10 things I HATE about Mac OS (and how to fix them)

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0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Text correcting automatically
0:57 - Scroll wheel issues on external displays
1:37 - Delete button doesn't delete
2:51 - Downloaded files open automatically
3:50 - Screenshots add background shadow
5:25 - Trackpad click is annoying
6:01 - Awkward dragging with Trackpad
7:11 - System Settings is complicated
7:40 - System Settings is complicated pt 2
8:13 - Closing Safari by accident

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@ProperHonestTech 6 ай бұрын

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@meeluanistyn1644 6 ай бұрын

Great overview presented so clearly as always. Happily I was aware of almost all of these (KZfaq videos are a superb resource for learning tips and tricks). I love the three finger drag and it’s second nature now. I’ve tried ‘tap to click’ but I find I’m adept at selecting things I never meant to so I reverted to the default ‘press to click’ method instead. I’m just heavy handed.

@alanberry2930 6 ай бұрын

How did I not know about the right-click method on the System Settings icon in my dock?!? Thank you for mentioning it!

@Nutorious007 6 ай бұрын

I have just adopted a few of these, thank you. However, a huge THANK YOU for the 3-finger-drag.

@bradavon 6 ай бұрын

It's crazy how many shortcut keys Finder expects you to memorise to do basic things Windows just does.

@shadowgunner69 6 ай бұрын

That's because "Macs just work" 🙂 or "You don't have to be a genius to use it." 🙂 I use both systems, very aggravating at times.

@__osinachi 6 ай бұрын

This. As someone who relies on keyboard shortcuts on Windows for work, macOS gets very annoying very quickly

@Erny_Module 6 ай бұрын

You'll be amazed how quickly you get used to the key combinations and they become 'muscle memory'. You really don't have to be a genius to use a Mac, just have a little patience.

@KazrBrekker 5 ай бұрын

@@Erny_Module And you've to justify your purchase

@TheJoseUrena Ай бұрын

@@Erny_Module well you don't need patience on Windows, Windows have a better UX desing, period

@jack_lion 4 ай бұрын

I usually like shift+cmd+4 for screenshots. Don’t think theres any padding added when doing it that way but you do need to drag the mouse/trackpad to define the space of the shot. Thanks for all the tips!!

@PatrickBijvoet 6 ай бұрын

A critical note. If you buy the larger Magic keyboard from Apple, there is a Delete button on it, much like the DEL button on the PC. It is the 2nd button below the F13 button. Thank you for all the video's and the proper weekly which I receive for some time now.

@rspeckham 6 ай бұрын

The fn + backspace idea is brilliant! I have always wanted to be able to do a “normal” delete on my Mac

@gregbutler2889 6 ай бұрын

Some great tips here! Thank you 🙂

@AlanForkosh 6 ай бұрын

With regard to the Safari tip, the options to restore either the last tabl or all windows from the last session can also be found under the History menu.

@tomv3999 6 ай бұрын

If using Chrome, I ctrl-shift-t works. (I am on Linux, so it may be cmd-shift-t; I don't know for certain). I find it very useful.

@jandone100 6 ай бұрын

It'd be great if you could tackle these issue as well, please: 1) Swipe up with three fingers reveals open windows - but they always change arrangement/order 2) No way to know if there is another window hiding behind the main window, e.g. Mail. I know Exposé but to do it always to check if there is a window open or not is nuisance 3) Sharing photos via WhatsApp: there is no extension for the Photos app, so the only way is via exporting them. I am talking about photos from iCloud originally taken on your iPhone. These are not files. 4) Double-tapping on the top of a window not always maximises it, despite it being set in the settings. Each app behaves differently. Some work, others don't 5) Apps open in the middle of the screen not maximised, even when I previously maximise them, force quit and re-open. 6) There're plenty more :-)

@gomesroney 6 ай бұрын

To check for any secondary windows you can use ⌘ + ` to alternate between windows of the same application.

