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  1. J

    Consistent Finder Setup Layout Problem

    I am trying to get all Finder windows to: 1. open in List view (which I think I have solved); 2. have the same columns headings (which I can almost but not quite get); and 3. have the columns appear in the same position (which I cannot get and s maddening). The approach I have been using is...
    • JoelBC
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    • finder app macos
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: macOS
  2. gregconquest

    How to copy files in Finder without copying to iCloud?

    How to copy files in Finder without copying to iCloud? When I try to copy files to move or paste them somewhere else on the same Mac, I almost always get a pop-up on my nearby Mac and iPad saying they're copying the file across the network. While this is convenient sometimes, it also slows my...
  3. J

    file management in mac, how its done?

    hello to all of u from around the globe. well i got a second handed macbook with 512bg storage , its been some day that im using it and since i am coming from windows i dont understand file storage on these devices.u see in windows when i open explorer i face with partition drives (e.g...
  4. P

    Display issues: Change size on Finder and Music/iTunes sidebar?

    OS: OSX Catalina 10.15.7 Computer: MBP Retina 13" Late 2012 Monitor/Display: U2518D 25” 1440p DELL UltraSharp 25 Monitor. 59,88hz. Cable: mDP to DP cable Other: Disabled MBP display with small magnet above left USB-port. ----------------------------------------------- Question 1: Resizing...
    • peite
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    • display finder app music app osx screen area resize
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  5. C

    How reset the entitlements for the Finder application

    Running this displays a list of Finder entitlements that I think may have been overwritten by a third-party application. codesign -d --entitlements - /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app returns: Executable=/System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/Finder [Dict] [Key]...
  6. EZEIXE

    Launchpad needs a Finder icon

    I use Launchpad a lot since it’s so easy to access with a trackpad gesture. But… I wish I could click on a Finder icon in Launchpad. Any thoughts?
    • EZEIXE
    • Thread
    • finder app launchpad macos
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: macOS
  7. L

    Software for sorting videos by dimension

    I have a folder containing video clips and need to sort them by their dimensions (smallest to biggest for example). Mac Finder doesn't have the option to do this. Does anyone know of some software or maybe even an extension for Finder that will allow me to do this?
    • lookeegg4
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    • dimensions finder app pixel dimensions sort video video dimensions
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Digital Video
  8. milleron

    Trouble moving files with Finder

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  9. M

    Finder issue with Downloads and Desktop folders

    (macOS 12.4) I started having issues with Finder earlier today, with Desktop and Downloads. When I click on either of these in the Finder sidebar the respective files do not load into View. Moreover Finder will then hog foreground and not let other apps stay in foreground. Restart Finder got out...
  10. halloleo

    Big trouble to copy a Time machine folder via Finder

    I try to copy via Finder a Time Machine folder (Backups.backupdb) from an external physical volume to another external volume. First I tried to copy it to a sparse bundle, but I got a strange "The destination has not enough space" error (although sparse bundles can grow as needed and the...
    • halloleo
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    • carbon copy cloner copying folder issues finder app time machine backup
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  11. A

    Finder, file quicklook just to current space

    User defined up to 7 desktop spaces (virtual desktops) and uses those. How to force Finder's file quicklook (select a file in Finder then hit keyboard space bar) to open just on current space? Currently quicklook for any supported type of files opens on all spaces which is highly annoying. Did...
    • Arak
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    • desktop finder app quicklook space
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  12. edubfromktown

    Finder Recents entries disappeared and no longer update with new entries

    Hi All, My wife is going batty. She apparently relies heavily upon Recents in Finder and somewhere/somehow during the past few months, all of the entries disappeared and it no longer updates. Has anyone encountered this behavior and if so, how were you able to resolve it? I tried removing both...
  13. B S Magnet

    Resolved The “Open With…” Finder fly-out thread

    Something’s been low-key nagging at me for a little while as I flip-flop between machines running Tiger, Leopard, and Snow Leopard, versus running stuff newer like Sierra (or Mountain Lion, via VMware): What’s the process behind the “Open With…” fly-out in Finder and why does it behave...
    • B S Magnet
    • Thread
    • fetch finder finder app mac os x user interface
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  14. urtext

    About Finder: ‘DS Version 1.14.4’ (macOS Catalina 10.15.4)

    Since 10.15.4 in the About Finder window a new line ‘DS Version 1.14.4’ appeared. Does somebody knows what this means?
  15. Bob_a_lu

    Issues with Finder and Trash can not opening

    Was wondering if anyone else were having issues with Finder and Trash Can not opening ? Any suggestions on a fix. I’m using an older Mac mid 2014 model
  16. I

    Finder window does not refresh automatically

    Finder windows don't refresh unless you go back and then return to the folder, and even that does not refresh the total amount of disk space available...:( Any way this could be fixed with a simple solution? :)
  17. Crimson Hikari

    Finder 'Searching' Window Uniformity Issue

    Recently I upgraded to OS X Mojave, and have been enjoying the joys of Dark Mode across my folders in Finder...for the most part. Currently the background of my folders is set to the default colour, because it's easy on the eyes. But as soon as I search for something, the background of the...
  18. zlloyd1

    Finder Window Changes Question

    When I open the Finder now, for some reason, there is no search bar anymore…. Also, it always opens a new Finder windows, every time I click to open a folder, and this is also new behavior.It did not used to do this, it opened any folder that was inside of another folder in the same window, it...
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