How to show folders first in finder

How can i setup my finder to show Folders first? I want it to always show the folders first in any folder on my mac. How can i do that?

Sort by Kind.
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In almost every other release of OS X there was a tweak to edit the Finder frameworks so that you could have Finder, when sorting by "Kind/Type"you could display folders first. Well of course they broke that in Leopard.
Has anyone discovered a way to reinstate this nice little feature so that folders don't appear at the bottom of the list view but at the TOP like PathFinder?
For those that are curious here WAS the "tweak" (go to System: Library: Frameworks: ApplicationServices.framework: Versions: A: Frameworks: LaunchServices.framework: Versions: A: Resources. Whew. Within that folder, you’ll see the English.lproj folder. Highlight it, and then select File: Get Info. In the Ownership & Permissions area, click on the Details triangle, click on the lock icon, and then click on the Owner pop-up menu and set it to your user name (enter your password if asked). Leave this window open; you’ll be changing it back in just a minute.
Inside the English.lproj folder is a file named Localized.strings. Drag it onto TextEdit. Find the line that reads "Folder" = "Folder"; and insert a space before the F in the second Folder.)
TIA,
Peter

The Launch Services hack doesn't work in Leopard. The string "Folder" has moved to inside the Finder bundle. Here's how to hack it:
Anyway, you can hack things to make this behave how you want. Launch /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app, then type:
cd /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj
sudo chmod 777 InfoPlist.strings
sudo chmod 777 .
open InfoPlist.strings
It should open up in a text editor like TextEdit. Inside it you will find "Folder" = "Folder". Change it to "Folder = " Folder", note the ' ' (space). Save your change. Then Control-Option-Click on the Finder in the sidebar and select "Relaunch". When the Finder comes back up, the Kind string for folders should be what you changed it to in the InfoPlist.strings file (' Folder'), and if you sort by Kind (with the arrow in the kind column header pointing to the top) you'll see Folders sorted at the top.
Enjoy...

How to View Folders First in Finder (a la Windows!?)

Is there a way to configure the finder view so that it is arranged alphabetically, but showing folders before files (like in Windows Explorer)? I can do it with Kind sorting, but apparently not alphabetically.
Many thanks!

PathFinder is a fantastic Finder replacement, I use it with Finder shut off right after launch. Its flawless.
There actually used to be a frameworks tweak to allow this. I've tried and it doesn't work anymore but if someone wants to have a go at seeing it it can be tweaked to work again here ya go...
For those that are curious here WAS the "tweak" (go to System: Library: Frameworks: ApplicationServices.framework: Versions: A: Frameworks: LaunchServices.framework: Versions: A: Resources. Whew. Within that folder, you’ll see the English.lproj folder. Highlight it, and then select File: Get Info. In the Ownership & Permissions area, click on the Details triangle, click on the lock icon, and then click on the Owner pop-up menu and set it to your user name (enter your password if asked). Leave this window open; you’ll be changing it back in just a minute.
Inside the English.lproj folder is a file named Localized.strings. Drag it onto TextEdit. Find the line that reads "Folder" = "Folder"; and insert a space before the F in the second Folder.)
Keep us informed,
Peter

Is it possible to sort items by kind but always show folders first?

Hi,
In column view, is it possible to sort items by kind but always show folders first? There's a hack explained here: http://www.bece.org/Home/tabid/36/EntryID/5/Default.aspx but by using this hack, in list view, the kind for folders is displayed as ~Folder instead of Folder.
Thanks in advance,
Behrang

Behi wrote:
It's still hacky and adds a left padding to the kind name of folders...
that hack is with using space instead of ~ is the absolute best you can do.

Sorting folders first in Finder

Is there a way to setup finder to list the folders first and then all the files after?
Example: Open finder at a location where there is 2 folders called Apple and Macintosh respectively with other files.
I would like the Apple and Macintosh folders showing first in the list:
Apple Folder
Macintosh Folder
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With a Finder window open, click on the (gear) Action and scroll down to "Arrange by" - you can choose:
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Date Created
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Kind
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Simply rename the folder to have the name start with a '0' or '1' and it will automatically display at the top, starting with a 0, then 1, 2, 3, etc. It'll look like this:

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We have the full email id of the user as the portal user name. Right now we are using the "Item Attributes - Current User" to show the user name. We don't want to show this anymore. We would like to show the First and Last name of the user on the Portal page. How can i do this. Please post a reply if you have some idea about it.
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I believe this is possible using the security APIs. See http://portalstudio.oracle.com/pls/ops/docs/FOLDER/COMMUNITY/PDK/PLSQL/DOC/PLDOC_9026/INDEX.HTML and look for person_info (Returns user information, given a user name)
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How to show folders in Choose Folder dialog windows

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Is there a way to show folders in Choose Folder - Webpage Dialog window and have the NEW folder option disabled ?
It seems that they are dependent.

