Customizing the New Finder Window Shows Setting

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macmost.com/e-3016 You can decide which folder you start in when you create a new Finder window or add a new Finder tab. Some locations are mode useful than others. Picking the right location for you can improve your productivity.
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00:00 Intro
00:23 Finder Settings
00:44 Top-Level Locations
01:35 Your Home Folder
02:05 The Desktop Folder
02:22 The Documents Folder
02:43 iCloud Drive
03:21 Recents
04:32 Folder Of Smart Folders
06:57 Any Folder
07:21 Also Works For New Finder Tabs
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@ladybirdbrig 26 күн бұрын

You're the best! You always have some great hints to better use the Mac. Thank you.

@Giovani90 12 күн бұрын

God bless you Gary.

@marcpsummers3788 15 күн бұрын

This is awesome - thanks!

@loisskiathitis8926 11 ай бұрын

Excellent! A very useful and informative video tutorial today! Thank you, Gary! 👏🏻❤️

@briantdaniel9280 11 ай бұрын

Yes! Documents folder for Finder window default for the win!

@clarification007 11 ай бұрын

Well,on those importent informations, I did many short start & rewind & go on your video with a looooot of informations! A must know! Thanks!

@navboi12 23 күн бұрын

CHEERS GARY!

@stevejacob4375 11 ай бұрын

Another very useful tutorial, thank you.

@rl4bzs 11 ай бұрын

Excellent as always!

@Lysander-Spooner 11 ай бұрын

Your tips are great.

@barney2001 11 ай бұрын

Thank you. An excellent tip.

@kbstabs5982 11 ай бұрын

Really good. I have used this feature for some years and currently open at ICloud in list view with other folders and files listed under "Favorites" so that 90% of what I need is immediately available. But you have taken it to a new, far superior, level. The Smart Folders idea is great Many thanks. Oh yes, I also use the colour-coded tags in the Finder sidebar for quick access to other frequently used files and folders.

@joelonsdale 11 ай бұрын

Super useful tip!

@williamalgat7125 11 ай бұрын

HI GARY, as always accurate and informative, thank's

@jeffharmed1616 11 ай бұрын

Very powerful thanks

@IRVremy 11 ай бұрын

Gary is a God amongst men

@desertpatient 11 ай бұрын

Thanks bunches

@MaiElizabeth 11 ай бұрын

I always set iCloud Drive as the new window because every file I work with are solely stored on iCloud

@TractorCountdown 11 ай бұрын

I add project folders I'm working on in the sidebar. They can be reordered and removed once finished with.

@artysanmobile 11 ай бұрын

My favorite ‘trick.’

@artysanmobile 11 ай бұрын

I’m not sure if this applies still beyond Big Sur, but the single way to store a template for what happens when the user invokes the fundamental and ultra-useful “New Window” command requires one extra step that is only rarely mentioned. Once a user has configured the content, view, and even dimensions of a window meeting their particular needs for a template, the window must be closed before any other action is taken, followed by the CMD+N command. Subsequently, until this is performed again, the “New Window” command will always bring up that template, as the files in it permit.

@carolinebarlow4795 11 ай бұрын

Thanks very much, Gary, for this very informative video! This customisation will be very useful.

@EShapiro10994 11 ай бұрын

Thanks, Gary. This was very helpful. One thing I can’t figure out is how to get a new finder window to open in my preferred size and position. Is there a setting for that?

@macmost 11 ай бұрын

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@JoseLopez-vx7hw 10 ай бұрын

As always, great videos. Can't fine the slide for resizing icons at the bottom right hand side of the finder. please help me out on this one. I undated to Sonoma

@macmost 10 ай бұрын

First, make sure you are in Icon view. Then, choose View, Show Status Bar.

@bikeman5 11 ай бұрын

I saw somewhere how to keep apps on all desktops or particular ones. this was great, I immediately changed my calculator. I was looking for that video because I wanted to see if it was possible with show inspector? When going back to the dock clicking on options, I see that is part of finder, however I don't want to do it with finder windows, just the get info. Is that possible. I just wanted to say thanks and what an easy way to do it with calculator, in apple communities they only suggest 3rd party apps. I don't want third party apps so great teaching again Gary, easy instruction without a 3rd party app.

@macmost 11 ай бұрын

I'm not following your comment. What is it you are trying to do?

@bikeman5 11 ай бұрын

@@macmost when you open calculator and click on dock and select options, you can choose to assign to all desktops, a certain desktop or none. Can you do this with get info window, it seems get info or show inspector is part of finder. I want my finder set on none , I put my calculator on all desktops. I was wondering is there a way to set the get info or show inspector window to all desktops without changing finder from none to all?

@macmost 11 ай бұрын

@@bikeman5 No, because the Info window isn't an app, it is part of the Finder as you noted.

@bikeman5 11 ай бұрын

@@macmost thank you so much, that makes sense, you make things so simple, thanks again and I wish you well

@IAMSWARAJ 11 ай бұрын

I turned on my mac mini M2 today and certanly the electricity gone and will it affecs my mac mini. I was not doing anything. But I just turned on this is 1st time happened

@ChrisDjangoConcerts 11 ай бұрын

How do I make my icloud folders column view ?

@macmost 11 ай бұрын

Same as any other folders. Use the toolbar, or the View menu.

@mund2872 11 ай бұрын

Hello Gary, I have a question. I hope you don't mind answering and providing help if you can. One thing that drives me crazy about the Finder is that it seems unable to keep files in folders and subfolders organized by default. Every time I create folders or subfolders and place files inside them, I have to go to their settings and sort the files by name (my preferred method)-each folder at a time. From that point on, any subsequent files will be organized until I create another folder. I have not been able to find a way to have Finder automatically sort and organize files in newly created folders by default. Is there a setting somewhere that I have not been able to find to do that? Maybe a command line in Terminal? Thank you.

@macmost 11 ай бұрын

If it isn't sorting them by name, how is it sorting them? Settings are saved on a per-folder basis, but the default is usually by name.

@mund2872 11 ай бұрын

@@macmost The default is "None." It doesn't sort, unless you go to settings for that folder and select from the list how you want files to be sorted. And this is where it bothers me because I always want files to be sorted by name.

@macmost 11 ай бұрын

@@mund2872 It can't be None, it has to be something. Or, wait, are you using Icon View? Usually when people talk sorting in the Finder it is List View they are using.

@mund2872 11 ай бұрын

@@macmost I inadvertently left that part out! Yes, I'am using Icon view. In this mode, the sorting default is None. And you are right, in list view, the default is Name. I guess I have to get used to list view. Thanks.