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Q: Opening Folders in Lion --unpredictable

I was wondering if I am doing something wrong, and if there is a simple answer to a basic question. 

 

Some folders I want to open in icon view, and some folders I want to open in list view.  Even though I check the box saying "Always open in icon view" or "Always open in list view", it seems that my folders open in some unpredictable, random fashion --and for some unknown (to me) reason, the "Always open in X view" is mysteriously UNCHECKED.  What am I doing wrong?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Aug 26, 2011 9:10 AM

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  • by Francine Schwieder,Helpful

    Francine Schwieder Francine Schwieder Aug 26, 2011 9:24 AM in response to HalloweenHJB
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    Aug 26, 2011 9:24 AM in response to HalloweenHJB

    I don't think you are doing anything wrong, I've been seeing this behavior as well. It seems to me that Lion is much less reliable in keeping folder settings than any previous OS X version. The one that boggles my mind is when I open a folder that had been set to icon view, has ALWAYS been set to icon view, and it opens in list view, and when I check the View settings the box to "always open in LIST view" is checked! I have not yet found any reason for the undesirable behavior, let alone any way to stop it.

    Francine

  • by HalloweenHJB,

    HalloweenHJB HalloweenHJB Aug 26, 2011 9:26 AM in response to Francine Schwieder
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    Aug 26, 2011 9:26 AM in response to Francine Schwieder

    Thanks for sharing your experience.  I was wondering if I was losing my mind, or if Lion was playing mind games with me.  It seems the latter is more likely... 

  • by HalloweenHJB,

    HalloweenHJB HalloweenHJB Aug 28, 2011 8:05 PM in response to HalloweenHJB
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    Aug 28, 2011 8:05 PM in response to HalloweenHJB

    Is anyone else having this problem or just the two of us??  Is there a FIX????

  • by Mike on Maui,

    Mike on Maui Mike on Maui Aug 28, 2011 8:34 PM in response to HalloweenHJB
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    Aug 28, 2011 8:34 PM in response to HalloweenHJB

    I'm having the same problem.  Maybe 10.7.2 will fix.

  • by HalloweenHJB,

    HalloweenHJB HalloweenHJB Sep 6, 2011 8:11 AM in response to Mike on Maui
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    Sep 6, 2011 8:11 AM in response to Mike on Maui

    I am so sick of spending EXTRA time to keep redoing, redoing, redoing, redoing all my settings!  THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. 

     

    I have been a loyal and devoted apple user since 1986, and I am really disappointed and disgusted that the company has lost sight of the fact that we are the customers and consumers, and we pay them for a product that we have every right to expect will function correctly.  I do not support the idea that we should do the work for them (to pinpoint problems with their product) --and pay them on top of it.  THIS BURNS ME UP!!!

  • by Mike on Maui,

    Mike on Maui Mike on Maui Sep 6, 2011 8:19 AM in response to HalloweenHJB
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    Sep 6, 2011 8:19 AM in response to HalloweenHJB

    It appears something in the Lion upgrade damages the file that controls desktop folders.  The easy fix is to run OnyX and execute the Cleaning processes.  Once I did that the folders stayed in place.

  • by HalloweenHJB,

    HalloweenHJB HalloweenHJB Sep 6, 2011 8:23 AM in response to Mike on Maui
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    Sep 6, 2011 8:23 AM in response to Mike on Maui

    I am not an IT specialist or computer programmer.  I do not know what "OnyX" is and even if I did, I would still like to know why I am forced to spend so much extra time to do what the system should do on its own.  You see what I mean?  Why are the customers forced to become repair people for something they've paid for and have a reasonable expectation to function correctly?  Arrrrrgh.

  • by Mike on Maui,

    Mike on Maui Mike on Maui Sep 6, 2011 8:41 AM in response to HalloweenHJB
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    Sep 6, 2011 8:41 AM in response to HalloweenHJB

    Nor am I but I need to be self sufficent as I live in an area that has few people with any technical knowledge. 

     

    OnyX can be found at http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/11582/onyx .  It is a tool that that every user should have on hand.

     

    Customers can either shell out big bucks for cradle to grave support or learn about what's under the covers and perform some level of maintenance to both save money and time.  Apple products are much easier to deal with than others but it is still complex technology. 

     

    Did you throw the spare tire away in your car when you bought it and rely on either AAA or the kindness of strangers if you get a flat? 

  • by HalloweenHJB,

    HalloweenHJB HalloweenHJB Sep 6, 2011 8:48 AM in response to Mike on Maui
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    Sep 6, 2011 8:48 AM in response to Mike on Maui

    I am sorry that you misunderstood my frustration as helplessness.  Your final comment about spare tires is rather insulting, and I don't quite comprehend the snideness of it.  No, I don't think that we can or should be entirely reliant on support from others with our personal computers, but I do think that a system should work reasonably well when it is released to the public as a product to be purchased from a company.  In light of the other upgrades and updates, this particular system seems to be entirely too buggy, and that is the source of my frustration:  I paid for something that does not work properly, and people seem to think that the consumer should fix the product for the company making money off of it.  You see my point?

     

    But at any rate, I do thank you for the link for the application you mentioned.  I will attempt to fix my own "flat tire," even though when I bought it it wasn't flat, but was flat the minute I got home...

     

    Message was edited for spelling by: HalloweenHJB

  • by HalloweenHJB,

    HalloweenHJB HalloweenHJB Sep 7, 2011 10:22 AM in response to HalloweenHJB
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    Sep 7, 2011 10:22 AM in response to HalloweenHJB

    FYI to Mike on Maui:  I did as you recommended:  I installed OnyX and executed the cleaning processes.  NO CHANGE in how my folders open.  They STILL open randomly --sometimes in icon view, sometimes in list view, sometimes the box is still checked from the last time I checked it, sometimes unchecked.  Seems to make no difference.  Any other ideas?

  • by Mike on Maui,

    Mike on Maui Mike on Maui Sep 10, 2011 8:49 PM in response to HalloweenHJB
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    Sep 10, 2011 8:49 PM in response to HalloweenHJB

    UPDATE:  Although OnyX fixes the desktop folder problem it doesn't stay fixed.  After about a week the folders reverted to the default of opening in the center of the screen. Ran OnyX again and problem disappeared.

     

    Will 10.7.2 have a fix?  Time will tell.

  • by Brian_P,

    Brian_P Brian_P Aug 3, 2012 3:12 PM in response to Mike on Maui
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    Aug 3, 2012 3:12 PM in response to Mike on Maui

    I'm running Version 10.7.4 and am still having the problem. It's especially frustrating to see that, despite the fact that the problem was reported here nearly a year ago, it still persists (three versions later).

  • by BartleDoo,

    BartleDoo BartleDoo Feb 22, 2013 10:04 PM in response to Brian_P
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    Feb 22, 2013 10:04 PM in response to Brian_P

    Bug is still present in 10.7.5 Apple will not fix this. We will all have to upgrade to 10.8. Apple now cares little about OS X. They are all about iOS unfortunately.