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How to quickly select a particular file in the File Picker dialogue box in MacOS Sequoia
Scenario: I press Cmd+O or File>OpenFile to open a file in a program, say MS Word. The program shows me a file-picker (similar to a finder window), say, open at the Downloads folder.
But the file I ...
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Why does deleting files on FAT32 USB flash drive on macOS just rename the files and doesn't delete them?
I commonly have to prepare files on a FAT32-format USB flash drive, using a Mac, and then put the stick into a TV for its native slide show display.
Using Finder, I'll move the old contents to trash, ...
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How can I copy all files from C: on Windows to a drive attached to a Mac?
I want to copy all files on the C: drive on a Windows 10 PC to an external drive on a Mac running Mac Sonoma 14.2.1. The Windows computer was owned by a recently deceased family member, and my goal is ...
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Why can't I delete a file named '.' on external NAS with macOS?
I have a Western Digital My Cloud EX2 Ultra and somehow ended up with a . file inside an empty directory.
I tried:
Deleting it with Finder:
Delete it from Terminal:
rm -rf ./*
zsh: sure you want to ...
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macOS 14.5 Finder desktop no longer moves files to trash when pressing Command+Delete
I'm on my MacBook Pro M1 running macOS 14.5 using the built in keyboard. Every file I delete via Command+Delete pops up a confirmation for deleting permanently instead of just moving to trash ...
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How to give focus to file list in macOS Save As dialog rather than file name
Whenever I save an image from a browser (Firefox in my case), or use a Save As dialog anywhere else, most of the time a macOS standard Save dialog window comes up. By default, the name of the file is ...
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My keyboard shortcut doesn't work when I'm on finder because of its default keybindings
I have created a shortcut in my Mac's Quick Actions with a shell script to run, and gave it the keyboard shortcuts option+cmd+t.
It works great in any other app than Finder, where it just does its ...
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How to save as a PDF using the Firefox “mxt08-real/Export-Web-to-PDF” extension with the filename properly having the “.pdf” extension?
MacOS Ventura 13.6.3
Firefox 123 and 124b (developper edition)
I am testing the mxt08-real/Export-Web-to-PDF Firefox extension, which allows to add an icon to trigger the "Save as PDF" ...
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How can we explain this very weird behaviour with file:/// URI hyperlinks in documents on MacOS?
It is useful to be able to create a hyperlink within MacOS text documents that link to other text documents on the same drive of the same computer.
Within Bean, the free Mac word-processor I use, I ...
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Folder's list view has different sized fonts in different folders
On my Mac, I view the contents of my finder windows using list view, as opposed to the icon/gallery/column views.
I've was going through some folders just now, cycling back and forth between two of ...
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Creating a keyboard shortcut to go to a specific folder on Mac OS Finder
I use ⌘+SHIFT+G in my routine on macOS and with ⌘+SHIFT+D (go to user/desktop) or ⌘+ALT+L (go to user/downloads) I can travel pretty fast.
But there are some folders that I'd like to go to quickly in ...
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Open multiple files at once not after one another with Automator
I am trying to create an automator script to export selected Fotos and open them with Outlook to send via email. Outlook does not support the share sheet and that's why we have to take this detour.
My ...
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Right click -> New Folder on macos finder's column view is very inconsistent
I expect that when I right click an empty spot in the middle column and select "New Folder," the untitled folder will appear in the middle column, and similarly, it will show on the right ...
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How to set `kMDItemWhereFroms` extended attribute so it shows up in Finder?
I have fetched a file from the internet in Python and would like to save the URL that the file came from. According to this question from 2010, I would expect this using pyxattr to work:
import xattr
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How do quickly locate an open word document in the finder?
I am trying to find a way to quickly locate the current word file I am working on in the finder on macOS. I used to use the following method, but due to an update in word it no longer works...
Example:...
