Thread using escape key in finder to navigate backwards
using escape key in finder to navigate backwardswondering why this function was removed. in mountain lion i could navigate backwards in a finder window by hitting the "escape" key. each press of the button would take me backwards through my finder path the same way...view more
Thread Can not read SD card from my AVCHD video camera
Can not read SD card from my AVCHD video cameraBefore I upgraded to Mac OS X 10.9, I used to be able to put my SD card from my Sony NEX-VG20 card into my card reader and it would recognize the AVCHD folder that contains the .mts video files. With Mac OS X ...view more
Bizarre file arrangement in FinderI have no idea what the **** is going on with Finder since the upgrade to Mavericks, but I do know that it has become royally frustrating! I like my files to be arranged in a very simple format—separated...view more
Drag and drop stops working in maverickHello, running Maverick and running into this issue twice already. I can't drag files in finder. I can select them, I can multiple select them by dragging, but clicking on them and draging them does not work at all...view more
Thread "Number of items" search attribute in Smart Folder
"Number of items" search attribute in Smart FolderI'm trying to create a smart folder using search attribute of "Number of items" but it is not behaving the way I expected. The smart folder says: Number of items: Number of files...view more
Thread help getting rid of duplicates files and content Mac Book
help getting rid of duplicates files and content Mac BookI think I have too many files and folders that are duplicates and checking the entire drive one at a time is annoying. Is there a shot cut way command in finder to ask it to check for duplicate files and...view more
Thread Finder - sorting files by "most frequently opened"?
Finder - sorting files by "most frequently opened"?Hi would you suggest a way to create a smart folder which contains the most opened/viewed files on your mac sorted by frequency? Essentially sorting files by a "most opened" counter... not sure if OSX tracks that. &n...view more
finder doesn't show foldersHi, I have a macbook Air 13" bought in 2011, it has OS X 10.9 Mavericks installed and since yesterday the Finder doesn't work. When I open it it doesn't show any folder or document and it shows strange patter...view more
disable finder search operators?Hello Appleheads, i have a simple short question: How do i disable finders search operators? I want to find a file named 12345 -0001.jpg but Finder interprets the - as AND NOT so i dont get the file ...view more
Killall FinderI was typing on my computer and I accidentally clicked my terminal and suddenly everything disappeared. I tried to fix it with killall Finder but nothing worked and now I cannot drag desktop files onto other folders b...view more
Show View Option Errorshaving mostly video files on my Mac, I depend very much on the Item info. For long time it gave me very accurate information. Not so lately! Like: there are videos in a folder, it shows "No Items" That happens now ...view more
I get random popups and hyperlinksHello I've a slight virus problem (I think). When i go onto websites random words will be hyperlinked to ads. Also sometimes when i click on something, like youtube video, a new tab will appear about some random ad...view more
tmp file opens itselfI was just reading a book on my mac mini with my hands in my lap and a finder window pops open to the "tmp" folder. That folder contains another folder called "launchd" and on the icon of that folder is a red circle w...view more
Finder quit unexpectedly (Help!)After an usual crash I had with Logic Pro X and after I rebooted my mac I got this error: Finder Quit Unexpectedly. No matter how many time I click "Reopen" or "Ok" it keep crashing every second. I have seen tons of ...view more
Finder not working on osx 10.9.5Out of the blue my finder stopped working yesterday on my Macbook Air with 8 GB of RAM and i7. It is not showing files when I click to open folders, and in the very few times that it does clicking the side bar to navi...view more
