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Identify whether an icon represents a package or file
There are some way to know, by the icon, if it's a package (like a .app) or a single file? I'm talking about some app or config that adds a flag in the icon, or something like that.
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Can I change an application's listed category in the Finder?
In the Finder, the Applications directory has an option to sort by "Application Category," which splits apps into groups like Productivity, Social Networking, Music, etc.
I have a number of apps ...
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How to open a file and app from within a web browser
Is is possible to trigger a file to open in textedit and trigger terminal to open from an HTML link?
For example,
<a href="file://Applications/Folder/file.txt">Open file</a>
<a ...
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Why does finder report my applications are in the trash when I use Open With?
When I attempt to open a a file with Preview (and some other applications) via the Open With open I get the following error:
You can't open the application "Preview" because it's in the Trash. ...
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What is Mobile Sync - Backup and why is it taking so much space?
I was checking my directory and found out that the Folder Backup in Library > Application Support > Mobile Sync > Backup, is taking 13GB of my Harddisk ... What is this and why is taking so much space ...
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How to I list applications sorted by modified time in Finder on OS X 10.8?
I discovered that on 10.8 the Applications folder does not allow you to change the sort order, it's always listed by name.
How can I change the sort order?
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Smart “Applications” folder
How to create a "smart" Applications folder that unifies the content of other three folders?
In my machine I have three versions of OS X installed (for testing purposes) in different partitions, each ...
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Is it safe to Symlink your applications folder?
If you had a NAS and you were going to store all your applications on there, would it be safe to - on the computers accessing it - replace their application folder with a symlink to the folder on the ...
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How to list my programs in my User Applications folder?
Somehow (a long time ago) I deleted the contents of the Applications folder under my username (User/Applications). However, when I typed "Applications" into Spotlight, it gave me a folder called ...
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Group running apps in OSX?
Since I'm working on several projects that require different resources (shells, files, chrome windows, etc), I'd like to organize them better.
Is there a mac utility or something that will allow me ...
