"Name" portion of my Finder windows too long
When I open most (but not all) Finder windows, the Name section is extremely long, even when the names in the directory or folder are very short.
Does anyone know a way to reset or define the width of the name column? The other columns seem fine.
Thanks, I agree it's a bug but one doesn't throw such words around here too quickly. Here are the main issues:
• It does not matter how I adjust the size of the NAME section in a Finder Window in List view. The next time the very same window is open, it defaults to the original size when initially opened with the NAME section too long for the content.
• The NAME section is always extremely long regardless of what is in the list (see image attached).
• Often, the TAG dot is so far over to the right that is does ot appear. It is not visible because the LIST COLUMN is too long. The rest of the window columns (SIZE, KIND, etc.) are similarly completely hidden in the overlarge window scrolling off to the right. They can be scrooled into view, but still default to the "too large" size when the window is opened.
• About half the time, it is not possible to adjust the LIST VIEW column size by the handle betweem the sections (NAME, DATE, KIND, etc.). Clicking on the handle (the line between sections) has no effect and the left and right arrows do not appear. This seems to be limited to only the NAME section ofthe window.
Again, resizing the screen does nothing to fix any of this. I've looked at the FInder Preferences in the User Library which I have bolded below. I have opened and changed these in TextWrangler but they revert to the exact same settings, which I assume is becuase there is no way to quit the Finder w/o it saving the currently used preferences and settings (at least the unmutable ones). I will try booting in Target mode and replacing that file later today to see if i can force the OS to default to a smaller column size.
Please! No more "novice" answers to this question. It's not a matter of my not understanding how the Finder works, nor any user error. The Finder windows on this system, for whatever reason, are not working efficiently and not accepting user adjustments for some reason. THAT is what I am trying to address.
Thanks again, Edwin Drood, for your confirmation of the issue.
Best,
mm
Excerpt from the plist : com.apple.finder.plist
<key>ComputerOptions</key>
<dict>
<key>ListViewOptions</key>
<dict>
<key>ColumnCount</key>
<integer>8</integer>
<key>ColumnFlags</key>
<integer>9</integer>
<key>Columns</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>ColumnPropertyID</key>
<string>dnam</string>
<key>ColumnSortOrder</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>ColumnVisible</key>
<true/>
<key>ColumnWidth</key>
<integer>300</integer>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>ColumnPropertyID</key>
<string>modd</string>
<key>ColumnSortOrder</key>
<integer>2</integer>
<key>ColumnVisible</key>
<true/>
<key>ColumnWidth</key>
<integer>181</integer>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>ColumnPropertyID</key>
<string>ascd</string>
<key>ColumnSortOrder</key>
<integer>2</integer>
<key>ColumnVisible</key>
<false/>
<key>ColumnWidth</key>
<integer>181</integer>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>ColumnPropertyID</key>
<string>phys</string>
<key>ColumnSortOrder</key>
<integer>2</integer>
<key>ColumnVisible</key>
<true/>
<key>ColumnWidth</key>
<integer>97</integer>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>ColumnPropertyID</key>
<string>kind</string>
<key>ColumnSortOrder</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>ColumnVisible</key>
<true/>
<key>ColumnWidth</key>
<integer>115</integer>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>ColumnPropertyID</key>
<string>labl</string>
<key>ColumnSortOrder</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>ColumnVisible</key>
<false/>
<key>ColumnWidth</key>
<integer>100</integer>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>ColumnPropertyID</key>
<string>shvr</string>
<key>ColumnSortOrder</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>ColumnVisible</key>
<false/>
<key>ColumnWidth</key>
<integer>75</integer>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>ColumnPropertyID</key>
<string>cmmt</string>
<key>ColumnSortOrder</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>ColumnVisible</key>
<false/>
<key>ColumnWidth</key>
<integer>300</integer>
</dict>
</array>
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