Blank screen in file explorer - why?

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Blank screen in file explorer - why?

Hi there, you can see here, every time I open file explorer, I have this blank white screen on the right. How do I get rid of it? I"m in Mojave on a macbook pro 2018.

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Fie

MacBook Pro 13”, macOS 10.14

Posted on Mar 11, 2020 10:51 AM

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Answer 1

Old Toad

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Mar 11, 2020 2:55 PM in response to xan112

Click on the divider to the right of Date Modified and expand it out till the full date is shown. Then click on the right side of the finder window to get the double arrow icon and move the right side of the window in till the right edge of the Date Modified is flush with the right side.

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xan112 Author

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Mar 11, 2020 3:03 PM in response to Old Toad

Thanks so much for responding quickly! But this hasn't resolved it. I know how to remove that white window when it opens, but it defaults to this blank screen every time I go to save or open a document. What is that white screen for? I don't need to shrink or expand the finder, just to get rid of this blank box on top.

Also, it doesn't seem to matter if I'm in list view, icons, or anything else, this white window still appears.

Thanks!

Xan

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Old Toad

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Mar 11, 2020 3:08 PM in response to xan112

Hold down the Option key when adjusting column width and that should fit it for other new Finder windows. Existing Finder windows have to be adjusted individually.

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Blank screen in file explorer - why?

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