Annoying Finder window behaviour

I find the behaviour of the new Finder windows when in cover flow a bit annoying. When I resize the window to see a longer list of the files the cover flow part of the window is resized rather than the list. This is despite the fact that I can increase the size of the cover flow area using it's resize handle. Instead I have to resize the window to make it larger and then resize the cover flow area to make it smaller again so that I can see a longer list.

Well it doesn't hurt to call Apple to see if they can figure it out. If you bought AppleCare or have had it for 3 months or less you can call, the number is: 800-275-2273. You get 3 months of free phone support under the standard warranty, the machine is covered for 1 year. If you have AppleCare you have 2 additional years of warranty including telephone support for the full length of the warranty.
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Since installing Lion the finder windows seem to have an odd (and annoying) behaviour. The focus suddenly switches to the top of the window when scrolling to inspect the files. This is particularly problematic in List mode, there was a similar problem in previous OSX releases if some file/folder was highlighted (it would attempt to keep this one in view). In that case pressing Escape would unhighlight the file and remove the display contraint. With Lion the problem occurs even when nothing is highlighted and Esc doesn't solve it.
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Any other suggestions how to solve the problem? The folders once created in OS 9 will not accept the new Finder window view options which I have set to be used as default in Mac OS X 10.6. When I delete all the .DS_Store files the folders view options just revert back to something I used in OS 9 many years ago when I created the folders. All new folders created in Mac OS X are OK and they will use the new Finder window view options which I have set to be used as default. And it's not an option to manually restore to defaults using the view options palette since there are hundreds of folders. I did not have this problem with Mac OS X 10.5 before installing 10.6.

Strange finder window behaviour

Hi everyone.
Sometimes when I shut my macbook pro down, the finder window reopens exactly as I had it with all the tabs intact. Other times, when I shut it down and reboot, there is no finder window open at all.
I would like the finder window to reopen as I left it all of the time. Does anyone know why this might be happening and how I can go about troubleshooting it?
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Any other suggestions how to solve the problem? The folders once created in OS 9 will not accept the new Finder window view options which I have set to be used as default in Mac OS X 10.6. When I delete all the .DS_Store files the folders view options just revert back to something I used in OS 9 many years ago when I created the folders. All new folders created in Mac OS X are OK and they will use the new Finder window view options which I have set to be used as default. And it's not an option to manually restore to defaults using the view options palette since there are hundreds of folders. I did not have this problem with Mac OS X 10.5 before installing 10.6.

Annoying finder window jumping

Another annoyance in 10.6. In a finder window, I am attempting to scroll to the bottom of the window, but after a second or two the pane jumps to the top of the window again, so I can never see the entire contents of the folder. Help/suggestions appreciated

Well it doesn't hurt to call Apple to see if they can figure it out. If you bought AppleCare or have had it for 3 months or less you can call, the number is: 800-275-2273. You get 3 months of free phone support under the standard warranty, the machine is covered for 1 year. If you have AppleCare you have 2 additional years of warranty including telephone support for the full length of the warranty.
Let us know what happens.

Is it possible to set a finder window to full screen mode,..

... like mail, itunes and other apps? and if not, why not?
I have to say it took me a bit to get used to Lion, I began complaining all day until I decided to take some time to learn it, and now I like it very much, I see the advantages over 10.6.
But still, there are some things I don't know about, and the window of opportunity to take time to learn more has closed. And I don't know when it'll open again.
So, that's why I have joined the community, because now I'm trying to use everthing on full-screen mode, and as I was setting my desktops to work on a project in which I will be needing a lot of finder windows open with a lot of items each, I instantly asked myself:
Is it possible to set the finder windows to full screen? because I don't see any buttons.
Thanks 4 Your Time
R.D.B.

Thanks Don Archibald,
Yeah, that's what I'm doing at the moment. But I thought it would be nice to have the little full screen button just to press it so.
Besides, I'm still figuring out the finder windows' behaviour. I discovered that if you open a folder from a window that has the toolbar, the new folder would also open with a toolbar, even if you already had it set it up with just the status bar.
And one thing that still enervates me is that if you have a window with two items, and you press the green button to fit the borders up tight, instead of leavin' the 2 items in a horizontal arrangement, it moves one to the bottom and puts a slider. Arrgh.
Another thing I haven't understood is why one folder I have on the dock sometimes opens with a column layout instead of the icon layout I have arranged for it before. Totally random 4 now, can't find the why.
Anyway... I'm going to order some lapel pins about 2 flags I designed for two embassies. Anyone know a good place for doing that?