@Erny_Module 6 ай бұрын

First time on your channel - really like your approach - considered, calm, great explanation and demonstration, and some really useful tips for new Mac users. Will definitely be back for more!

@hovelad 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this. I've had a mac in various forms for years now but didnt know about some of these.

@MrEcarty 5 ай бұрын

The dragging-tip is absolutely fantastic! I was always struggling dragging a file to another folder pressing the trackpad and then move it to the desired place. It's much more easy with three fingers, thanks for this really useful tip!

@vigilantspb 3 ай бұрын

Disabling force-click preview makes classical dragging much easier. With 3-fingers dragging yore loose couple geastures

@blm2503 3 ай бұрын

@@vigilantspbthanks so much for this!

@BirgitSchultz 6 ай бұрын

The Cmd-Shift-T works also on other browsers like Chrome and on Windows computers as well. This is one of the most useful keyboard shortcuts I am using for years now.

@bradavon 6 ай бұрын

There's no real need for it though. They just automatically open your last tabs if you've got it set that way.

@thebritishindian1 6 ай бұрын

Brilliant tips in this video, thanks so much. Can’t wait to try the 3-finger dragging windows. Doing it the standard way hurts my wrist if I do it too much in one day.

@tardis33 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the recommendation for Mos. A suggestion for a future video would be to ~ what free open source apps & extensions do you install & use on your apple devices?

@MartinSchlender 6 ай бұрын

Genius. There are some pearls. Thanks.

@philf_ 6 ай бұрын

Regarding Closing Safari: You can also see a list of the open tabs under History. Just click on the ones you want to re-open. Thanks for the tip regarding screenshot padding. I no longer have to edit my screenshots to remove the padding.

@bradavon 6 ай бұрын

There's no way for it to reopen tabs automatically like on other browsers?

@RVNmedic 6 ай бұрын

Very useful. Thank you!

@jeffhands7097 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for another excellent video of tips! What I wish I could change in Mac OS is adding the suffix to created documents (.psd .pdf .docx .xlsx and so on) without adding the suffix to the application names. Having the suffix visible is helpful when sending documents to non-Mac users, so that they (and their Windows machine) can open it. There is a setting to make the suffix visible, but when activating it, every piece of data, including Applications, displays its suffix, and not just documents. As it stands now, I have to click command i (for information) and then uncheck hide data suffix, but I have to do this with each individual document. Having the suffix added (made visible) to Application names makes me feel like I’m using DOS.

@Darsh.r.m_20 6 ай бұрын

What

@OPM_Viking 2 ай бұрын

Finally someone who agree that 3-finger drag is so much better than the cramped normal dragging. I've been using it forever. This makes your video the best MacOS tips video ever 👍🏼

@static-san 6 ай бұрын

I use both a Mac and Windows PCs and each of them have good UI things and bad UI things. The Mac commands to capture any piece of the screen were awfully slow in coming to Windows, for instance. Conversely, Windows has a very cool window snap feature that MacOS does not. One other thing that annoys me about MacOS that is probably much harder to fix is how closing an app's last window doesn't close the app. It needs a special command to exit the app.

@larshars5687 6 ай бұрын

For the window alignment you can give rectangle a try. As for the exiting apps, i felt the same way when starting to use macOS, but now I actually prefer to use cmd+Q to quit an application

@static-san 6 ай бұрын

@@larshars5687 Yep, been using Rectangle for a long time.

@romearnold7276 6 ай бұрын

For the snap feature (I also hated losing this), you can hack it with App shortcuts using the Zoom feature (available normally if you hold option and hover on the green full-screen button). Assign "Zoom" to a shortcut for making a window full screen, or "Move Window Left/Right Side of Screen" to other shortcuts (respectively) to get that half page snap

@natbarmore 6 ай бұрын

I am daily frustrated by Windows 10 insisting on closing an application just because I closed the last window. It makes the “I’m done with this file, now I need to work on this other file” process needlessly slower and more convoluted. And apparently it’s not just me, because Apple introduced a feature that automatically quit applications with no open windows in Lion or Mountain Lion, and I just discovered that they mostly dropped it several macOS versions ago. It’s still there, but app developers have to opt-in to the feature. And apparently very few have. (I was going to tell you how to turn it on, and then discovered it hasn’t been option users can change since like 2018. I hadn’t noticed because I _hate_ that behavior and had always disabled it, so I hadn’t noticed the fact that I couldn’t explicitly _enable_ it anymore.)

