'Small' Finder when wanting to save or attach a doc

[danb1979]

This might sound odd; but when I'm working on my 2019 iMac and looking to either save or attach a doc (Excel, MS Word, Adobe PDFs etc); Finder is always very small and I've to drag it open wider etc

It never did this before the Big Sur update

Is there any way I'm able to rectify this; so Finder is larger when I access it to save/attach etc?

Cheers

 

[svanstrom]

This might sound odd; but when I'm working on my 2019 iMac and looking to either save or attach a doc (Excel, MS Word, Adobe PDFs etc); Finder is always very small and I've to drag it open wider etc

It never did this before the Big Sur update

Is there any way I'm able to rectify this; so Finder is larger when I access it to save/attach etc?

Cheers

I've never thought about that at all; so I just did a quick test…

CMD-tabbed to Finder (I had no previous open windows), CMD-N for a new window; did absolutely nothing but resize it (so no moving, or navigating); CMD-W to close it.

And the next window I opened remembered the size.

Edit: Or is OP talking about the save-window? 🤔

 

[danb1979]

I've never thought about that at all; so I just did a quick test…

CMD-tabbed to Finder (I had no previous open windows), CMD-N for a new window; did absolutely nothing but resize it (so no moving, or navigating); CMD-W to close it.

And the next window I opened remembered the size.

Edit: Or is OP talking about the save-window? 🤔

Cheers for that; and both. More so the 'attach' window as that's the one I use the most

 

[fisherking]

attach a document to... what?

the save window on my imac (mostly in logic pro), always opened 'small', without showing folders, and a path; i had to stretch it every time. but this is fixed in the 11.3 beta (so, a good sign for the next release).

 

[danb1979]

Thanks

When I'm sending docs via email or LinkedIn etc; both the 'save' and 'attach' windows open up very small; it's just an annoyance more than anything else

As said; it never used to do this before Big Sur

 

[Ritsuka]

Are you on Big Sur 11.2 or an earlier version?

 

[danb1979]

Are you on Big Sur 11.2 or an earlier version?

Big Sur 11.2.1

 

[chrfr]

Big Sur 11.2.1

This is (presumably) a bug in 11.2 and 11.2.1. See here: https://www.stclairsoft.com/blog/20...x-5-5-6-helping-big-sur-work-correctly-again/

 

[yukari]

Yeah, it's a known bug...

OSX Big Sur 11.1 reverts size of open/save windows [Annoying!]

When using the open/save function (opening a window) I resize it to reflect my needs. A sidebar with sufficient width to read my folder names and a larger window at all to be able to navigate through folders. In previous versions of all OSX-versions if I recall it correctly, including Big Sur...

forums.macrumors.com

I submitted this bug report to Apple many times to no avail.

 

[fisherking]

Yeah, it's a known bug...

OSX Big Sur 11.1 reverts size of open/save windows [Annoying!]

When using the open/save function (opening a window) I resize it to reflect my needs. A sidebar with sufficient width to read my folder names and a larger window at all to be able to navigate through folders. In previous versions of all OSX-versions if I recall it correctly, including Big Sur...

forums.macrumors.com

I submitted this bug report to Apple many times to no avail.

am not seeing it anymore in the 11.3 betas, so hopefully ok for everyone by the final .3 release.

 

[yukari]

On my 2018 Mac Mini and 2018 MBP, with 11.3 betas, it disappears after you reset it the first time, but after two or three times, it comes back.

 

[fisherking]

On my 2018 Mac Mini and 2018 MBP, with 11.3 betas, it disappears after you reset it the first time, but after two or three times, it comes back.

yikes. not happening on either mac (and, fwiw, only happened on my imac). still, apple needs to fix this!

 

[yukari]

yikes. not happening on either mac (and, fwiw, only happened on my imac). still, apple needs to fix this!

Are you using any Finder extensions or something like Default Folder X app?

 

[fisherking]

Are you using any Finder extensions or something like Default Folder X app?

nope, just the default finder.