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  1. Buadhai

    Finder Display of SMB Shares

    This on a 2017 iMac running 10.15.7 I'm a little confused as to how the Finder displays mounted SMB shares. I have a remote Raspberry Pi which is behind a double NAT. I have set up a reverse SSH tunnel for access to SMB shares. The code on the Pi looks like this: ssh -nNTC -R...
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    iPad File explorer & way to transfer files from Mac to iPad Mini?

    I have an iPad Mini 2 running iOS 12.5.1 and a MacBook Pro running El Capitan. I want to be able to transfer pdf & ebook files directly between the devices ideally using a USB cable and not uploading to cloud storage or dealing with iTunes. Are there any good third-party solutions? I also want...
  3. robertcoogan

    Renaming files sequentially with Automator

    I need to rename files sequentially in a series of folders. So each group of files within each individual folder should read... [folder a] FILE_01 FILE_02 FILE_03 ...and so on. Automator does a great job as long as I add the contents of each folder one at a time. I would like to add all of the...
    • robertcoogan
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    • applescript automator big sur files finder folders
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  4. T

    Problem with creating zip archives on the command line

    If I do: $ cd ~/Desktop $ mkdir test_dir $ cd test_dir/ $ mkdir test_subdir_1 test_subdir_2 $ touch test_subdir_1/test_file.txt $ cd test_subdir_2/ $ zip test_archive.zip ../test_subdir_1/* adding: ../test_subdir_1/test_file.txt (stored 0%) and then I go to test_subdir_2 in Finder and try...
  5. Eagle 20

    What Finder Tags do you use?

    I've wanted to start using Finder Tags for a long time because I'm forever having problems when searching for a specific file. But as much as I want to, going back through all my files now feels overwhelming, and I keep putting it off. Obviously this only makes matters worse because I continue...
  6. agraden

    How to find files created after a specific date?

    Hi all, I want to restore my Mac to my last Time Machine backup of Catalina. I'm currently on Big Sur and don't want to lose any new data since upgrading. Is there a way I can view every file I've created, downloaded, saved etc. after a specific date (that date being after upgrading to Big Sur)...
    • agraden
    • Thread
    • big sur catalina cleanmymac data downgrade files finder restore time machine backup upgrade
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS Big Sur (11)
  7. fishingfromakay

    Can't See SD card in Big Sur Finder, Help Please.

    I can not find out how to show an SD card when using Big Sur Finder. Same card showed in a 2012 MacBook Pro. Does anyone know how to fix it so that I can see a SD card in Finder ? Thank your time and for any help/suggestions.
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    Make proxy icons visible with shift key

    I use proxy icons a lot. I found that in Big Sur they are hidden till you hover over the title then they appear after a second or so. All those seconds were adding up for me. Today I found that if I hold the shift key and mouse over the title then the proxy icon appears immediately. I'd rather...
  9. S

    Finder has a stuck folder on it, won't respond to left click

    I recently installed an OSx app called FastCast, that lets me mirror my iphone to my mac. It seems to have caused some kind of issue with the Finder though, which persists even after uninstalling FastCast. There's a "fastCast" folder stuck in finder here: That "fastCast" at the top of the...
  10. haralds

    Finder Sidebar has document icons for most drives

    On my account upgraded from Catalina most of the drives on the sidebar show up as generic document icons. They all have custom icons on the desktop, but that was never an issue before. Another account on the same system does not show the issue. Catalina had had the issue, but it went away after...
  11. M

    Video Downloads from iCloud show up as blank files in finder.

    When I download my uploaded files from iCloud (to save space) they show up as blank files in Finder after the download has completed. If I open the through the "manage storage" option they do show up between my documents and I am able to open them... Once opened they show up in the original...
  12. Buadhai

    Labels vs. Tags

    I'm having some difficulty understanding how different applications handle labels and tags. In the attached screenshot are three different application windows. At the top is the Finder, then comes Graphic Converter and finally ForkLift. In my photo workflow I use Graphic Converter to edit...
    • Buadhai
    • Thread
    • finder forklift graphic converter label pathfinder tag
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: macOS
  13. C

    All Devices Can I transfer ANY file type from my iOS Files app to my Mac?

    (I have no way of testing this right now so please excuse the inquiry.) (1) By using Finder (or pre-Catalina iTunes), can I use the File Sharing feature to move files from my iOS Files app to my Mac and vice versa? (2) If yes, can it be any file type, or are there any restrictions? (for...
  14. haralds

    Big Sur Volumes on Catalina

    I am scratching my head about Apple's sloppy approach of the Big Sur volume appearance on Catalina. It would not have taken much to make the system appear seamless for multi boot. But it also appears to be inconsistent. I installed by adding a Big Sur volume to a container already containing one...
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    Sorting "open" Finder dialog box the same as Finder when browsing?

    Hey everyone, Just had to format a Macbook. Running Catalina. I had this set up before and remember it being a pain in the *** to set up last time and can't remember how to get it back. In Finder, I use column view to sort by date modified with the most recent file at the top. I want that...
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    Does Big Sur have 2 finger swiping sorted in Finder ?

    I'm hoping that this mess has been sorted out; https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/33003/is-it-possible-to-use-a-gesture-to-go-back-in-finder You can swipe back in finder only if it's set to 3 fingers, specifically, but the swipe direction is reversed.
  17. M

    Spotlight not showing finder folders

    Hi guys, I have a problem to which I don't find any solution. Spotlight is not showing any finder folders anymore. Rebuilding the index, meddling with the spotlight privacy settings, or any first page google suggestions did not work. Curiously, finder folders on an external hard drive do show...
    • menttrec
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    • finder high sierra spotlight
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  18. haralds

    Finder slow with lots of volumes mounted?

    I have noticed a slow down over several versions of macOS in Finder response with a lot of drives and volumes. I just added a 10TB USB3 external drive. Throughput with it is good (as expected.) But the Finder has become really sluggish. I have 18 volumes on 11 drives on a Mac Pro. All but the...
  19. gebseng

    Finder in Catalina: changed "Open in New Tab" behaviour

    Hi everyone, It seems that the Finder "Open in New Tab" behaviour has changed in 10.15. Whereas in 10.13, "Open in New Tab" would open a tab with the selected folder at the beginning, now it simply opens a new tab, with the same path as before 10.13: path in first tab...
  20. 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
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