@-Burb 5 ай бұрын

@@larshars5687Yeah I use Ctrl+W and Alt+F4 on my windows computer anyways, I haven’t hit the actual X button in months. Switching to Mac with Cmd+W and Cmd+Q wasn’t a major change at all when coming from windows, just slightly different buttons.

@winc06 6 ай бұрын

Settings is one of the things I removed from my dock since I know where it is on the Apple menu. Once it is opened you are right, it is daunting. The same alphabetical list of settings drops down if you click the View menu when Settings are open.

@creounity 6 ай бұрын

How on Earth could the scrolling be working improperly on external display? I mean, how could they have passed such a bug to the release version and not yet get that fixed?

@mondotv4216 6 ай бұрын

It could be more to do with Logitech who use proprietary mouse software. I haven't experienced it though on my Logitech and I always run a minimum of 2 external displays.

@BrianFuller 6 ай бұрын

New to macOS and I was having this issue with my Logitech from jump street, but thought it was more like a resource issue with my macBook. Installed Mos but it throws a security block and as my macBook is company provided I'm not going to override that. Shame about the recommendation for a tool that doesn't meet macOS requirements.

@natbarmore 6 ай бұрын

I’m equally baffled. Maybe this is specific to the Apple Silicon MacBooks, for some reason? My Mac Mini by definition only has external displays, and I sometimes hook an external display up to my MacBook Air, and I’ve never encountered the scrolling direction spontaneously resetting, let alone resetting for just one display. And I’m using a Logitech mouse, and have been since Apple replaced the Mighty Mouse with the Magic Mouse.

@ChrisHaupt 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video ❤ You forgot about window snapping though

@axelBr1 6 ай бұрын

For accidentally closing Safari with multiple windows and tabs, to fix this under Safari Settings > General the first option Safari opens with can be set to All windows from the last session. Works without fail, so far.

@nikfam86 6 ай бұрын

Great and useful content and presentation as usual! I think the very useful "AutoFill" feature present in apple devices deserves to be discussed further because for me it is a hit or miss on iOS, iPadOS and MacOS.. (I am referring to manually inserting info from contacts or passwords as you write). This is very useful in different situations however it doesn't always work! As an example, in Apple store if you want to download an app and password protection is on, the field for writing down the iCloud password is not autofill compatible. However on iOS you can long-press and manually select autofill and then passwords. Now, if you choose and press the correct password to insert nothing happens. I have noticed manual autofill glitches like this across all Apple's OSs. It is very annoying because the workaround is time consuming.. Not being fixed definitely deserves some HATE!

@RazielAU 6 ай бұрын

It's funny how you can tell when someone's an old Mac user, I love 3 finger drag, I'm pretty sure that used to be the default, then they suddenly turned it into a hidden accessibility feature : /. There is one more that I'd like to add to this list, tapping on a word with 3 fingers to bring up the dictionary entry for the word: In System Settings -> Trackpad -> enable "Look up & data detectors". Now when you click on a word with 3 fingers, it'll pop up a little dictionary entry for the word.

@C_C_SEA 6 ай бұрын

Helpful actionable info appreciated. As an atrocious speller, I appreciate macOS autocorrect/spellcheck (....with ability to override when/as). The screenshot padding terminal code hack is very much appreciated! 💯👍🖖

@thetid8852 3 ай бұрын

More tips: 1. Use Command along with click/select e.g. in Text Edit to select stuff that's not all in the same place 2. Use Ctrl-Opt-Cmd-8 to invert (make negative) everything on your screen! 3. Hold Opt-Shift while using volume +/- buttons, and you can change the volume in much smaller increments

@Bertie_Ahern 6 ай бұрын

Interestingly I don't think I've ever encountered any of these except the spelling/capitalization issue. I never use Safari; most Apple software is a bit, eh, backwards. Also, I'm amazed/horrified anyone still has the dock at the bottom lol. Everyone should use the left hand side.

