The default file manager used on the Mac OS and Mac OS X operating systems.
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Laptop crashed while downloading files using FileZilla, now those files only show up in FileZilla browser and can't be overwritten. How to delete?
My laptop crashed while downloading files using FileZilla. Now those files only show up in the FileZilla browser and they can't be overwritten. I can't see them in Finder or in Terminal. How do ...
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Finder window, Save As prompt missing sidebar entries
Check out this screenshot:
Why is everything missing in the sidebar? Normally I would see Desktop, Downloads, a custom list of favorite folders, Applications, Library, etc. Suddenly this started ...
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Scroll button on Logitech mouse won't left/right “click”
I just got a Mac and couldn't stand the Mighty Mouse it came with, so I got a nice little Logitech wireless USB mouse (Model M325).
It's much nicer, but when I have Finder in column views and go to ...
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How to connect to FTP from Finder with '@' in the credentials?
I haven't been able to connect to an FTP from Finder, if I use other client there is no problem.
The user name I am using to connect is in the form user@domain. The domain part in the user name is ...
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How to set PATH for Finder-launched applications
Apps launched via Finder seem to not respect the PATH as set in .bash_profile. So when I try to run code from an IDE (Intellij) I no longer have access to programs in /usr/local/bin, which is ...
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Finder does not open
Clicking on the finder icon in the dock has no effect. To open the finder I have to open the context menu and choose "New Window".
I already stoped the finder process, without success.
How can I fix ...
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Mac asking for password for some files when deleting [duplicate]
This happens not for all files. When I move or delete some of the files on my external drive Finder will ask for password. Is it due to permission set on these files ? Can I use something like Sudo ...
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Finder: keep sort-by per-directory
Some directories make sense to be sorted by date modified, while others make more sense to be kept sorted alphabetically.
How can I make it so that finder will apply a specified sort by selection on ...
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Finder window size defaults to smaller size
i recently open up finder and find its not as wide as i'd like it to be. So i draw it from the corner to expand it and all is well.
I sort my files by name and there i have it, my perfect finder ...
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How to make Finder show icon thumbnail for some Excel documents?
I have two Microsoft Excel documents that are, except for the data contained within, virtually identical. One was created as an offshoot of the other. In the Finder, the original displays a thumbnail ...
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AppleShowAllFiles does not show hidden files
I use OS X 10.8, I type the following
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
killall Finder
but still I cannot see any hidden files like .bash_history, .Trash, .cups, .gem etc. in ...
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“All My Files” option in Open/Save dialog get 100% CPU on Mountain Lion for a couple of minutes?
"All My Files" option in Open/Save dialog get 100% CPU on Mountain Lion for a couple of minutes?
How to solve this?
Mainly this happens twice: once before drawing anything on screen and once again ...
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OSX Server File Sharing - Allow users to change password?
We are running OSX Server 10.7.5 in our small office. On the machine, in the Server application, I have each employee setup as a user, with file sharing turned on.
This allows each employee to login ...
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Any app that will automatically size and lock Finder windows? [duplicate]
For several years I was Windows-only at work and used a great utility that resized and locked my Explorer windows.
I'm surprised I haven't come across this for the Mac as I am always repositioning, ...
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Finder slow after wake up from standby mode
I have 4 or 5 Network shares in my Favorites bar in the Finder. Any time the Macbook wakes up from Standby, the Finder takes forever to show up.
If I remove the Network shares from the Favorites bar, ...
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One-click automated USB trash delete
Is there any way I can create an automator service or app to delete ALL trash from any USB drive (my own account's trash plus everybody else's)?
I've read several solutions involving Terminal, ...
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Is there a way to omit certain directories from where Mac OSX finds applications for its Applescript dictionaries et al?
Mac OSX maintains a list of applications for Applescript dictionaries, for the open-with list in finder etc.
This list gets collected from local directories (e.g. /Applications) but it finds as well ...
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Why is '/opt' hidden, and what can I do to unhide it?
On my ML MBP, '/opt' is somehow 'hidden'. In the finder, it shows in gray. In various applications, it's invisible from a file selection dialog box. Get Info and ls -l show now flags that corresponds ...
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Finder doesn't starts on Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
It happens almost every time after startup. When I click on the Finder it tries to start it, the menubar starts, then the desktop icons disappear for a few seconds then they come back, but the finder ...
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Duplicate entries in “Open With” menu in Finder even after rebuilding Launch Services
In Mac OS X 10.8.2, I have this curious problem. Every time I install a new updated version of one of several applications that I use, my system adds a new duplicate entry in the "Open With" ...
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Finder always jumps to top of window in list view
When I expand or collapse directories in list view in a Finder window (every time i click on the expansion triangle), the window jumps to the top (with nothing selected).
I found this article: ...
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Recent items are showing under “No Date” when sorting by date in finder
This thing's driving me crazy.
Often, when I download or create a new file, and then I have to upload it to a website or something like that, it will appear after the oldest items under a "No Date" ...
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Print to PDF an email dropped into a Finder folder
I need to record correspondence in projects and by default store everything as PDF files. I do the same with emails - I save the attachments in the relevant project folder, then copy the actual email ...
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How to show hidden files and folders in finder?
I have a folder that starts with a dot . but unable to display them in finder.
How can I say that for folder X finder should also display hidden files/folders?
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How to disable the docked Finder monitor pop-up on OS X?
Attached is the screen shot of annoying screen monitor round cornered box, not sure what thats called. I dont know how it appeared!!! I wanna disable it. The Command+option+escape window doesn't show ...