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Service to execute series of commands on selected folders to eliminate issues with .DS_Store files in Finder
I'm trying to perform a complex operation on a selected directory and all subdirectories (recursively) in Finder using a Service I can assign to a keyboard shortcut.
First off, when simply issuing ...
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How to view file extension in macOS 'Save As' dialogue box in web browser
In macOS (Monterey), when I save files in a web browser (ex. Chrome or Safari), I cannot view the file extension in the save dialogue box. This means I must download the file before finding out the ...
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macOS Folders/Finder: What makes media columns (eg Album) become available?
In macOS (Catalina), regarding Finder & Folders.
Some folders seem to "know" they contain media files, others don't.
I don't use the iTunes/Music app.
In Finder, List-view, when I click ...
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Is there an OSX/macOS CLI command for creating a Finder Alias?
For clarification on the ambiguous word ALIAS in this question.
While using Finder (of OSX/MacOS) for generic file operations, and secondary-clicking on a file or folder, a pop-up menu (some refer to ...
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thaOpen OS X Finder from link in text file
Is it possible to create an "internal" link that opens up a specific folder window in Finder?
If not possible native, I remember seeing a plugin that did something similar, but can't ...
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How to filter files based on tag on OSX under a folder
In the finder, I can easily tag a file and access all files with a certain tag from the sidebar. However, is there any way to find all files with a certain tag under a given folder? Otherwise, I have ...
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Copy / restore files from Time Machine Backup Volume without Permission Denied Error
On new MacBooks (Big Sur, 11.2.3, M1) disk space is costly, because there is no alternative to apple parts. So i have NOT used Migration Assistant, to copy over all the old files from Time Machine ...
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Add options to right click menu of Mac Finder?
In Mac's finder, I want to right click on a file and hit one letter to automatically open the file in an editor (regardless of file extension).
For example, currently in Finder, I can right click a ...
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Is there a way of adding an Amazon EC2 Instance onto Finder?
Hey is it possible to virtually mount an EC2 Instance in finder? I'm trying to eliminate the use of an external SFTP client (I use Terminus at the moment) and I was wondering if it was possible if I ...
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macOS accessibility: can't move focus to "Finder wants to make changes" password prompt/window using keyboard
I tried Googling for a solution to this issue but can't find one. When deleting certain files/folders, Finder will pop up a window prompting me to enter my password. If another app/window steals the ...
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Does MacOS have an equivalent to Windows' Send to/Bluetooth context menu in Explorer?
On Windows if I right-click on a file in Explorer, the pop-up context menu has a "Send to..." option which in turn has a Bluetooth option. From here I can send the file directly to my Mac ...
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Copy only the most-recently-modified files from Finder search results, preserving directory structure/hierarchies on macOS?
I found results for similar variations of this question, but none that really provided a solution for my specific case.
I have a lot of preset files with a specific extension (.tfx) on a backup drive. ...
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Stopping creation of .localized files
Some folders on my new Mac has .localized files in them.
I know they are related to localization (duh), but I don't need that, in fact I specifically want everything file system related to be ...
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Mac OS X High Sierra Finder Drag and Drop animation previews slow
MacBook Pro 2012 (mid), High Sierra Version 10.14.6 (18G103)
I'm in middle of a big photo-review-sorting operation. +50.000 images that I need to sort.
In Finder I select 300 images, drag it over to ...
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How to clear the "date last opened" attribute on macOS Big Sur
I am trying to clear this extended attribute for all the files located in the Recents smart folder. They are ordered by the "date last opened" attribute. I am trying to clear this attribute ...
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How can I increase icon/thumbnail size in Finder list view in macOS Big Sur?
I would like to increase the icon size in Finder list view, as seen in the screenshot below].
I set it to the max in view settings and tried editing com.apple.finder.plist already, but without any ...
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Mac Finder saved search: how to exclude one file type?
I have a saved search for recently modified files because I wasn't satisfied with the Recents folder in macOS Mojave. Lately it has been getting flooded by .tdb files so I would like to exclude them. ...