@Oldnose63 6 ай бұрын

The spelling issue is even worse when you use multiple languages on your Apple ecosystem.

@matrix0683 6 ай бұрын

Great video, keep up the good work. Do you know how to stop macbook from waking up the screen every few mins while its docked. It started happening after Sonoma, and I have tried everything but cant stop it. I have to turn off my monitor to stop looking at it.

@JonBushell 3 ай бұрын

Very useful. I’ve recently come from windows to Mac and almost regret it. Like not being able to use shift to click a range of files in finder if they are in thumbnail view. You really do realise how good windows explorer is when you use finder. Windows Copy and paste and delete with one tap buttons, and especially annoying is when you paste files into a folder on Mac and some already exist, having to press shift to get the skip option instead of stop. Why did they make it so user unfriendly?

@pracsi0909 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, there were som new Infos that I never heard before.

@bartsimpsonhead 6 ай бұрын

2:20 Why not use the 'cmd' key to the right of the space bar with the backspace key one-handed to delete files (rather than the left 'cmd' key highlighted in your keyboard image with both hands) - it's easier to do.

@flottenheimer 6 ай бұрын

Screenshots minus dropshadow + Mos for smooth mouse scrolling. Thankyouverymuch!

@webikehike 6 ай бұрын

I have been using a Mac since 2015 after switching from Windows; I am still using W11 for some projects. Windows has window management nailed compared to macOS. Starting with the stoplight buttons in the left top corner and not the right and Zoom vs Full screen confusion. I use magnet and this helps some.

@tomv3999 6 ай бұрын

I found Magnet useful. I still think window management on macOS is kinda awful, tho.

@MCMXI1 6 ай бұрын

Use caution when adding "dragging with trackpad." If you already use the trackpad to "swipe between pages" to move back and forward in your browser (set in system settings/trackpad/more gestures/swipe between pages), this functionality will be disabled when enabling dragging with trackpad in accessibility

@nick_fitch 6 ай бұрын

I don't wanna be dramatic, but CMD+Delete just changed my life.

@jeremy001 2 ай бұрын

im on day 3 or 4 since getting my first mac ( m2 mac mini 8gb ram 512gb ssd) coming from a beast of a windows this has been quite an adjustment. Thanks for this video. I actually disconnected my pc so i wont be tempted to run back to it in a pinch. really want to give mac os a try. For what this little box can do i am quite impressed.

@SebastianLN 6 ай бұрын

Three finger drag is amazing and it’s one of the first things I set up when I get a new Mac. Imo it should be on by default (or at least a general setting and not an accessibility setting)

@lawrenceatkinson 6 ай бұрын

I agree with you, that the Macbook trackpad is the best.

@BenSussmanpro 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, some useful tips. But I wish the info columns in Finder had filterable drop-down capability similar to Windows. I really never got used to the file search feature-it rarely gives me the files I search for.

@rodneytopor1846 5 ай бұрын

Helpful. Thanks. But when I right-click on the Settings icon in the dock, it does not show the many Settings panes in alphabetical order. Do I need to change a setting to see this? :) Yes, I am using maOS 14.1.1.

@IonutPopa 6 ай бұрын

Any ideas how you can open a document in finder via the keyboard (not double tap or double-click)? I find rename being the default action when you press Enter as silly (as a guy who uses Windows for 30+ years).

