Opening dock folders in finder
I prefer the Tiger dock feature by which if I click on a folder in the dock it immediately opens it in a finder window. In Leopard (which I have just installed) I am required to go through a dialogue before I can do so. Is there anyway of reverting to the Tiger method?
Yeah! Come on Apple, the stack and grid view look pretty but are not half as useful as a finder window. Give us an option in the contextual menu to open in finder by default. Anyone wants to turn the behavior off in the terminal here is how:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/09/17/terminal-tip-disabling-leopards-dock-spring-windo ws/
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Open dock folders always in finder
Hi,
I want to open my personal dock folders always in Finder. To do this now I have to right click the icon folder and then select "open folder". Can I do this with a single left click? As it was in Tiger...Hello,
You can do CMD+Left Click, which will open the folder in a window (bit easier than right click > move to the correct option > left click).
Morgan -
Can't open certain folders in Finder. Please help!
I recently upgraded from my old PowerBook G4 to a MacBook Pro, and certain folders that I transferred via flash drive from my old computer won't open. When I double click any of these folders, the Finder window immediately closes and then all the icons on my desktop disappear and reappear (after about half a second). This is really starting to get on my nerves! I know that the contents of these folders are intact, because I can see them in the "Open..." dialog in certain programs, but I can't view them in the Finder, so I can't move, copy, or do much else with them. Does anybody know what I can do about this? I would be eternally grateful for any help.
Incidentally, another thing I did was expand one of the offending folders in List view in my Documents folder, so I actually can't even open my Documents folder in Finder. In other words, say I had a folder in my Documents folder called "Pix". In the List view of the Documents folder, I clicked the arrow next to "Pix" and since that expanded "Pix," which I can't seem to open, it shut down the Finder window. So now whenever I try to open my Documents folder, it shuts down the window, since it's also trying to open the (expanded) "Pix" folder. A stopgap measure for un-expanding that folder would also be appreciated, if anybody has any smart ideas.
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Can I open dock folders in tabs instead of new windows?
Hey, guys!
I'm using OX 10.9 and in Finder Preferences I have "open folders in new tab instead of new window" box checked. However, when I click on "open in FInder" in a folder I have in my Dock, such as Dwonloads or Documents, it pops up in a new Finder window. In other words, I'm looking for the TotalFinder behaviour without using the app. Any help?
Thank you all!Hi, John, welcome to Apple's user-to-user discussion forums.
Does anyone here know of a way to open new windows without using command click in a tab?
If you want links on a web page to open in a new tab, you need to command-click on them. This will work both for links set up to open in the same window and those set up to open in a new window. There is no setting in Preferences to make links on a web page automatically open in a new tab.
There is a preference setting to open links from other programs, such as Mail, in a new tab. In Safari's Preferences, click on the General icon. Towards the bottom where it says "Open links from applications", check "in a new tab in the current window". -
Back on 10.5, all of my clients except me would open their shared drives (mounted on the dock) in a new window when clicked on. Mine would always come up in the Fan view.
Now, on 10.6, everyone opens up in the Fan view. This applies to my server admin folder as well. Also, if I change it to Grid, it still opens in Fan next time I log in.
Where do I go to change this to Grid by default and/or to simply have them open as a new window? I'd prefer my server folder to open as Grid all the time and the shared drives to open in Finder as a new window.Yeah! Come on Apple, the stack and grid view look pretty but are not half as useful as a finder window. Give us an option in the contextual menu to open in finder by default. Anyone wants to turn the behavior off in the terminal here is how:
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/09/17/terminal-tip-disabling-leopards-dock-spring-windo ws/ -
Why won't Finder open some folders in List view?
I cannot open some folders in Finder when it's in List View. For example, I have an external drive divided into 3 volumes: Ext A, Ext B, and Ext C. B & C open fine when I double click: A will not open at all, although sometimes Finder will open a blank window. If I click on the volumes in the Finder sidebar I get the same results. BUT if I switch to Column View it opens OK. Is this a bug or is there something wrong with my folder? (All volumes above have identical permissions.)
Thanks for the suggestion. I ran the disk verify utility and all the volumes checked out OK. It has also happened with one folder of the internal hard drive. I ended up copying all the data from that folder and putting into a new (re-named) folder, and deleting the original. The new folder was accessible OK.
It must be something to do with that one folder?? -
When I go to my downloads folder on my dock and click the file all the content shows up but as soon as I go to open it in the finder, I get a blank window. Has anyone else had this problem, if so, How do you fix it. I also cant delete anything from this folder because of it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hey Allen,
I am having the same issue here in September. How did yor situation get resolved. My iPad Siri works great. My iPhone 5 Siri has been out of comission (OOC) for almost a month and I am beginning to get a little frustrated since Siri works so well in July....ANY assistance would be highly appreciated... Thanx -
A few days before I downloaded Lion, the names of the finder sidebar, the standard dock folders and my home folder changed from German to English. What can I do to change back to German?
