macOS Finder – Missing Relaunch Finder Link

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I recently needed to show hidden files in my iMac 2011 and had to relaunch Finder to do so. Every tutorial I saw, said to ctrl+click on the Finder icon and then click "relaunch". The trouble is: I don't have this link.

In the end I went to the Apple menu in the top left, and Force quit Finder, which had the same effect.

Does anybody else not have the relaunch button? Is there a problem with my Mac?

Best Answer

The relaunch option is at the bottom of the pop-up menu you get when you alt right-click (or Control +alt left click) the Finder icon in the Dock.

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