 bytes of content, is not large files. Movement of file in the trash by command + delete soon also. Open the file information dialog box has been the normal speed.

I also started having very slow save as... dialog box speeds, slow opening and then slow to fill. The beach ball appeared regularly.

Any ideas?

Hello, N.W.J. Hazelton.

Thank you for using communities Support from Apple.  I see your message that you met some slowness during the management of files on your MacBook Pro, since you upgraded to macOS Sierra.  I know that personally, I want to be able to move, copy, and back up things quickly, without a lot of spinning Rainbow cursor to run, so I can see why you've posted.  I'd be happy to help you.

When my MacBook behaving this way, I found a System Management Controller (SMC) reset helped.  If you are not familiar with how to do this reset, see the following link:
Reset the management system (SCM) controller on your Mac.

If you always see the same behavior after this reset, then start in safe mode can tell you if a program or process could be the cause of the delay.  Follow the instructions here and test your functions copy/move while that started in safe mode: macOS Sierra: start in safe mode

If your MacBook Pro works fine in safe mode, reboot normally and check to see if the problem has been resolved.

Have a great rest of your week!

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