OS X :: Open Folder In New Finder Window?

Mar 7, 2009

How do I open a folder in a new finder window? I know on a PC you can right click the folder and choose open in new window. How is this accomplished on the mac?

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Cannot Open Finder Window And Finder Preferences Don't Stick

Apr 5, 2012

Sometimes I simply cannot open a new finder window. If I use Command-N or if I choose New Finder Window in the Finder menu, nothing happens. If I am using Command-N, I can see the File heading in the Finder menu bar highlighting, and then after a few seconds the highlight goes, but no window opens. Also, clicking on my Downloads icon in the dock, the dialog opens showing all the files, but if I then click on Open in Finder, the dialog closes but nothing happens. Now that I am writing this message, it all works again! That's what I mean by 'sometimes'. This issue can last for tens of minutes. Secndly, and this is still a problem, my finder Preferences do not stick. So for instance, I don't want to see an icon for my hard disk on the desktop, so I untick this in Finder preferences. The icon disappears. If I now re-start, then it comes back. The same happens for removing the empty trash warning and all of the other Finder Preference tick boxes. 

Now, when the first problem of not being able to open a finder window suddenly stopped being a problem, the icon for the hard disk suddenly appeared on my desktop. So the two issues are linked. This has been going on intermittently for a few days. I have verified my disk, and repaired permissions.

Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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OS X :: Downloads Folder Opening In Finder Rather Than A Window?

Dec 20, 2010

As far as I can see, someone on my work mac right clicked on the 'Downloads' folder and set the 'Open With' option to 'Preview'.

As such, when the icon is clicked every item in the Downloads folder opens in preview (massive pain) and there are issues with the folder working on the dock. I tried changing the 'open with' option on the Downloads folder myself but there isn't anything appropriate to change it back to. I assumed finder but that isnt an option.

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OS X :: Any Keystroke To Open Finder Window?

Mar 16, 2008

Is there any keystroke to open a Finder window? Or is clicking on the icon the only way?

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OS X :: Finder Window Open To See All Folders?

Sep 28, 2009

It has been bothering me for some time that when I open the Finder window, it opens pretty small and I either need to re-adjust it or scroll to find the folder. Is there a way to set it so that the Finder Window opens to a set amount of space?

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Software :: Finder Window Won't Open?

Apr 27, 2009

Have a 3 1/2 year old imac with OS 10.5.6 and love it; use it tons.

I was adding some music to my idisk's public folder when the copying process froze;got stuck. The little spinning disc would not go away.

I closed down all other applications. My finder window was frozen with that disc, and could not force quit it, even though tried several techniques to do so. I finally turned off the computer manually.

When I turned my imac back on, the finder window was gone. I cannot open a finder window from the finder image on my dock.

My word documents, Safari, email all work, but my desktop is blank and I cannot open any finder window.

I think that it must have been something that the idisk caused.

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Finder Window Will Not Open

Jun 5, 2012

I cannot open my folders or finder. Am in the middle of teaching a class and can't access my presentation files.

Info:
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.7.4)

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OS X :: Finder Folders Allways Open In New Window?

Mar 5, 2009

Clicking folders to view the contents always results in a new window opening. This is very frustrating when trying to view a deep path file. I've already gone to Finder Options and made sure "Always open folders in new window" is not selected.

I repaired the disk permissions using Onyx and MainMenu but the problem still occurs.

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Software :: Automatically Open Finder Window For USB?

Aug 24, 2010

I've got this problem that I need to try and solve for a client at work. They've got us to design a sort of media player application in Flash that allows the user to select any of their project videos to watch.

Now, the problem. They want this application to be distributed on a USB stick. They also want the application to automatically run when the USB is plugged in. Now, on Windows machines, this is easy enough. My problem is that I have no idea how to do this on a Mac.

I'm aware that Macs don't have the same AutoRun capabilities as Windows does. What I'm wondering, in the absence of being able to run the application automatically, is it possible to have Finder automatically open up a new window to the directory where the app is stored? Or, better yet, is it possible for Finder to automatically open up some sort of customized window (similar to the ones that pop up when you run an installer package), that just provides a shortcut to the application?

Obviously I need the solution to be common across multiple computers (so any solution that involves changing system settings or the like isn't really useful for me).

