MacOS can't save view options for non Apple Partitions

[leandrobremer]

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?

 

[casperes1996]

I don't know about a workaround, but I can give some more explanation as to why.

Apple's file systems are actually made specifically for functions like this, and directories and files have a metadata fork on the file system for storing information, like Finder's view options.

I thought macOS was meant to create a hidden ._DSStore file for file systems that don't support it though, to store the same info

 

[leandrobremer]

I dont understand why they cant simply do it. If I access a network folder Ill have to readjust the view options almost everytime I acess it (if i close Finder)... If I save something from Photoshop straight into the network, the saving document window will always be in the wrong place a files unarrenged. I hate that! I hate Finder

 

[casperes1996]

I dont understand why they cant simply do it. If I access a network folder Ill have to readjust the view options almost everytime I acess it (if i close Finder)... If I save something from Photoshop straight into the network, the saving document window will always be in the wrong place a files unarrenged. I hate that! I hate Finder

Hmmm. I think it may just be a network drive thing. I just tried on my USB attached ExFAT drive, and it did save the view option.

If you hate Finder, why not use an alternate file browser?

 

[leandrobremer]

It will save but if you restart Finder (alt+right click on it's dock Icon) the saved view option will be gone. There's no way I know how to substitute Finder. I could use Alternate Finder e.g but everytime I'm going to save a file or something, Finder will pop up and the window will be unconfigured

 

[casperes1996]

It will save but if you restart Finder (alt+right click on it's dock Icon) the saved view option will be gone. There's no way I know how to substitute Finder. I could use Alternate Finder e.g but everytime I'm going to save a file or something, Finder will pop up and the window will be unconfigured

I killed Finder via the Terminal when I tested. "sudo killall Finder" - I don't think sudo is necessary for that now that I think about it, but whatever.

Finder replacements of course won't change other applications' reliance on Finder for things like Save and Open prompts since that's using a system API, but for the main app itself you can use a different file browser

 

[leandrobremer]

Yeah, indeed! For some things I use Adobe Bridge but anyways, still I can't understand why doesn't they simply make it better. I guess I'll to live with forever or until some better OS comes up... Revolutionary Apple is gone, I'd say!

 

[teidon]

If you don’t have write access to the drive(s) in question (no permission, unsupported file system...) Finder can’t create .DS_Store file to store the settings.

But if you can write to those drives I don’t know why the settings aren’t saved or are being ignored. Do look at this though: https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/stop-ds-store-files-mac-network/