@chaplinesque111 6 ай бұрын

Some real helpful gems here, thanks

@justDave3453 5 ай бұрын

right-clicking on the system icon in dock does not show the list on my MacBook Air - I just get a popup for options. Any ideas why or what I have to do to get the list? Great set of tips btw

3 ай бұрын

Because the Settings app is already open

@QP9237 6 ай бұрын

@Proper Honest Tech I really hate this about my macbook pro, but how do you get it so bluetooth doesn’t automatically turn on by itself. It happens every so often when I turn on my mbp and I can’t seem to find anything in the bluetooth menu and always have to manually turn it off when I notice, which is annoying since I’ve never even attempted to pair devices to my laptop

@mondotv4216 6 ай бұрын

There's also the search function within the settings pane itself. Still the most annoying thing for me is lack of transfer speed when copying files. Particularly over a network but just in general.

@elrerex255 6 ай бұрын

I agree so much with you. I am not a windows fan but most of the lacking great features from windows OS can be found using third party apps and tools. Not this one.

@JackFate76 6 ай бұрын

What exactly do you guys do with that information once you know it?

@elrerex255 6 ай бұрын

@@JackFate76 We know! We have the information. Checking the speed transfer on a server for instance is a useful feature.

@JackFate76 6 ай бұрын

@@elrerex255 Seems pretty useless to me.

@elrerex255 6 ай бұрын

@@JackFate76 Your use is not a measure. Transfer rate is crucial for many users.

@pluto762 6 ай бұрын

One more annoyance while using the "open 'safe' files automatically". If you're downloading a zip file, it automatically unzips it! Which is not something you always want! Sometimes, zips are meant to be used as such. So having MacOS unzip them becomes really frustrating. Fortunately there's a fix for that. And it's the same as for automatically opening media.

@zbx909 6 ай бұрын

mos was a new one for me, what great app! Rectangle is another essential for me, enabling windows like window snapping

@chrismantonuk 6 ай бұрын

Is there any way I can #1. Create a new folder in Finder in the *selected* folder and not the root? and #2. Move the Finder “Save As” box in a browser so I can see the file behind?

@Niiixxxx 6 ай бұрын

With System Settings, I've noticed here and on other websites that the layout looks similar to iOS on iPhone but on my wife and sons Macbook Air circa 2013/14 it look totally different - maybe I'm looking at the wrong thing. I'm a Windows person so struggle when it comes to Macbooks.

@retrofizz727 6 ай бұрын

The thing I hated the most was mouse acceleration, and they finally made it an option in the mouse advanced settings !

@mayconmacedo6391 3 ай бұрын

Interesting, I've made most setups described on this video when I got my mac for the first time. Apple sucks about User Experience or is it just a Windows OS background pattern?

@bobcubsfan 6 ай бұрын

Brilliant.

@Kefford666 6 ай бұрын

Do you know how to copy a screenshot to the clipboard after marking it up? I frequently take screenshots and right click then do Save to Clipboard. But if instead you left click on the little screenshot preview and mark up the image (draw a box, draw an arrow etc) then I can’t find a way to just copy this to the clipboard. I have to save it to my desktop instead which I find a bit cumbersome. Hope you can help!

3 ай бұрын

Hold CTRL in addition to Shift and CMD

@AidanLyon 6 ай бұрын

What about the desktop wallpaper changing back to the default everytime you connect / disconnect from an external display?

@ProperHonestTech 6 ай бұрын

It was doing this CONSTANTLY to me, but seems fixed in OS Sonoma?

@jeffp1519 6 ай бұрын

I’m a very long time Mac user, going back to 1984 when they were introduced, and a couple things that I’ve come to hate are the new organization of the System Settings as you mentioned. I’ve also come to hate that I frequently accidentally quit application, such as Safari and Mail! So to that end, I’ve remapped Command+Q to be Shift+Command+Q so that I accidentally quit.

@Muhammed.Yaseen 6 ай бұрын

Hey, could you let me know how you did that? I'm also quitting Safari a bunch of times without wanting to. Cheers!

@jackharper6746 6 ай бұрын

used only 1 out of 10. I wish you explained how to revert to the old way of switching keyboard layouts or how to reset notifications when they are broken (many possible reasons for that one).

