The default file manager used on the Mac OS and Mac OS X operating systems.
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Displaying combined file size of selected files in Finder
To find details about a files size, you can right click and select "Get Info":
When I select a large number of files, and want to get information about all if them together as a single selection, ...
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Cutting and pasting files
OS X doesn't allow me to cut files. Are there any applications to enable this?
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How can I associate a file extension with a content type?
I have some files with extension "module" and "inc," which are PHP files. When I try to open them, the list of applications that can open them shows only the application I have set as default ...
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How can I show only an .htaccess file in the Finder?
I'm a web developer. I really need to use .htaccess file.
How can make Finder show only the .htaccess file and not all the file prefixed with .?
I am running OS X Lion.
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Is there a way to prevent those pesky .DS_Store files from being ever created?
Is there a way (eg. a binary hack into Finder) to stop it from creating .DS-Stores on LOCAL Volumes?
I am using Leopard, therefore these don't work:
Asepsis (requires Lion)
TotalFinder (requires ...
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Are there QuickLook plugins that show more details about Applications? (.app)
Is there a better QuickLook plugin than the built-in for quicklooking applications?
Something that would show more of the info define in Foobar./Contents/Info.plist, like version number and bundle ...
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How to get Finder in Lion to set group permissions to read/write by default?
To have group permissions set to read/write by default in Snow Leopard and Leopard, I used /etc/launchd-user.conf to set the umask to 002.
This still works in Lion in every app except the Finder. ...
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Is it possible to have tabs in Finder?
Is there any way to get tabs in Finder? I often need to open many finder windows at the same time and it pollutes my desktop.
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Skype is showing up in Launchpad twice — why? How do I fix it?
Skype is showing up in Launchpad twice. It's been acting like this for a while but if I remember correctly I think it first started when I let Skype auto-update itself a while back.
Any ideas why ...
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How can you get Finder to sort by name, but also sort folders before files?
When I want sort my files and folder in Finder (specially sort by name) they sort all item by name mixing folders and files together. I want a way that sorts (like Windows) first all folders by name ...
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Is it possible to use a gesture to go back in Finder in Lion?
I miss the ability to go back to previous directory via a gesture (swipe with two finger right like in Safari or Chrome) in Finder. Is it possible to enable it?
Edit: I'm on a MacBook Pro, and using ...
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How do I add more categories to Mac OS X Finder's sidebar?
My Finder sidebar has two categories: Favorites and Devices. How do I add more categories?
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How to set to open folder with enter in finder?
I want to set to open a folder in finder with Enter.
I know it's possible to open a folder with ⌘ Command + ↓ Down Arrow but I don't like it and I never use it because it's easier to use the ...
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How can I create a Saved Search that excludes a specific folder from the results?
I'm trying to set up a Saved Search of my Mac that will exclude files in a folder called 'XYZ' from the search results. The reason is because I'm getting a ton of false positives from that folder that ...
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Cannot eject from Finder (Lion)
I cannot eject anything from Finder, either by clicking the eject icon in the sidebar, or by dragging the icon to the trash (it does turn into an eject icon though). I'm using Disk Utility to get ...
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How to disable Finder triangle reveal animation in 10.7 Lion
In Finder's list view, you can click the little triangles to the left of folder icons in order to reveal the contents of the folder. In 10.7 Lion, this reveal/expansion is accompanied by a vertical ...
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How do I browse /tmp in Finder?
I can use the command line to :-
cd /tmp
ls -al
What is the equivalent to do so in finder?
I can't seems find a way to browse to that folder using finder,
(my intention is to view images which I ...
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What is Mac OS X Lion's Finder Font?
What is the default font that Mac OS X Lion use in it's apps, more importantly the Finder window?
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How can I find the size of multiple folders?
When I highlight several folders in Finder and do a get info, I get an info window for each folder. Is there a way to get a single window showing size of all folders highlighted?
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Can I remove just Music from All My Files?
I like how Lion gathers everything in All My Files.
I often use it to download and post pictures without thinking where exactly they are saved (Desktop, Downloads, whatever).
However it really ...
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Is there a way to show the speed of copying files on a Mac?
Is there a way to show the speed of copying files on a Mac? For example, when copying a file from the hard drive to SDHC card and vice versa.
The reason is that I can check out the max speed of an ...
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Is there an app that helps you move files without drag-and-drop?
I know that I can move files at the command line, but I'm looking for an elegant desktop solution besides the traditional drag-and-drop of the Finder.
Basically, I want to right-click on a file and ...
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I wish I could get a new Finder window launched if I double-click the Finder icon in the dock. Is this possible?
I wish I could get a new Finder window launched if I double-click the Finder icon in the dock. I'm not sure if this would be possible with an Automator script, or if I would have to try to program ...
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Is it possible to display a Smart Folder as a stack in the Dock?
I'd like to have my recent files at hand from my dock, preferably via a 'stack'.
I have already created a Smart Folder containing all my files that have been opened in the last 3 days and added it to ...
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Set the default search to current folder?
The Finder's search bar is an integral part of my workflow. I am constantly using it to search the contents of files within various folders.
However, typing into this bar always searches the entire ...
