A Question About Resizing Windows

I'm a bit new to Mac so please excuse me if my question is a no-brainer. When I open a window in OS X, such as opening the applications folder, the window is always a little too narrow so I stretch it out a bit so that all my app icons are not cut off. However, upon opening it again I find that it has reverted back to its original size and I must resize it once again. This happens with Safari, Firefox, and a few other windows as well. Is there a way on the Mac to set the size and shape that a window will open up to and save it so I don't have to go around resizing everything? Thanks.

Hi -
Try minimizing the window (click the little '-' symbol in the upper left window corner) then when it drops into your dock, click on it again and it should open to where you initially minimized it from. Whenever you open a new window it should now open to this preferred size.
Hope that works.

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