@zushde 6 ай бұрын

Thanx for the Video! 8 of 10 i did not know ;-)

@MCMXI1 6 ай бұрын

When "right clicking" the system setting icon in the dock using a two finger tap, it displays the standard contextual dock menu: Options, show all windows, hide, quit. How can I "right click" on system settings in the dock and display all available parts of that app?

@unotoli 6 ай бұрын

There are so many problems and solutions, that I would rather wait for another video or two first :)

@VarunGupta3009 6 ай бұрын

Pretty cool video!

@eternal_petrichor 6 ай бұрын

Dragging any window with 3 fingers works if the cursor is placed on the toolbar or upper part of said window. No need to activate that setting under accessibility.

@hjorte. 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! How about this: When navigating files in Finder using the keyboard, press Space to review the file or Command + ArrowDown to open it.

@tomv3999 6 ай бұрын

I've used macOS for decades but I've always found this odd. If I have a file selected, it seems logical to me that if I hit Return it should open the file. I have never understood why I need a "special" key sequence to do that.

@bretthollenbeck812 4 ай бұрын

Excellent videos! I’ve watched both and they are very helpful getting started with my new MacBook Pro. One question on Safari though. On my iPad, when I close Safari and then reopen, all the tabs that were previously open are still there. On my MacBook they all close. I know I can go into history and open them or do the shift-command-T, but isn’t there a way to have them always stay there until I purposefully close them? Thanks!

@dnvyl 2 ай бұрын

You should not really close applications on your iPad unless they crash or get buggy for some reason. Anyways, under General > Safari opens with in the Safari settings on macOS you can select 'All windows from last session' or 'All non-private windows from last session'. This will open Safari with keep your tabs from your last session

@bretthollenbeck812 2 ай бұрын

@@dnvyl Thanks for the reply. I checked and mine was already set up that way. So unfortunately it doesn’t seem to work with mine. If I close Safari on my MacBook and reopen with that setting all tabs are gone. But if I do shift - cmd - T it does reopen all of those tabs.

@dnvyl 2 ай бұрын

@@bretthollenbeck812 Is it possible that you have another Safari window open? If so, Safari will not reopen tabs from the last session, as you are still in your current session

@bretthollenbeck812 2 ай бұрын

@@dnvyl just checked and no other Safari windows open, unless it’s hiding someplace.

@dnvyl 2 ай бұрын

@@bretthollenbeck812 You can check this by right-clicking the dock icon, at the top there are all your open windows

@matthewcarpenter4716 6 ай бұрын

THREE FINGER DRAG!!!!!! THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!!

@barrymerrick8867 6 ай бұрын

My logic tech Master mouse is fine. Works same on both iMac and Studio displays with no alternative software required.

@douglaslassance 5 ай бұрын

Three-finger drag is such an amazing feature. I wish Windows implemented it natively.

@HappySnappyChappy 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, returning to Macs is a big regret now and it has only been 16 days.

@gitefermetteenfrance 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for alle the great tips! I have a question ( maybe a bit of topic] Do you recommend the Safari Browser, it does not support converting JPEG files to Webp files. Now need to change to the Edge browser. Is there a solution? Maybe some of the watchers have an answer for this. Thanks !

@dnvyl 2 ай бұрын

Is there any particular reason for converting images to Webp? If it's about file size, I strongly suggest using HEIF instead as it's not only more efficient and therefore reduces file size significantly without quality loss, but you can directly convert images to HEIF in the Finder or through the Shortcuts application. Sadly, there is no native solution to convert JPG images to Webp in MacOS or Safari, but there are still solutions. If you really need to use Webp, you can install an image converter for this (for example AnyWebP) or use command-line tools like Webp which you can install with Homebrew. Other than that, you can also use another file format like HEIF instead. To convert images in Finder, right-click an image file, select Quick Actions, and then Convert Image. There you can select your desired file format (JPEG, PNG, or HEIF), change the image size, and remove the metadata. In Shortcuts, you can convert images to either JPEG, PNG, TIFF, GIF, BMP, PDF, or HEIF

@gitefermetteenfrance 2 ай бұрын

@@dnvyl thank you for your answer. I would like my images in WEbp because I need to use them for my website.