Well I am surprised by your answer. I thought that if you had used it, maybe something of the settings was left behind after uninstalling it.
I do not think it will solve your issue, but try it, you will never know.... -
My macbook screen doesn't work so I have connected it to the TV and now nothing works, I can't see the dock or the finder bar, no folders on desktop either. I don't know what to do!
Do you see anything on the TV?
If you just see your desktop, then your MacBook is defaulting to extended display mode. Try pressing the Command + F1 keys to see if you get the menu bar and other icons.
~Lyssa -
Tabs and Opening Folders in Finder
Taking advantage of Maverick's tabbed Finder in fullscreen mode would logically exclude behavior such as double-clicking a folder resulting in the opening of a new Finder window. That makes for (for me) the same annoying search around with Finder windows that I had in 10.8. By definition, the ability to constrain all new windows to a nice, neat tabbed format should be an option. After all, Safari behaves that way unless I really want a new window for some reason. I typically run many apps at the same time, sometimes give presentations, and I dislike clutter. While the new Finder is a long awaited improvement, it needs a new optional default to always open in tabs in the preferences. You could then use Cmmnd-N if you wanted a new browser.
I realize that holding Command while double-clicking a folder results in its opening in a new tab, and I'm slowly getting used to doing that while working in the new Finder. But changing the default is such an easy fix, and I hope it comes out with the next upgrade.Using [Command]-[T] opens a new Tab in Finder, as does right-clicking a desination folder and choosing "Open in New Tab".
Thanks, yes I appreciate your suggestions. I was amiss not to mention right-clicking (rather clunky for simply opening in a new tab I think), and yes all of those things do work in full screen mode.
What I also neglected to mention is that there is + button to add a new tab, but only when you have at least two tabs open. I think it unintuitive and odd that the designers chose not to implement the + button on every new Finder window. As it is now there is nothing. For starters, you have to know that Finder is capable of tab-browsing, then you either have to make a new tab with Cmnd-T or by going to the File menu (sixth option down). Not very intuitive.
I remember hearing a rather exasberated Steve Jobs explaining to users that they could "go ahead, make as many windows as you want" in reference to compromises made for the then brand new OS X Finder. He wanted something like we finally have now in Mavericks- elegant, smooth file management all in one window. Well, it's all pretty much there now except 'open folders in new tabs' instead a 'new window' default. -
My Finder keeps grabbing over 100% of the CPU which seems to stop me from opening any folders.
Only quitting the Finder from Activity monitor resets it to normal.
Any ideas?Nope, I don't have a "/Users/charon/Library/Mobile Documents" directory, let alone anything underneath it. Is that like an iCloud thing or something? I tend to avoid the Apple-supplied services when I can (I don't use iTunes either unless I can help it).
As an update, as of about two days later this problem seems to have solved itself. Possibly sleeping and waking did something to it (though that seems unlikely given how many times I rebooted), or else there was just some long-*** kernel process that finally worked itself out. But my system CPU is back down to normal and the cursor freezes are gone.
??? it is a mystery! ??? -
Need to reset the Open With application for finder folders
So while making an Aperture Vault the app crashed and I got a corrupted vault on my drive which I could not delete. I was able to Get Info>Show Package Contents and delete some of the contents to make it take up less HD space. In the process of doing that to the vault, I accidentally changed the Open With option to Finder, and somehow the Change All button got clicked. So now ALL of my Aperture Vaults open with the Finder by default and appear as folders on my desktop. Folders do not have the "Open With" option, so now I can't change it back so that the Finder views the vaults as Aperture files, and not Finder folders.
Anyone know how I can reset my "Open With" preferences?Can you right-click to "Get Info" on any file?
The info window will allow you to change the "Open with" and "change all".
I don't know the effect on File Vault on the option but if you can, try it.
Deleting contents of an app bundle can create problems, unless you know exactly what you're deleting.
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File icons not displaying in dock folders
I'm having trouble seeing File icons in the folders added to the dock in Lion. For example I am used to seeing a file icon that isa preview of the file e.g. for a pdf the icon would show the content of that pdf. For many files (but not all) I just see a black box with a white dashed line around it (see image).Eventually these icons may refresh and display properly and if I open the folder in finder the icon is correct but not in stacks. It's not a file type specific issue because in the attached image some jpegs are displaying other are not. Any advice?
Solved.
Reset the p-ram. -
Collapse all Folders in Finder
Is there a way to collapse /all/ folders in Finder instead of hunting them down and closing all of them one by one?
Thanks.Hotwheels22 wrote:
is there a way to collapse or uncollapse all folders in finder?
I really still do not understand this question. Presumably you are not referring to List View (which is what I associate with collapse/expand). Icon View will open/close folders; List View will expand/collapse directory trees; Column View will scroll through path hierarchies; which one are you trying to do?
