Opening Folders in the Mac

Hi,
I have a question about navigating the different folders within the Mac. On my windows machine whenever I open a folder, it open the contents of that folder within the same window.
On the Mac, When I click on a folder it opens a a whole new window to display the contents of that folder. This can get very annoying as I move through the different folders on my machine.
Does anyone know how to change this behavior so the mac opens folders within the same window?
Thanks,
Danny

Press the oval button at the top right corner of the window and try opening the folder again.
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