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  1. zinger123

    Find specify files between date AND hours.

    Hi. I need to copy only all files from 130000 files between 6:00 till 17:00. How to do it in MacOs (my system) or Windows or Linux ?:) Need to create TimeLapse only with working hours. And what is best program to create Time-lapse from MILION OF FILES? iMovie crashed all the time.
    • zinger123
    • Thread
    • files find finder
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: macOS
  2. E

    How to show content thumbnails for *folders* in Finder; any Finder alternative that can do that?

    I'm looking to efficiently see each folder's content from its thumbnail, unfortunately Finder doesn't seem to offer this option. You can only enable thumbnails for individual files, but not folders. I have some massive image asset folders which I need to be able to find the suitable images I...
    • eggimage
    • Thread
    • finder folder preview thumbnail
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: macOS
  3. A

    Mac showing "Update" & remote disc listed under devices in Finder

    ust downgraded from big Sur to high Sierra and now in the finder menu it is showing Remote Disc and Update I have attached a image , is this normal ???
  4. S

    Finder won't remember/save window size

    All, this has been driving me nuts (along with the crackling audio issue) on my 2019 MBP 16". When I first open a new window, usually my HD, the window size is abnormally wide. So in list view I double click the divider between the Name and Date Modified column so the column width snaps to the...
  5. C

    Can't open Finder and keychain

    Hey Folks, Having a frustrating problem! I can't open Finder or Keychain after the power was shut off for a couple of hours. I have tried several reboots and have also tried relaunching Finder and Keychain, it does not work. The other strange thing is that my usual home page does not display. I...
  6. YoShLK

    Hide File Extensions

    I am a newbie to macOS and would like to hide file extensions in "Finder" (“Show all filename extensions" under Finder > Preferences > Advanced is already disabled.)
  7. shankar2

    Lots of images in one folder, search is very slow for new files!

    Hi so on Big Sur 11.5 Macos on 2015 macbookpro I have a folder with about 4000 images. The problem I'm seeing now is that when I download an image from the web using Chrome browser, the writing of the file to the above folder is very slow. Secondly when I search for the image file name, it...
  8. T

    'Search' finder strange results

    Hi, 11.4 Big Sur I have a folder of .png files, i click one and press spcebar - it previews it fine. But when i search the folder for a name, it pulls back all those files in the reuslts sure, but it gives them all a different icon, and when i press space bar to preview them they start playing...
  9. caporeem

    .CR3 RAW files In Finder is now viewable.

    I don’t know if this was fixed before or prior to macOS 12 Monterey, but you can now preview .CR3 RAW files in Finder. This was a big issue for me and for many others as well. Can anyone on here confirm if in fact this was fixed before? Please let me know.
  10. 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...
  11. F

    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...
  12. 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
    • Thread
    • applescript automator big sur files finder folders
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. 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)
  16. 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.
  17. N

    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...
  18. 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...
  19. 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...
  20. 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...
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