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  1. Z

    SideBar always at same length

    How can i set the finder window sidebar to be set at the same length in every finder window i open? Is this a matter of settings?
  2. A

    Finder suddenly not finding

    Hello! Yeserday everything worked, today opened my Mac Mini and Finder finds nothing. I use it every day to catalogue and find image files. Did no changes yesterday, no updates as much as I know. Before, when I used "Search This Mac" by putting image file's name into top right search box, it...
  3. GuillaumeB

    Need help with 10.14 and basic automator script

    Hello, I have been using a very basic Automator script that auto move files and folders on the Desktop to another place in my Mac (under my main user account, nothing fancy). Yet even though the script is quite simple, i'm having problem with Automator ever since I installed the beta. I was...
  4. R

    Neither Spotlight not Search Finder working well

    Hi I'm on mid-2015 MB Pro, OS 10.13.5. Spotlight and Finder Search aren't working well. Can't find text in Word docs. This is important for my work. Anyway to reset Spotlight? Any testing to tell why it and Finder Search aren't working right? Can going into SafeBoot help spot things...
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    MacOS can't save view options for non Apple Partitions

    After years of asking why would Finder forget some folders view options I've come to realise that it has to do with it's partition type. If a HDD or SSD is formated as something like ExFat (non-Apple) Finder won't save view options for those folders. Is there a workaround it?
  6. Princess Cake

    Removing or Hiding Proxy Icons?

    Call it a bit of OCD or perfectionism but I'd love to remove the little proxy icons at the top of title bars in OS X. I know what they're for but I've never once used them and would like to just see those little icons gone to make the visuals a bit cleaner. ...I've seen screenshots of...
  7. Avenged110

    Hiding Finder Sidebar with AppleScript

    So I'm trying to set up an AppleScript to open a single Finder window with specific view properties and it's working fine, except I can't hide the sidebar. The only instructions I've found online mention using "set sidebar width to 0" but this returns an error in Mavericks. I'm new to...
  8. jagooch

    Finder Problem "original item cannot be found" when selecting Synology Share

    You can see "THEVAULT" share here Double-clicking it in Finder gives this error , and you cannot see the contents of the share. But if I navigate to /Volumes/THEVAULT in Finder or in a bash shell, it works fine Finder Terminal Any idea why I cannot click on the Synology share and...
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    Slow Finder Preview of RAW files

    It takes Finder much longer to load RAW (in this case .CR2 from a Canon 7D) files on my new 2017 MacBook Pro 15" (2.9 GHz 10.13.4 up to date OS) when tapping the spacebar to preview the file than my 2012 MacBook Pro 15" running Mountain Lion. Any way to speed up these previews on the new...
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    Slow Finder Preview of RAW files

    It takes Finder much longer to load RAW (in this case .CR2 from a Canon 7D) files on my new 2017 MacBook Pro 15" (2.9 GHz 10.13.4 up to date OS) when tapping the spacebar to preview the file than my 2012 MacBook Pro 15" running Mountain Lion. Any way to speed up these previews on the new...
    • aeterno
    • Thread
    • bug cr2 finder high sierra macbook pro 15" 2017 macos photo quick view raw slow
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  11. Sovon Halder

    Finder back button with last position.

    In icon view or list view if I go back(button or CMD+[), it lands on the previously viewed folder. I remember in Windows there is this option that took me directly to the enclosing folder with the item selected (just like CMD+ up arrow). Brief research shows that this was like that until El...
  12. R

    Renaming Finder Items Using Find & Replace?

    Hi I need a quick solution to a problem. We have over 15000 images that need renaming. Is there a simple way to find text in a file name (from a cvs file) and replace text in a file name (again from a csv file)?? Eg. File Name - AA021 asphalt/fuchsia FRONT.jpg We have a CSV of full names...
    • Rich_Gr@y
    • Thread
    • applescript finder rename script terminal
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  13. nowy69

    Final cut pro x library problem and error 36

    Hi guys, I'm just starting with FCPX, and few days ago I had some issues with my project. So I'll start from the beginning. I've started my project on external disk, because I did not have any space on my Mac. So everything was cool, and I was finishing my project, but I've done something...
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    [Finder]Increase icon size while in list view

    Basic request but I'm using a 5k Retina iMac and I would like to use Finder in 'list view' but have the icons larger then the two options the Apple gives you(per below to the right). The largest the icon can go looks to be about 48 x 48(it doesn't say). I'd like to mimic the size the the icon...
  15. soulbot

    Can't offload camera cards — (Error code -36)

    I posted this on the Apple.com forums to no avail. I have found plenty of "solutions" but the popular fix doesn't work for me. Such a basic problem — so incredibly irritating. I can't copy images off of my camera cards (both SD & CF) after moving from 10.8.5 to 10.11.3. I incessantly get the...
  16. MarcoTogni

    how to keep focus on the Finder?

    Hi, below you can find a simple video to show you what I would like to do, I am sorry for my english pronunciation. I explain what I need: I like to use just the keyboard to open and close files, because sometimes I have to open thousands of files one-by-one. In Windows I usually opened a file...
    • MarcoTogni
    • Thread
    • finder focus keyboard
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: macOS
  17. ivanicin

    File Cards - innovation in file management

    I have just published the app to the Mac App Store that introduces several new concepts to the file management bringing some real innovation into this fairly stale area of the software. Use cards, zoomed out view and workspaces to navigate a huge collection of files and folders as easy you...
    • ivanicin
    • Thread
    • app file manager finder macos
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  18. Princess Cake

    Folder icons not displaying correctly

    In my Home folder all the icons spread out evenly across the white space of the window, but in my Documents folder the icons are all sticking to the left side. I've tried messing with all the view options and Arranging/Sorting them by kind,name,etc but they just won't budge!
    • Princess Cake
    • Thread
    • finder folder folders icon icons
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  19. H

    How to see all Finder process? copy/move files?

    Hello! I'm searching for a program/way to see (like in a log file for instance) all action Finder does on my mac. I mean, for example, a way to see all files created during an installation of a .pkg, and the directories where they are stored. Any way to do this? Thanks!
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    Finder Corrupted

    Hello, for some reason my finder was working fine and then upon reopening began to use the wrong icons for files (for example .docx icon for folders and sometimes open files other than the ones I clicked on. ) Any idea on how I can reset it?
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