New issue on Big Sur 11.1 -- my open and save dialog boxes "revert" to the original size.
I've tried many applications, I've done PRAM and SMC resets, I've relaunched Finder, I've resized the screen (default > scaled), yet... it remains the default, small size (which is irritating).
This is new in 11.1 - 11.01 and 10.x never had this issue.
MacBook Pro with Touch Bar
Ok. On Big Sur 11.1 and it is insulting that no one in the macOS product team thought that half-size from previously normal open or close dialogs were wrong. Nothing the end user can do about this as the die is cast in the frameworks that create these panels. I have some Swift and Python/Objective-C applications here that set a custom framesize for open panels, and these appear as they have in the past, albeit a narrower side panel.
Although the 11.1 Open and Save panels allow one to click and drag a corner to enlarge them, it is not remembered by the application. I suggest sending feedback directly to the macOS product team. Let them know that sloppy work is not acceptible.
Oh... wow... it's even worse. Just working on a project downloading different stock image samples, and when I create a folder in Safari to save an image, the image doesn't got into that folder., it remains outside in the main folder. Even worse, when I scroll the main folder and type in a letter in the subfolder pane to the right to get to that folder, it pops me back into the main folder list.
Can anyone else confirm this? Please test.
Would appear it's not just a bug fix, appears it's a complete OS rewrite.
Nowhere near enough work was done on Big Sur to ensure it was properly tested before release.
Really disappointing.
I spoke with a senior Apple support person today and showed him what we’ve been talking about. He’s aware of this thread as well. We did a screen recording of the issue and took diagnostic info from my computer about the problem. He’s submitting it to the engineering team and I have a follow up call next week. Will keep you posted.
The original poster put the green solved on my post as it solved his issue, since no one outside of Apple engineering can solve the real problem that I discussed. A green solved here certainly does not mean that the macOS product team has fixed the issue, as it will require a future update to Big Sur, provided there is internal Apple motivation to fix it.
Wow OK I also find this really annoying.... I hope they fix this in whatever the next update is... It seems like when they made the window resizeable by the right bottom corner they somehow disabled the remember size
Oh and...
Safari [likely most any app too] creating a new folder in the Save As... dialogue box... creates the folder, but the file ends up in the level above the new folder.
I got a million on them I tell ya!
I informed Apple support (France) with whom we spoke by phone + remote control.
The information will be reported (I hope) quickly enough for a quick fix!
Too bad the new version causes such a regression!
Stay tuned.
Hi, I know it's been said above... but this is just the tip of the iceberg - this release is highly unstable. My iMac that has been running beautifully for 3years including Big Sur 11.0 is now bricked... hangs constantly, reboots. Feedback lodged with Apple.
Workaround Solution: I would recommend installing free spectacle and create a shortcut (for example cmd+u?) for the way you want the window. When the dialog box appear just hit the shortcut and it's resized. For example have it in full size or in half size to left or right. If you are pro user you should always use this to easily align your documents&programs.
I agree...this is ridiculous. We send 50+ individual emails a day with multiple PDF attachments, many with similar names and from different folders. Resizing the dialog box each time so we can see the file name is costing me time and money. What genius didn't check this? Hard to believe it's a major fix since the code was there before 11.1. C'mon Apple, get this done ASAP.
I sent the feedback. Hope they're on it. What a pain!!!
Big Sur 11.2 "sometime in early 2021"
More logged cases about this, more chance to get it fixed. Does anyone know beta testers?
https://www.gottabemobile.com/5-things-to-know-about-the-macos-big-sur-11-2-update/
Yes, this is my main complaint, too. You can't read the names of the folders! How did testing not pick this up? Surely some engineer or tester must have tried saving, opening or creating a new document?
Come on Apple, sloppy!
I filed a complaint re: both the dialog box size and the non-resizeable sidebar (though once you change the size of the box in any direction, it seems to free up the sidebar adjustability).
Can you imagine beta-testers never mentioned this? I can't. It was the first thing I noticed after the update to OS 11.
Having the same issue after updating. Super irritating as I use the save dialog box over 100 times a day using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop! Makes finding my folders difficult and a nuance to resize EVERY time I save! How to I report this? I've never had to do it before?
Awful productivity issue and extremely frustrating! Experiencing the exact same problem - having to resize a window every single time to be able to read what's in it, for it then to revert back to it's smaller unreadable size every single time! Have also left feedback.
I've found that the Default Folder X, an app I was already using has a simple workaround for this issue in the interim of Big Sur being updated.. You can check out their article about the problem here: https://www.stclairsoft.com/blog/2020/12/30/tiny-open-and-save-dialogs-on-big-sur/
Big Sur - New/Open/Save dialog box -size won't save
