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  1. L

    How to fix automatic horizontal scrolling in Finder

    When I select a directory in Finder, it causes the horizontal scrollbar to automatically move all the way to the left. This makes it so that I can't see what I actually have selected. In most cases, all I can see is the very end of the highlight bar, and the right pointing arrow at the end of...
  2. M

    Finder in Catalina is less stable than other previous OS?

    I have the impression that Finder in Catalina is less stable that what it was with previous OS. I'm having some tedious issues but all them seem to have Finder in common. Some examples: - Finder / Network, looking for 2 different machines (Imac + Imac + MacBookPro 16"), all connected to the...
  3. videosoul

    Single application Dark Mode... possible?

    Has anyone yet worked out how to make Dark Mode work in just one application on macOS? I've found the terminal commands (NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance etc), NightOwl, and another similar program (I forgot what it's called). But the way all of them seem to work is Dark Mode needs to be turned...
    • videosoul
    • Thread
    • customisation customization dark mode finder hack macos mods
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  4. N

    Music folder much bigger than itunes library

    Hi, my itunes library says its 627Gb. However the itunes Music folder, once i excluded all the apps/podcasts etc, just the Music folder, is 673Gb. Why is that? I tried importing it all into itunes, and no new tracks are added. So its not like there are lots of files in the Music folder, that...
    • Naigi
    • Thread
    • finder itunes itunes - problems
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  5. AveryWrubleski

    WEIRD TOPIC - Finder Folder Sorting Issue

    Hey Everyone, I have a bazar question I would like to ask pertaining to folder organization problems, which effects my OCD. For well over a year now, some of my folders appear to be out of order and randomly positioned. This happpens in certain sections of my external hard drives file path...
  6. 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?
  7. S

    Getting jpeg dimensions

    Hi All, In previous OSs, to find out the hxw dimensions of an image, you'd goto File>Info and in the box under More Info, it would give you height x width in pixels. I can't for the life of me figure out how to get something like this in Catalina (I've been searching!), without opening the file...
  8. U

    Missing Finder Windows

    I have an issue with Finder and apparently also with other applications: I frequently experience that Finder windows don't show up, they get lost. Finder lists them in the Window menu but I can not make them visible. Selecting Window/Bring all to front results in nothing. Clicking on "Show all...
  9. S

    Windows are sorting files in reverse order

    Bizarre new issue. If I look at the contents of a folder in icon view, and I try to sort the files by date created or date modified, it puts the newest files first and the oldest files last. This is not how I remember this ever working. If I want to sort by date created I want it in order of...
  10. U

    Sony bluetooth headphones will not connect.

    System preferences repeatedly freezes every time I try and control bluetooth settings. Same thing occurs when accessing the settings from finder so have to relaunch that as well. Sony WH-CH700N Headphones will pair by bluetooth (headphone buttons will work as well), but there will be no option...
  11. organicCPU

    Hide inactive tabs in Window Menu

    Does anyone know how to customize the Finder Menu Bar Window Menu so that it reverts to the former behavior? I'd like that the alphabetically ordered list of open windows at the menu's bottom is showing just the active window tabs again and none of the inactive tabs. TL;DR; Until the switch to...
    • organicCPU
    • Thread
    • appearance finder macos 10.12 menu bar plist settings tab ui change window menu
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS Mojave (10.14)
  12. Kes.Siebring

    Finder bug : can not open/copy/move files

    Running the latest Catalina (fresh install) on iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017). At some random point of time I'm no longer able to open or copy/move any file : When I try to open any file a get an error dialog message saying that <filename> can not be opened. Error log shows that...
  13. R

    Connecting an iPad/iPhone - Finder does not recognise them

    Using Catalina 10.15 (non-beta) here. I have a sudden need to access a file on the iPad, for which the recommended method is via a cable. Unfortunately, Catalina does not recognise my iPad or iPhone. I am worried that my Finder suffering from some minor corruption, since I don't see other...
  14. Yptcn

    Syncing iPhone/iPad with Catalina Problem

    When syncing iPhone or iPad with Catalina we now see the devices in Finder . All seems to work fine but my problem is that I have always used ringtones downloaded from the web or made with iTunes . On the new interface when device plugged in I can see and use without a problem : Photos ...
  15. Ben777

    Finder: "Use as Defaults" never works

    I love my Mac and OS very much! :) But there are few details that keep annoying me for years. On of them: Why is it not possible to make the settings for Finder stick to all Finder windows for good? - For some reason "Use as Defaults" doesn't transfer settings to all Finder windows. - To be...
  16. N

    QuickLook not showing text-like files

    Hi! Really annoying problem. I don't know when or why this started. But a few months ago I noticed the QL would take a lot of time loading to show me a preview something like a 2KB *.txt file. But now, it loads indefinitely. I said "text-like" files because everything else seems to work fine...
    • nmaxcom
    • Thread
    • finder preview quicklook
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  17. Laisha

    Finder No Longer Finds

    No matter what I put in the search field, FINDER either finds nothing at all or everything. This was happening only intermittently until this morning, when that's all that happens. Most often, it appears to be alphabetizing the files on my drive, the TimeMachine drive, and Dropbox and...
  18. R

    An alternative to Dropbox, please!

    I use Dropbox on all my Apple devices all the time. Now Dropbox want to charge a ridiculous £9.99 a month if you want to connect to more than three devices. Since I have a Macmini, MacBook Air, an iPad and an iPhone and I use Dropbox on all of them, it’s time to find a replacement. Any...
  19. urbanforces

    bulk naming of files after folders?

    hello. any decent app - free or not - that can add the name of the folder files are in. i have lots of photo and video files that are all named IMG, MAH, DSC etc depending on what i used to take them and have them in folders named for specific projects or subjects i'm working on. is there an app...
  20. sandrokan

    Problem with spotlight name search

    Hi. I have a problem with spotlight when searching files by name. For example, I have several folders called mk, and also files called mk*.* When I do a spotlight search in a finder window, typing in "mk", then it results in several files. If I switch to "name matches", then I got no results...
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