Is what I'm trying to do even possible? My knowledge is limited on the matter. I'm actually a video editor. Don't ask me why I've been put in charge of doing this, because I'm sort of wondering that myself.

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OS X Mavericks :: Error / Can't Open A New Finder Window

Jun 5, 2014

Finder just completely crashed when I wanted to do something in terminal.

Can't open any window in Finder but my content on the desktop is displayed like normal (odd enough) 

Navigating with cd, ls in Terminal works and killall Finder doesn't do anything…  

This is the error (The application Finder can not be opened):  

What do I do?

Info:
MacBookPro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Frozen (dvd-) Folder In Finder Window Navigation Column

Mar 26, 2012

but there's 3 folders 'nameless dvd' in my finder navigation column (left side of finder windows) I can not get rid off..

Info:
Mac OS X (10.7.3), logic pro 9, Final cut pro 10

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Print A List Of Folder And Subfolders From The Finder Window?

May 23, 2012

how can I print a list of folder and subfolders from the finder window?  I want to reorganize the contents and it would be easier to look at a printed list. I have too many folder and subfolders to do it well from the computer alone.

Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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OS X :: Open Folder Gives New Window?

Mar 17, 2009

In Finder how do one avoid getting a new window each time one clicks on a folder. I tried to go to the Finder-options menu and uncheck the box "Open new window......". It didn't work. Anyone with an idea as to how I can get rid of all the new windows and stick with one?

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OS X :: Global Open Finder Window Shortcut Key Combo?

Jan 26, 2008

Does OS X have a global Open a Finder window shortcut key combo? I've looked but haven't found anything. Looking for something similar to Windows 'Flag + e' to open Explorer.

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Open A Finder Window In A Specific Desktop?

Jul 4, 2012

I usually have several desktops open, and want to have a separate Finder window open in whichever desktop I happen to be working in. But it always opens in a desktop where it's always running. Then I have to go get it and put it where I want it. 

Is there a key combination that lets me override that default (if that's what it is) and let's me open it where I want it? 

Info:
iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.2)

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Intel Mac :: Finder Window Crashing On Opening Specific Folder In My Documents

Jun 7, 2012

My computer won't open a specific folder in my documents folder. It will let me open other folders but not his one. When I click to open it get a notice that Finder has unexpectedly quit.

Info:
iPhone 4

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Finder Window Does Not Open When Dock Icon Is Clicked

Jun 11, 2012

When I click the finder icon in the dock nothing happens, the only way I can get finder open is to go file>new finder window?

Info:
Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

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OS X Yosemite :: How To Open A Folder In Its Own Window - Not Tabs

Dec 2, 2014

In the past I could hold down the command key while double clicking on a folder and it would open in it's own separate window. Now in OS 10, it produces a tab, but not a separate window. 

I almost feel embarrassed asking such a simple question, considering all the major problems I read about to see if the answer to my question was already up there.  

I have some other questions - such as why Photoshop works so slowly, etc, which I'll ask later. 

Info:
Mac Pro mid 2010, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1), 650 GB of disk space 24 G of RAM

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Software :: Cannot Get A Folder That Double Click To Open In The Same Window?

Jul 31, 2008

Gosh I hope this makes sense...we just converted to leopard at work, and I am wondering why I cannot get a follder that I double click to open in the same window...in the list view.

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OS X :: Dock Folder Auto Open In Finder?

May 13, 2010

so i have an application folder and downloads folder on my dock, is there any way i can auto open in finder when i click it? it doesnt have the option when i right click to od that

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Intel Mac :: Why Does Finder Crash When Try And Open A Folder

Apr 7, 2012

Here's an interesting one for all you intelegent people out there.  

I have a 2011 iMac running Lion. I have a USB harddrive connected which stores digial versions of all my DVDs so that I can stream them to my AppleTV. Has no issues with it before now. A moment ago my Mac crashed and had to be restarted by holding down the button at the back (first time ever!!). When i turned the thing back on, the drive didn't mount so I went into disk utility and repaired the drive which resulted in it mounting.  

Here lies the problem, I can access files on my drive in every other folder but the Movies on. See the below video. [URL] 

have I lost my 660gb+ collection of movies? 

Info:
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 12gb RAM

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OS X :: Half Copied Folder Is Now Grey In The Finder And Cannot Open?