Do you mean you want to open multiple folders while in Icon View? If so, select the folders you want and hit ⌘+↓. All of them will open as long as they are all from the same Finder window. Afterwards, for you to close all Finder windows except one, you'd need to use one of the two AppleScripts I linked earlier.
Maybe you are asking for a method to double-click one folder and have it and all its subfolders open up in their own Finder windows (essentially, you want to open all nested folders with one click)? I think you'd need to build an AppleScript for that. The OS will not have such a function built in because the depth of some directory trees could easily freeze a computer.
i have a ton of documents and it is really inconvenient to have to open /all/ the folder to find things.
If you assigned non-generic names to your folders and documents, you should be able to use Spotlight and Smart Folders to get to your files. For example, since I name my project files with the format DateProject_DocumentVersion, it's easy for me to create a Smart Folder that shows me all finalized/approved parts lists from a project I did two years ago, regardless of where they're located in my archives. It's even easier if you also use Spotlight Comments and/or color labels.
then when i get them open it is a total pita going and collapsing all of them. i guess i can close out of the finder window altogether but i'd like to stay in the same window and keep working.
Did you try either one of the two AppleScripts I linked earlier? They allow you to close all Finder windows except the active one. Finder doesn't have a built-in, default option to close all windows except the active one.
btw, i'd also like to do the equivalent for windows on the desktop so i can get to the desktop quickly. right now I have to move them over or minimize them one by one...
i guess getting familiar with expose or witch may do this?
Exposé can temporarily displace (not hide) all windows to show just the Desktop. ⌥⌘H will hide all other applications except the active one (or if you wish to specify which particular application stays unhidden, ⌥⌘+click the app's icon on the Dock). To actually hide (not close) all visible windows, you'll need to run an AppleScript ➚.
also can i ask you if there is a way for me to post a video of screenshots to this site? i have an issue that would be helped by doing this...
You'd need to upload to a video host, like YouTube, and then paste the link over here. -
Cannot save email attachments to folders in Finder
Ughhh, I'm getting a sinking feeling.... It's happening again.
Ever since I installed Mavericks back in June of 2014, I've had nothing but problems. In fact, the actual install (perhaps coincidentally, I'm told) caused my hard drive to fail in mid-install, even though it was only 2 years old. Apple Care cheerfully paid for the new hard drive and installed Mavericks for me, but ever since my previously fast, responsive computer has been incredibly sluggish, lots of beach balls, tons of problems with things like the one I'm experiencing again today -- can't save email attachments to folders in Finder (the computer behaves as if the save was successful, but when you go look in the Finder later, you discover it was never saved anywhere). Also, I can't create any new folders because it says the location is Read Only (I've tried various file locations -- same result).
Since June, after countless visits to the Genius Bar and all sorts of attempts to fix the accumulating problems, the Genius erased my User Library last December in a final attempt to get the computer to work right before my Apple Care ran out. It was one of many attempted fixes that would actually work pretty well for a few days, but then the problems would accumulate again.
Last week, Word kept crashing. I took it to the Genius Bar and the June 2014 hard drive failed a diagnostic test. Even though Apple Care had expired, Apple replaced the hard drive for free because they could see the long list of notes from all of the visits I had made to the Genius Bar. I restored everything and, although it seemed to be working okay at first, I was still getting a lot of beach balls. Sometimes it can take 30 seconds to open a Word document, even if the application is already open. (FYI, I don't keep a lot of applications running.) But at least it was working. Today, however, I'm seeing some of the old familiar problems creep in. I cannot save email attachments to a folder. I cannot create new folders. I've tried restarting the computer multiple times. All of this was working fine as recently as yesterday.
1. Am I doing something that is causing this? This is my sixth Mac and I've never a serious problem with ANY of the others (including one that I bought USED) and I use them at least 8 hours a day. As far as I know, I'm doing everything the same way I've always done it.
2. Has anyone else encountered this "Read Only" problem and do you know how to fix it? I'm starting to think this is just a bad computer and that this is a symptoms that something is very wrong again.
3. Do I simply need to start over with a brand new computer (although, frankly, I'm scared to restore everything onto a new computer and risk "infecting" the new one). This is my work computer and I am self-employed, so I really cannot afford to be running to the Genius Bar once or twice a week any longer. Any advice? It's a MacBook Pro that I bought in December 2011. According to the stats, I'm using 354.68 GB of my 499.25 GB storage capacity.
Sorry this is so long. Just trying to give the context.Hi:
Of course this is possible on SharePoint Server 2010 and is a very nice functionality, in this link (http://www.sharepointboost.com/blog/setting-up-sharepoint-2010-incoming-mail/)
you can find a detailed information of how to set up the incoming email o SharePoint 2010 document library step by step.
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