@dnvyl 2 ай бұрын

@@gitefermetteenfrance Okay, try number two. KZfaq decided to discard my reply. Anyways, as I already mentioned macOS does not support Webp out of the box. You can however use the free and open-source command-line tool from Google to convert your images to Webp. Build a Shortcut on top of it and you can easily use it in Finder or in Safari to convert images on the go. The webp can be downloaded from the Google Developer page or through Homebrew. Then you can use cwebp to convert your images (I won't post any commands here as I fear this triggered KZfaq to disregard my last reply). However, if you need further assistance. Feel free to ask :)

@gitefermetteenfrance Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@yuriashrafyan1868 6 ай бұрын

Help: Finder opens each folder in a separate window, even I have checked in setting to "Open folders in tabs instead of new windows", the same issue for pdfs. MacOS Senoma 14.*

@juanpenagos 6 ай бұрын

One of the most frustrating issues I've encountered on Mac is with the Finder, especially when using multiple desktops. If you have a Finder window open on desktop 1 and click on the Finder icon on desktop 2, it takes you back to desktop 1. There are a couple of workarounds: (1) By assigning Finder to all desktops, but that can become quite messy. (2) Pressing Option+Command+Spacebar to invoke a Searchbar instance in Finder (regardless of desktop). Does anyone have a solution for this? I'd greatly appreciate any advice or tips on how to resolve this!"

@tomv3999 6 ай бұрын

**Every** desktop environment I have used on Linux handles virtual desktops much better than what macOS does. I really don't understand why Apple can't figure this out. Just give me a hot key that switches to another desktop. and make "alt tab" (command tab) constrained to the applications running in that virtual desktop. Also, I don't really need fancy animations. Just DO THE THING.

@sadatnafis2032 6 ай бұрын

@@tomv3999 control + left/right arrow for switching desktops. also fancy animations have functional significance.

@sadatnafis2032 6 ай бұрын

if you want to use finder on desktop 2, create a new finder window on desktop 2

@natbarmore 6 ай бұрын

@@tomv3999oh, ugh, no! Then I’d have to first remember which desktop the window I want is on, switch to that desktop, and _then_ switch to that window. That’s no improvement. The whole reason that macOS’s virtual desktops are so great is how seamless they are - that I can separate things out into separate desktops but I_don’t_ have to think about those desktops except when I want to. Besides, the behavior you want is already there: swipe up to show all windows and you’ll only see the windows of your current desktop, until/unless you poke the top of the screen to expand the other virtual desktops. Assign a keyboard shortcut if you don’t want to use the trackpad/mouse for that. There are significant problems with macOS’s virtual desktops, but the fact that windows and programs don’t just “disappear” because they’re not on the current desktop isn’t one of them.

@janusu 6 ай бұрын

If you hover your cursor over the dock of the desired desktop before launching finder, it gets set to that desktop. I think I learned this from watching another KZfaq video about macOS hacks. Perhaps it's a clumsy solution, but it's become second nature to me now to do this before launching finder. You can just dip the cursor over the dock and then launch finder your usual way.

@CryptoG86 6 ай бұрын

How about that caps lock indicator with Sonoma! Lots of people hate that. You have to use terminal to shut it off.

@martingifford5415 6 ай бұрын

WIndow management is the most annoying thing for me. Every solution has a gotcha. The Alt-Tab app is a fix, but you have to trust that the developer is a good guy.

@tesla-spectre 6 ай бұрын

my most frustrating issue is that for several versions now Excel for Mac crashes when you have a workbook open and then try to start a new one (not load an existing one!)

@adl0815 6 ай бұрын

The amount of keyboard shortcuts someone has to remember on Mac seems to be endless. 😅 It's always "hold down xyz while pressing abc to... ."

@kdleifert 6 ай бұрын

Downloaded Files Open Automatically: I am aware of this option, however, if you create a Desktop-App for a webpage (new in iOS 14) this option is not available, meaning that all files I.open from a webpage that I pinned as an app would still open automatically. Any workaround you are aware of?