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How can I flush /delete the Finder clipboard in OS X 10.8.3 ? I always see 2 items when I paste from the clipboard
How can I flush /delete the Finder clipboard in OS X 10.8.3 ? I always have 2 items when I paste from the clipboard.
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Show original Documents icon for symlinked Documents folder
On Snow Leopard, I have symlinked the Documents folder to another drive.
A side effect of this is that the folder icon in Finder now shows a generic folder with a small arrow in the lower left ...
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Problem with corrupt .rar file
I have a big file compressed in split .rar archives. There are 68 archives named .rar, .r01, .r02, etc., annd the problem is that .r36 is corrupted resulting in an Unexpected end of archive. I've ...
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How can I open a Finder window in Desktop without switching to another one?
I have these five desktops with a dozen of full screen apps and feel very happy. Say I'm at right Desktop 5 now. (Sadly my picture is deleted since it wasn't uploaded to the site hosting service)
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Double-clicking file from Finder does not open it in application [closed]
I have installed an application that is associated with a particular file type. When I double click a file of that type in Finder, the application starts, but does not open the file that was clicked. ...
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How to prevent Finder windows from automatically popping up when I attach a disk?
I have a removable Firewire drive. It has several partitions, many of which have Mac OS installers on them (I'm a developer/sysadmin, and need to reinstall fairly frequently). However, I also use ...
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How to change the background of an DMG Software License Agreement dialog?
When I create my own dmg-images, I always attach a software license agreement to them. When I opened the flattened image, I always got the Jaguar "X" in the background of the agreement dialog, where I ...
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Stop Finder/OSX From creating TemporaryItems and .apdisk on Network shares
I'm looking for some way to configure OSX to prevent it creating .apdisk files and .TemporaryItems folders on network shares.
These are created any time OSX accesses a shared folder on the network.
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Automatic reflow of icons in Finder while resizing window?
Is there any way to enable automatic reflow of icons in Finder while resizing the window?
One constantly has to to resort via "clean up by ..." after resize.
I've yet to find a piece of software ...
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Why are Finder icons sometimes blank?
I am having an issue in which file icons in the Finder are not appearing, as shown in the screenshot below. It seems to mostly happen with image files, but the bug is inconsistent. Any ideas on what's ...
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Finder becomes unresponsive when viewing network folders with large amounts of files (OSX 10.6.8)
When loading a folder which contains around 500 video files (each approximately 200mb-700mb in size), Finder becomes unresponsive and displays the beach-ball.
The folder in question is a networked ...
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Finder window resizes by itself
Every time I restart the computer or just Finder app the Macintosh HD folder will be resized to the default size without remember my configuration. Why? Does someone know how to fix this?
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Is there a way to add shortcuts to open a particular folder in Save Dialogs and Finder Windows?
I know that when you're saving or opening a file ⌘ shift D shoots you to the Desktop folder, and pressing ⌘ shift D whilst using finder shoots you to the desktop folder as well.
Is there a way to ...
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What is the finder's default midi player and how does it know which instrument to associate with tracks?
What is the finder's default midi player and how does it know which instrument to associate with tracks?
Also where does it take those instruments from? A VST? Is it possible to use these sounds ...
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Why does my Mac's list of “Open with” applications start listing the apps twice and sometimes three times?
When I right-click on a file on my Mac OS desktop and then in the contextual menu, I move to the "Open with...", the list of potential applications to "open with" has applications listed multiple ...
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Keyboard Shortcut to Right Size All Columns Individually in Finder in OSX Lion?
Is it possible to set a keyboard shortcut for resizing all columns individually in Finder in OSX Lion?
The way to do it without a shortcut is right clicking on a column divider and then choosing the ...
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Large copied folders. Byte sizes same, but file counts different
I have a few very large folders copied that have the exact same byte size as their originals, but different file counts (off by 1-10 items) than what they should have.
No errors were reported during ...
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How to share files or folders across different user accounts on Mountain Lion?
I have some files with an user account.I would like to share some of the files to another user on the same MAC. I copied the files to Public folder,but I am not able to view the files in the other ...
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How can I rename multiple pictures simultaneously?
For example,I have 20 pictures downloaded from the Internet. They have some crazy names like "XFGHDHR345" or "SDEREWQ230", and I want to name them:
"Picture 1"
"Picture 2"
"Picture 3"
"Picture 4"
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How to add Outlook to “Share” popup menu in finder
Unfortunately I have an old habit to have the "send by email" when right click on a file in the Share option pop up window.
I would prefer to use the Outlook so I can email the selected file.
Right ...
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Add an up button to the Lion Finder?
Is it possible to add a button to the Lion finder that goes up a directory? I looked at the buttons available under customize and didn't see one, but thought there might be a hack out there.
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How can I restart Finder when it keeps “stopping” an stopped copy process?
Every now and then, mostly with USB sticks, Finder decides to copy forever, either at the end of the copy process (i.e. the files are already copied), or at the very beginning.
Stopping the process ...
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Why can't I drag columns in Finder's Column View?
Sometimes, when I'm working with Finder (Mac OS X 10.8), with a folder in Column View, I suddenly notice that the separator between columns has changed to a thick one like this:
When this happens, ...
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Finder spotlight tool not “grepping” through all file types?
We've got this development stack that's mostly javascript, and if I'm looking for a variable definition or something I can use Finder's spotlight tool to easily find the file that contains the ...
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Any easy way to search for & replace characters in JPG file names in a folder?
Have a MacBook Pro 15 (Oct2009 vintage), and am running 10.8 (Mountain Lion).
Is there an easy way to search for and replace chars in JPG file names in a folder file list?
I'm working with over ...