Sep 5, 2010

I was copying some data to my server and there was a network failure. The half copied folder is now grey in the finder and i cannot open it or see the contents.It has files inside, i can browse them at the command line, i can even move the folder between volumes but i cant un-grey it and i cant drill down into it.I cannot find an answer to this on google so if someone can tell me how to fix it please that would be great.

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Software :: Mac Finder / Folder Windows Always Open The Same / Wrong Way

Apr 16, 2009

its frustrating me that my finder /folder windows always open the same/wrong way. (at least not how i want them to.) i want them to open in list view, with name column first-- and i want that column width x -- then size column next, width y -- etc but every time i open a new window that has yet to be told what to do, it always starts in icon view with no idea how wide i want the columns once i switch it to List. this is a big deal for me because i create a lot of new folders similarly, i'm amazed at how buggy icon-grids can be in osx i find when i have a folder window open a lot-- moving new icons in and out -- the grid suddenly moves and now the icons that've been sitting there for a while are now suddenly confused and out of the new grid.

the one NEW icon that reset the grid layout feels it's on the grid, but then i have to move all the others -- sometimes when i do this, the folder window FLIPS OUT and shoots the icon way off to the left, etc, throwing off my meticulously sized window and making me replace ALL the icons on the grid.

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OS X Mavericks :: 10.9.4 - New Folder Do Not Open Empty But Have Contents From Subfolder Of Finder

Aug 26, 2014

New folders do not open empty but have contents from a subfolder of finder.  I also had an empty folder on desktop so I renamed it & opened it only to find the same content. 

2012 Mac Mini with OS 10.9.4

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OS X :: Finder Won't Display Folder Size In Size Column Or Info Window?

Feb 5, 2010

Normally, the Finder window will display a folder's size in the Size column. However, I have one folder which shows as "Zero KB" in the Size column. When I open the General Info window, the Size reads as "Zero KB on disk (Zero bytes) for 0 items."

In order to get the folder size I have to go into the folder, select all folders, then with either the Summary Info or Inspector window, it'll show the folder size ("185.32 GB on disk").

Why is this occurring in only this folder? Is it because it's a large folder?

I'm running Snow Lep 10.6.2. The folder is on an external drive in FAT32 format.

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: "All Images" Folder In Finder Window?

Apr 6, 2012

I started cleaning out my MC. So today I found the  "All Images" smart folder. I opened it and selected all 9000 contents and deleted, I got worried and stopped the process. I think 3000 images deleted. Then I turned off computer. Are these files necessary? Can I restore them?

Info:
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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OS X Mavericks :: Way For Docs Folder To Automatically Open In Finder / When Located In Dock

Sep 4, 2014

I have my documents folder in my dock. But I don't like the view choices that are provided. I want my documents folder to open in finder automatically. I would prefer not to scroll down to find that option and click on it. Is there any way for my docs folder to automatically open in the finder when located in the dock?

Info:
OS X Mavericks (10.9.2), 16 GB, 2.9 GHz Intel Core i5

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OS X V10.5 Leopard :: Ichat Window In Time Machine Switches To Finder Window

Mar 29, 2012

Try to open iChat window, version 4.0.8. in Time Machine. The TM window changes to a finder window. Is this normal for an application like TM? Trying to get back an open chat. not recorded.

Info:
G5, Mac OS X (10.5.4)

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Click Finder Icon On Dock ≠ New Finder Window?

May 22, 2012

Wasn't this an option previous to 10.7.4? It doesn't work now.When clicking the Finder icon in the Dock, a new Finder window would open? I know about Finder prefs - General - Always open folders in new window but this isn't what I mean.I'd have a Finder window open then want to copy/move something so I clicked on the Finder icon in the dock to get a new window.Every time I clicked the Dock icon, I'd get a new Finder window.

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OS X :: Hidden Home Folder - Cannot See The Folder Via Finder From Any Other Account

Mar 12, 2010

Anyway, one of my home folders for a user account has gone missing. when you are logged into the account it belongs to you can navigate to it via finder. However you cannot see the folder via finder from any other account. This account is NOT an admin. I had this problem when I was running tiger and it still remains now that I have leopard. 2Ghz INtel core 2 duo Aluminum iMac.

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