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Why doesn't this specific custom keyboard shortcut work in Finder?
Using Automator, I made a service that launches calculator.app. In System Preferences > Keyboard, I created the keyboard shortcut CTRL-OPTION-COMMAND-C to trigger the service. This works great ...
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Finder keeps stealing focus (Mac OS X Catalina 10.15.4)
I have an issue where all of a sudden the focus will switch away from the active window that I'm using.
For example, I can be typing a message then suddenly the currently active window will be grey ...
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Why can I see a smb share through the Terminal but not on Finder?
Why can I see a samba share through the Terminal but not on Finder?
Below the screenshots:
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Everything in Finder sidebar disappeared (Macbook air 2019 Catalina 10.15.2)
My history of previous terminal codes:
How my Finder looks like:
All the things in my finder sidebar disappeared, though nothing is deleted and I can still find my things through the "go" feature....
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Discontinuous selection of Finder files by keyboard only
I migrated from Windows to Mac very recently.
In Windows Explorer, once one or more files were selected, I could use Ctrl+UpArrow/DownArrow
to hover over other files in the directory without ...
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Keep Finder from opening when no other apps are open
I enabled being able to quit the Finder with
defaults write com.apple.finder QuitMenuItem -bool true; killall Finder
The problem is that the Finder opens automatically if no other program is open.
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Unable to delete file through Finder in Desktop folder
I'm opening Finder and trying to delete a file or directory in Desktop folder. Hitting cmd+backspace or Move to trash doesn't work. I can hear a sound of the file being deleted but the file is still ...
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How to make the macOS standard Open/Save sheet search in current directory by default
By default, Finder performs searches in the This Mac, but I want it to perform them in the current directory. I changed this setting in Finder Preferences > Advanced > When performing a search > ...
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macOS: how to enable "All Applications" in Application chooser dialog (Open with > Other...)
I am trying to find the correct configuration command to enable "All Applications" by default when in the application chooser dialog (after selecting "other" from the "open with" context menu).
I am ...
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How to view folder path in finder? How to find multiple windows of an application?
I am having a lot of questions with mac OS.
How do I view / copy the path of a folder in finder?
How to bring a window to the front?
How to cycle through multiple windows of an app, say, Intellij?
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How to convince Mojave to zip all files in the source folder?
When zipping a folder (through right click → compress folder ), OSX Mojave silently skips some subfolders like "Assets" and "Build".
Is there a way to stop this and force OSX to include ALL files ...
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How to search in all files using Finder?
I need to find all files on my Mac using some search criteria.
I open Finder
I press Cmd+F
Using "+" button I add any search criteria, even stack of them
but the search does not start – because in ...
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Which files get to the Recent files in MacOS?
I found that most of the files I create in different software on my Mac do not get to the Recent folder (I really love that simple feature when in Windows)
For example - I am generating 3d .STL file ...
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Disk shows many times in Finder sidebar
On our build server, every build there are new copies of the disk in the sidebar (see pic, there are about 100 appearances of Hsierra).
What command in the build scripts should I look for that might ...
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MacOS Mojave Desktop Grid spacing
I was playing around with my Mac settings, and came across View settings for my desktop, thinking whatever I'll do, there will be a defaults button, but I was I wrong.
I edited the desktop's view ...
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Finder thinks item exists after it's already been deleted (Samba)
First, I copied foo.7z to my SMB share (zfs zpool, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Samba 4.7.6) through finder. Over SSH, I moved it elsewhere on the server. I tried copying a different foo.7z again to the same ...
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MacOs Intellij CE giving access permission to Finder
The first time I tried to remove a project from Intellij CE on MacOs, I got a prompt to allow access/permission to Finder. I denied it. So now Intellij removes the project from it's knowledge, but ...
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Is it possible to have macOS - Finder remember your column customizations?
I don't need certain columns so I remove them from the display that Finder has.
However, once I close and open Finder again, the columns come back and I have to remove them again.
This is macOS - ...
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