Whenever I click file-open or file-save as in any program, the finder dialog box takes a tremendous amount of time to open (approx 2mins). I have tried all kinds of solutions throughout the web and none have worked, not even temporarily. Most of the fixes I have seen say that good patches came after Mavericks, but I am running sierra. I have had the problem even throughout El Capitan, but it was barely a problem. On El Capitan the longest delay was maybe 10 seconds.
A few things I have tried/noticed
- The problem occurs in safe mode, but it does NOT occur on the guest accounts
- Going into Safe Mode doesn't fix the problem
- Deleting the Finder plist doesn't work
- Deleting Icloud caches do not work
Best Answer
So after quite a few months of this problem going on. I decided to sit down for a few hours and find the solution for myself. Turns out, the solution was rather simple, but it might be a trouble point in other cases more than mine. Ultimately, My problem was with Icloud. After removing ICloud functionality from my mac, the problem instantly vanished. Fortunately, I do not use ICloud at all and instead, opt for Google Drive. For some, I say this might be a trouble point because it requires removing Icloud files.