Finder window scroll bar behaviour

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In a finder window in icon view normally I can scroll down to the end, go up to the enclosing folder and then back into the starting window and the scroll bar will be at the bottom, where I left it, which is perfect. Just recently it will always postion itself at the top of the window now, which is annoying to say the least. Any thoughts on why the finder behaviour changes apparently at random. I don't think there is a full moon tonight...
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Matt

Any other ideas?
Yes just one more. Playing around with this in Finder, if the window is open wide enough there is no jump back. Least that's how it works for me, and I do keep that 'spring thing' deselected as a matter of course.

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There is a very annoying question mark in the finder window of my Mac,
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I never knew the feature existed, so I don't miss it. It also isn't something I'd use in my normal workflow.
However, it is disconcerting to lose functionality that was useful to you.
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Finder Window closes when File is Deleted in 10.6 Server

I'm running OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard) on an XServe serving 50 Mac Pros. I work with two finder windows open in column view with no side bar. This allows me to navigate and move files from any of 50 computers I have mounted to my server to another computer.
If there is a folder on the Desktop of one of the many computers I'm connected to, and it's the only thing on that Desktop of that computer, when I delete the folder the finder window I deleted the file from closes. In 10.5 my two windows would remain open no matter what I deleted. If there are other things on the Desktop the finder window will stay open when I delete any of the files, unless I delete them all and then the window will close.
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I think it's just a new way 10.6 handles this stuff. It seems if there is nothing left in a folder (such as a Desktop) then Snow Leopard assumes you don't need that window open and closes it. Any ideas? Thanks for the help.

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Mail "New Message" window retreats to background after drag and drop attachment from Finder to Mail "New Message", click, and Finder window stays in foreground even when not in focus

Hi, I'm surprised I can't quickly find if anyone else is having this issue. For me it has been going on since Lion on my 13" MacBook Pro 2011 and it's still persisting in Mavericks, and even still now that I've "downgraded" to a 15" MacBook Pro 2010 with Mavericks. The behavior is odd and difficult to explain concisely. Basically, when I want to add an attachment to Mail, I'll Cmd+Tab over to Finder click and drag and Cmd+Tab back to Mail, and drop the attachment. At first it looks fine, but when I click in the New Message window where I just dropped the attachment, to move the cursor, it retreats to the background and the Mail Main Window comes to the foreground. Then, if I click on that, the Finder window that I just used comes to the foreground. Sometimes if I switched to another app before going to Finder to select the drag and drop, that other app window will appear in the foreground instead. If I click on the other app window that is now in the foreground, then the Finder window that was last used will come to the foreground. The only thing that seems to fix this switch-a-roo effect is Cmd+Tab-ing back and forth a few times, or click on the window "frame" at the top to move the window around.
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Yep, I get exactly the same thing when using Thunderbird mail client on my 2011 iMac running Lion. I've been putting up with it for at least a year, maybe longer.
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I've noticed a minor bug in 10.4 that doesn't seem to show up in 10.3.9, and I thought I'd comment on it here because it's mildly annoying, and I'm not sure that anyone at Apple is aware of the issue.
My Pictures folder is pretty large -- I have over 6,000 items in it, some of which are themselves folders. I've got this folder set to list view. My typical usage pattern is to open a Finder window for my Pictures folder, start typing the first few characters of a file name, and then search from there. In 10.4.3 and later (up to and including 10.4.6 as of this writing), if the file in question is outside the viewport of the Finder window, the thumb on the scrollbar will jump to the correct location, but the actual viewport won't scroll to match; therefore, the file that gets highlighted isn't visible.
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Do a backup.
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Am I the only one around here who's got the the spinning wheel in Finder window when trying to upload or selecting file?

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This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your personal files or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
Step 2
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you boot, and again when you log in.
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Finder window doesn't see new music in iTunes

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Where they end up will depend on your settings under iTunes > Preferences > Advanced.
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