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Moving folder to Trash in Finder is not synchronized with Terminal
I tried to delete a folder which I access via terminal.app. Though the Finder moved the folder to the Trash, I was still able to see the contents and edit the file from terminal.
created a textfile
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Is there a shortcut to expand all folders in Finder's list view?
I have my Finder window set up to display in "list" view so that it shows all folders with triangles on the left to click to expand. I have a number of levels of nested folders. Is there any way ...
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How do I change the name of the hard drive
Right now my hard drive is called "Macintosh HD." How do I change it to something cool like "Death Killer"
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System-wide finder view preferences
I know that .DS_Store files are created in every directory I enter with the finder in Mac OS X, and that keeps track of the folder's metadata (including how is it being displayed). I also know that ...
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Checking for folder/file changes using Automator?
Is there there a way to check a folder/file for changes (includes adding files, deleting files, changes in files,...). The 'Folder action' in Automator is only checking if any files are newly added.
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Prompt When Ejecting Time Machine Drive
Whenever I eject the external drive that I use for Time Machine, I get this prompt:
However, in actual fact, this particular drive has got only ONE (1) partition, so it's rather annoying that I ...
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Any way to get the “Open With…” list via AppleScript?
I want to create an AppleScript that gets the Finder selection and displays a list of applications that are capable of opening it.
In other words, is there any way to get the list of apps that ...
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Why does the Network icon in the Finder sidebar in Lion have no function on my Mac?
Since installing Lion on my Late 2007 MacBook Pro, which cannot support AirDrop, an icon called "Network" has appeared under Favorites in my Finder sidebar. This icon seems to have no function. ...
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How to troubleshoot multiple apps on Mountain Lion all missing toolbar icons?
My machine awoke from sleep, and third party apps as well as Finder, Preview and Safari's toolbar only shows the blank buttons similar to the image below.
After restart the machine, the problem ...
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How can I connect to one server using two user names - at the same time?
I am struggling to find a way to allow users to connect to two different shares on a server at the same time. It seems like it should be possible, but no matter what I try I am always forced to ...
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How can I associate URL files with a specific browser in Snow Leopard?
Until Snow Leopard URL files (.webloc files that you get when you drag a URL onto the desktop) opened with OmniWeb on my computer and some URLs were configured to open with Safari.
After upgrading to ...
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Customize Quick Look to allow me to view .yml files
I would like to use "space" to preview *.yml files directly out of the finder on Mac OS X.
I think I have to tell finder to launch the text file quick view handler for files with that type and this ...
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Remove entries from finder's context menu?
Does any one know how can I remove items that I never use from the context menu?
e.g.: Burn "yadda yadda" to Disk...
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Prevent other users from ejecting (or even seeing) my mounted disk images
I have an encrypted disk image (sparsebundle) where all of my private documents are stored; I mount it to a custom mount point with:
mkdir -p /Users/gabriele/MyDocs
hdiutil attach ...
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Can you hide hidden files in specific folders (like the desktop) while keeping them shown everywhere else?
I work with hidden files all the time, but I like an uncluttered desktop. It would be nice to make files like .DS_Store, and .localized invisible just on the Desktop.
Please note I am already aware ...
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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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Why does iTunes create multiple exact copies of my music files and hide them from view in Finder?
Quite a while ago I downloaded an Indie/Rock Playlist and added it to iTunes, and it was all good. There weren't any doubles of songs or anything, in iTunes. But just now I've noticed that in the ...
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How does the Finder refresh in OS X Mountain Lion?
I just batch edited some pictures with Preview and changed the name of one file in the Preview window.
Minutes later, Finder still didn't show the changed file sizes (not even when opening the Info ...
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How can I copy the path of a file?
This surely sounds weird to PC users ;-), but my actual question is "How can I copy the path to a folder or a file ?" The Info Dialog doesn't allow me to copy the information that stands there ...
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How to close all windows of Mac OS X Finder?
Having 30 or 40 windows of different folders open, is there any way to close all of them at once? I tried to relunch Finder, and I was happy for a second having no open window anymore, but it reopened ...
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How do I make use of the remote disc icon in the sidebar of Finder?
I bought the new Mac Mini, which doesn't have a SuperDrive, and I noticed an icon in the sidebar of the Finder: Remote Disc.
To which device is referring?
When I clicked over the sidebar icon with ...
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Dot-files and other meta data on non-Mac network shares
Is there a way to tell Finder to not use (or worry about) the ._* files and other meta-data files it normally tries to use when it's on a network share?
Currently when I'm in Finder and I try to copy ...
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How to get the Dock to open the Documents and Download folder in Finder?
When I click on the Documents or Downloads folder in the Dock, a Grid comes up. Is there a way to get it to just open in the Finder? Instead of having to click on Documents and then click on Open in ...
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Hide files/icons on the desktop but not in finder
Not sure if something like this exists in OSX. I would like to display a cheatsheet on my desktop as a wallpaper and to make it visible at all times I would like to hide all the icons/files/folders ...
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How do I create files in Finder without Terminal?
On windows, when you right click then you have option to create files.
I want to do that too on Mac, how can I do that without terminal?
