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Is it possible to start the Finder process from Terminal? If so, what would be the command?

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  • The Finder is started at login and runs all the time a user is logged in so it is open all the time. What exactly are you after? – mmmmmm Aug 14 '17 at 17:44
  • It is possible to quit the Finder in any number of ways. You can even add the Command-Q option to the user interface by typing in this Terminal command: defaults write com.apple.finder QuitMenuItem -bool true – IconDaemon Aug 14 '17 at 18:34
  • I had set Finder to relaunch but it would not turn back on after shutting off. The issue was caused by this issue: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/176270/app-crashes-dock-icon-remains-cant-reboot-yet-no-process-in-ps-aux-to-kill – ColorCodin Aug 15 '17 at 19:43

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Simple:

open /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app

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  • You can also open the current working directory in Finder with open . – Raine Revere Jul 18 '20 at 20:23
  • This command does nothing (not even output an error) under macOS Sonoma (at least in 14.1.2) – that-ben Dec 21 '23 at 14:09
  • I just tested this command when the Finder is not running (see my comment in the original question about how to quit Finder with ⌘-Q) and it indeed restarts Finder. If Finder is running it opens a window to the root of the booted drive, or ' / '. Executing open . will restart Finder and open the current user's directory. Tested on Sonoma 14.1.2 – IconDaemon Dec 21 '23 at 18:09