The finder shouldn't quit or 'freak out' when I click or view certain things, right?
Are there
other folders which cause Finder to quit when viewed...
or just ~/Library/Preferences/Macromedia
?
[ps: That command i posted to delete a few obscure .DS_Store files is quite harmless... and to delay running it feels like a waste of time. If it fixes the problem, then mystery solved. If not, there's more work to do.] 
