- #Mac finder window keeps opening mac os x#
- #Mac finder window keeps opening portable#
- #Mac finder window keeps opening mac#
#Mac finder window keeps opening portable#
I just wish there was a regular as well as the portable version.
#Mac finder window keeps opening mac#
You can, however, use Finders Window > Merge All Windows menu item to pull all open Finder windows in to the current, front-most, Finder window as tabs. I cant even tell you how helpful it is to have a cascading view of folders all in ONE window after 35 years of opening 5-7 subfolders Id never seen a cascading view in one window until I saw a screenshot of a mac and then found this thread.
The above preference settings for Finder wont stop apps from opening new windows. You need to enable access for assistive devices on your Mac for that script to work. If apps keeps on opening new window you may miss the opened folder. It'll work for other programs too like Safari. On click_menu(app_name, menu_name, menu_item)Ĭlick menu item menu_item of menu menu_name of menu bar 1 of process app_nameĬlick_menu("Finder", "Window", "Merge All Windows")
#Mac finder window keeps opening mac os x#
Set current pane to pane id ""ĭisplay dialog "The GUI scripting architecture of Mac OS X is currently disabled." & return & return & "To activate GUI Scripting select the checkbox \"Enable access for assistive devices\" in the Universal Access preference pane." with icon 1 buttons default button 1 Or, if you're a LaunchBar user like me, here's a little AppleScript that'll do it: on gui_scripting_status() You could use this Alfred workflow to trigger the Merge from Alfred. This will address your straggler concerns, though in an inelegant manner I'm afraid. You can, however, use Finder's Window > Merge All Windows menu item to pull all open Finder windows in to the current, front-most, Finder window as tabs. Alternatively, type ‘open’ and drag the file from the Finder onto the Terminal window. In the same way, you can open multiple Finder windows, depending on the level of parallel browsing you need to perform. This will open a new session of the Finder, where you can now search for the file you want. It changes cutting and opening files to Windows’ style, and adds a ton of other helpful Finder tweaks, from an unlimited clipboard and custom labeling to a dual-panel view and extra menu commands. But don’t worry, below are the best methods of clearing Recents folder results. They only affect the currently open window. Some people were saying having steam open at startup is causing the bin folder to. The above preference settings for Finder won't stop apps from opening new windows. Opening files is one of the things that every Mac user does every. Click on the ‘New Finder Window’ option from the pop-up menu. You can change the raw query and even click on the minus icon and then click on the Save button, but changes will not persist. If you have a finder window opening at startup thats usually because you have a network drive as a startup item.
If apps keeps on opening new window you may miss the opened folder. The reason I want this is so that I have only one Finder window with multiple tabs. Cool idea though.Īnd, as noted by another answer: you can control the behaviour of Cmd-Click actions in Finder so they open new tabs instead of new windows by going to the Finder preferences (Cmd+ ) and making sureOpen folders in tabs instead of new windows` is selected in the General tab on the Preferences pane: As noted by another answer: you can't have all new Finder calls open as tabs in one Finder window.
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