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  1. inkwolf

    Finding Photo Files

    I am trying to make more room on my mac's hard drive by moving my photos to an external hard drive. I need to be able to transfer a copy of the photos I want to move to the external hard drive and then make sure that all extra copies (previews, thumbnails, and masters) are erased from my mac...
  2. S

    Why do my downloads keep stacking on top of previous files?

    I uploaded an image of what I'm trying to explain. Have a look at the bottom row where my new downloads keeps stacking on top of each other http://imgur.com/a/UPVku I tried everything that I know but it always goes back to this problem. My Finder setting are set to "Sort by: Snap to Grid" and...
    • SparkDe
    • Thread
    • finder folders view
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: macOS
  3. jonahke

    5K iMac problems since macOS Sierra

    Since the day I installed macOS Sierra on my 5K iMac I got several problems -When I want to shut down my iMac it get stuck on a black screen with the spinning beach ball. -When an app freezes and I force quit it, it won't restart (same with my Finder) -The beach ball appears with the easiest...
  4. tghuguenin

    Change Documents Folder View

    macOS sierra 10.12.1 Hello, I've googled for answers for this, but whenever i google Mac OS Sierra Documents Folder View all i get is stuff about icloud, which doesn't concern me since i don't use icloud what i need is how to get the view of my documents folder back to normal. When i...
  5. neek247

    Finder Icon Issue

    I was wondering if someone can tell me how to fix this issue with my finder icon, it has a green color around it; possibly removing and re-adding it? I dont know what happened, my computer locked itself out and then it looked like that; I would appreciate some help!
    • neek247
    • Thread
    • color dock finder finder icon icon issue mac sierra
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: iMac
  6. E

    Finder losing focus when showing all open Finder windows

    When I chose to show all Finder windows (moving my cursor down left out of the screen), I see all Finder windows. When I select one, it make that one active but then focus is immediately stolen by another application. Any clue?
    • ewi
    • Thread
    • finder macos sierra
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: macOS
  7. ESlattery

    Finder broken since updated to OSX Sierra

    I've used Macs since 2009. I always found the finder app brilliant. My 2014 MacBook Air is used for work and is almost at memory capacity. However, since updated to Sierra about a month ago I am finding that 'Finder' is useless. For example; just now I created 4 documents and 'tagged' them...
  8. Squillace

    Use Finder tags without the actual dot?

    Hi, I'm a little perfectionist about my own notions of UI design. About the Finder tags... well I love this feature but I dont like to actually see the colored dots before the file names. Is there a way/hack to hide it? The idea would be to use tags normally, click on them on the left pane to...
  9. I

    Remove Aperture from Finder-Photos picker

    I still use Aperture, sorry. I import my dSLR pictures here and the good ones I transfer to Photos. So Aperture is just a part of my workflow, I don't use it any other way... but Apple keeps Aperture in my Finder Photo picker. I'd like to remove it (to only show Photos), is there any way? I...
    • iAmRenzo
    • Thread
    • finder photos
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  10. doru

    Weird Finder issue with Exif

    So, using Get Info in Finder doesn't show any Exif data under the More Info arrow, when using a certain external drive. For images on the mac's hdd, it works. And now it gets weirder: it also works for another external drive, same size, same file system (exFat). Any ideas what's going on?
    • doru
    • Thread
    • exif external disk finder
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  11. A

    El Captain Sidebar in Favorites Missing

    I've got a real head scratcher (for me, anyways) with the El Captain update. I've had this update for well over a year, and have had this issue appear on multiple Macbooks so I know it's not just my machine. Ever since I have updated to El Captain, the sidebar in Finder that has your saved...
  12. O

    Replace Files with same Bytes

    I have thousands of photos coming from several facebook pages. On each of these pages new photos are being uploaded daily which I download and archive in separate folders every month. The file names of the photos are sometimes different depending on my method of receiving them. Jdownloader is my...
    • openskies2009
    • Thread
    • apple script chrome finder firefox jdownloader mac
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: macOS
  13. SolidCake

    Resolved 5 Refurbishes later, Finder still crashes

    Hey Guys, Ever since I bought my MacBook Pro 15", new 2011 model bought in the corresponding year, I have had this problem. When I want to shut down my Mac, Finder crashes and it does not shutdown. I have to forcibly shut down the computer by holding down the power button. I can right click...
    • SolidCake
    • Thread
    • crash finder finder crash macbook pro 15" early 2011 refurbished restart shutdown
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  14. sigmadog

    Sudden Finder oddities

    I'm suddenly having trouble with the Finder in Mavericks 10.9.5. When I open a new window on the desktop, it doesn't show any files in the window. I have the Finder set to open a specific "Projects" window, but nothing shows up in that window. If I set the Finder to open another window...
  15. J

    Seagate 500GB recognised but not 2TB external hard drive

    Hey guys and gals, So I installed PB4 of Sierra this morning (Macbook Air 2012) but now I can't get one of my external hard drives to work. When I connect my Seagate 500GB Slim (which I use for TM backups), Sierra recognises it no problem. However, when I connect my Seagate 2TB Backup Plus...
  16. bladerunner2000

    Cut / Paste Function to Move Files in Finder

    When is this finally going to be implemented into Mac OS? Dragging and dropping files while having to hold CMD is ridiculous. In every environment cmd+x and cmd+v means to cut and paste or MOVE something(s) except the Finder. This has been asked COUNTLESS times and if it wasn't for System...
  17. M

    Problem with timestamps in Photos

    I've got a problem with photos & videos that I've imported from my Ipad to my Mac with Photos. The problem (with some files) is that Photos shows the correct time & date when they where created (i.e. when the button was pushed). But when I check the same files in Finder (in Show package...
    • MacGvr
    • Thread
    • finder masters photos problem timestamp video files
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Photography
  18. Funfa Bu

    Finder doesn't open/Need to backup files

    I've recently updated to El Capitan and downloaded a ProTools driver I shouldn't have (see ProTools HD Driver 11.3.1 for Mac: http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/download/en379411) and now I can't turn off mac or open finder. I want to backup so I can format (been wanting to do this for a...
  19. arjun.j

    Missing UI elements in Finder

    I'm currently running OS X 10.11.5 on an early-2015 13" MBP, and noticed that the graphical buttons for "back", "view", "arrange by" etc. on my Finder toolbar have been replaced with plain text (see screenshot). Restarting didn't help, nor did updating from 10.11.4 to 10.11.5. I've been unable...
  20. M

    4K Video freezes iMovie & system

    Has anyone else had an issue where the 4K from your iPhone 6S or SE completely locks up iMovie? I have a mid-2014 Mac 15" with decent specs (benchmarks from Geekbench here) but when I go to edit or try to play the MOV file from my iPhone, I just get the spinning pinwheel and the entire program...
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