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Do you have any folders in that document library? When you click choose folder, it will only show you the folders in current library.
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How to show the first page and then rest will be created in background

Dear Friends,
I am suffering from some seriouse issue of slow opening of report....
I am using vs2005 and asp.net 2.0 and crXI R2 sp4,
using oledb for getting data from ms sql server 2005.
Now my one report called accounts ledger
when i execute the report query it takes 1.03 mins for 515000 records..no issue with it ,
when i execute the report from report desginer for 515000 records its taking 26 mins . It is generating all
32000 pages.
Now same report i run from my web based erp application it takes 30mins to execute 32000 pages now
this is too much time it is taking and now our client is fedup of ussss..
So is there any way that we can show First page at the earliest and rest of the pages willl be getting created in background? is it possible ?
We have to give them the solution as sson as possible...
can anyone suggest the diff ways to get out of this problem .......
Please ur co operation will be appriciated....
thansk

Hi Mithun,
Here are a few points related to performance issue. These might be helpful.
The performance of a report is related to:
External factors:
1. The amount of time the database server takes to process the SQL query.
( Crystal Reports send the SQL query to the database, the database process it, and returns the data set to Crystal Reports. )
2. Network traffics.
3. Local computer processor speed.
( When Crystal Reports receives the data set, it generates a temp file to further filter the data when necessary, as well as to group, sort, process formulas, ... )
4. The number of records returned
( If a SQL query returns a large number of records, it will take longer to format and display than if was returning a smaller data set.)
Report design:
1. Where is the Record Selection evaluated?
Ensure your Record Selection Formula can be translated in SQL, so the data can be filter down on the server, otherwise the filtering will be done in a temp file on the local machine which will be much slower.
They have many functions that cannot be translated in SQL because they may not have a standard SQL for it.
For example, control structure like IF THEN ELSE cannot be translated into SQL. It will always be evaluated
in Crystal Reports. But if you use an IF THEN ELSE on a parameter, it will convert the result of the condition to
SQL, but as soon as uses database fileds in the conditions it will not be translated in SQL.
2. How many subreports the report contains and in section section they are located.
Minimise the number of subreports used, or avoid using subreports if possible because
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3. How many records will be returned to the report.
Large number of records will slow down the preview of the reports. Ensure you only returns the necessary data on the report, by creating a Record Selection Formula, or basing your report off a Stored Procedure, or a Command Object that only returns the desired data set.
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If you want to improve the speed of a report, remove the special field "Page N of M" or "Total Page Count" or formula that uses the function "TotalPageCount". If those aren't use when you view a report it only format the page requested. It won't format the whole report.
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6. Remove unused tables, unused formulas, unused running totals from the report.
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8. For summaries, use conditional formulas instead of running totals when possible.
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How to show thumbnail images in finder?

Windows can do this, so I'm sure Mac must be able to ....
When I am viewing a list of jpegs in the finder, how can I see thumbnail versions of the images? Currently, all that's displayed is the jpeg icon.
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I love my Mac but I can't get used to the finder-way-of-sorting files.
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That is not an option in the default Finder. You need an Add-On like Total Finder and then that only works in Finder windows that YOU open. If a finder windows is opened by Save/Save As, or for a downloading of something over the Internet the basic Finder style is used where folders are listed in alphabetical order.
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Automatic clean of Recent Folders list in Finder's "Go" menu: how I did it

Hi everybody. I just would like to share with you the trick I have found to automatically clean the "Recent Folders" list in Finder's "Go" menu.
It costed me some work but eventually it worked.
I wanted it to run at shutdown. If it were executed at startup it would need an extra command (killall Finder) to work properly.
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Open the terminal and do the followings:
cd /etc/
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insert your sudo password
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the first instruction (#!/bin/bash) is just needed if you have an empty or not-existing rc.shutdown.localfile otherwise it should be just there.
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I hope it could be clear enough and somehow useful.
Please feel free to add comment, questions or improvement suggestion.
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