@Inkling777 6 ай бұрын

There's another issue you might take up. It's a Zombie email that's somehow tagged such that deleting it doesn't work. It comes back in a few minutes.

@TheHadouJHyrule 6 ай бұрын

You forgot to mention auto-capitalise. Also, Mos doesn't run unless you bypass the Mac's integrated security checks, since the app is out-of-date.

@JillRhoads 6 ай бұрын

I can really recommend the free app linear mouse as well. It's really fixes all the acceleration problems.

@bosonbreeder 6 ай бұрын

Weird. Never ever experienced the reverse scrolling mouse issue on external monitors since natural scrolling was introduced. Or before.

@techtipsuk 2 ай бұрын

Hate what they did to system preferences in Ventura

@GWillWin 6 ай бұрын

One of my pet peeves on a MAC has been its need to copy things rather than move them. Would like to have a tip on how to move files from one place to anther without having to go back and delete the files because my mac has chose to copy them instead.

@Bliss467 6 ай бұрын

Standard dragging method feels impossible to me. 3 finger drag made the touchpad a perfect replacement for mouse for me.

@pluto762 6 ай бұрын

I always found MacOS' "natural scrolling" VERY unnatural. Especially when using a mouse! But even on a trackpad, I still find it confusing. On a touch-screen, that makes sense. But on a computer with a mouse and keyboard, that is really annoying.

@3824rick 6 ай бұрын

Tried to download the Mos software but I'm being told Mos cannot be opened as apple cannot check it for malicious software. The software needs to be updated and to contact the developer???? Do you know workaround

@ruthloewen3884 6 ай бұрын

The Settings list doesn't come up when I right click (control-click or 2-finger click) on the Settings icon. Just Options, Show All Windows, Hide and Quit.

@Jutsch80HD 6 ай бұрын

I’d add the following. macOS sucks with file management on many levels. From wanting to merge folders and macOS just overwrites them over it planting hidden files on removable storage that disrupts its usage in other devices to it not being able to write to certain network drives correctly, like when you write on a public drive while being logged into an account it basically locks the written files to that account, even tho it’s on the public drive.

@jonny5alive123 6 ай бұрын

Why are you using spotlight to search settings when the settings pane has its own built in search box?

@ProperHonestTech 6 ай бұрын

Command and Space.

@user-pm9it5cd1e 3 ай бұрын

Um ... great tips, as always, but I noticed that you used Cmd+Space to open both the Terminal and Spotlight search - ??

@Nabilphysics 6 ай бұрын

Most annoying thing for the MAC is, if you connect a monitor you need to click on the second screen to active it. It has fix with third party software but I don't know why it is not like as PC.

@seraphitssingh4376 6 ай бұрын

Inside the file explorer I can't see the full path of the path. I can only see the name of the folder I'm in but not the name of the folder that folders in

@CC-iq2pe 5 ай бұрын

Adding a screenshot in MS Word/Excel has a HUGE issue where the pictures never size to a useful size…they always import many times too big for even one page.

@Muhluri 6 ай бұрын

I could fall asleep to this video

@bennym1956 6 ай бұрын

You must be on a lot older Mac OS as my System Settings haven't looked like that in years. Do miss the folders version.

@Schmytzi 6 ай бұрын

I still get annoyed at the lack of a "New File" context menu in Finder. Sometimes I'm already in the folder where I want to create a file but I still have to open an app and navigate to the folder there

@jemand8462 6 ай бұрын

accidentally closing windows is the number one annoying thing I found when switching from Windows to Mac and up to this day. I'm also using windows and mac side by side with the logitech keys keyboard for both and while on windows alt+q results in the "@", it closes the window on mac.

@winc06 6 ай бұрын

That is interesting because Mac window controls used to be on the right and accidental closures were rare. The controls were moved to the left to make it easier for Windows users to transition to Macs and apparently you guys have the same problem with it.