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When I click new folder on MacBook Air, it shows the files on my desktop.

In MacBook Air when I click new folder in the Finder, the new folder isn't blank - it already contains the files on my desktop. Is there a fix?


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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.5

Posted on Aug 23, 2022 10:46 AM

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Posted on Aug 24, 2022 9:09 AM

You should see a folder that has a temporary name "untitled folder". Is that not happening? If not, your Finder is somehow set to open an existing folder. Is the folder a known folder with your files in it?


What do you see when you do as this article suggests? https://www.groovypost.com/howto/set-the-default-folder-that-opens-in-finder-on-your-mac/

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Aug 24, 2022 9:09 AM in response to reppie

You should see a folder that has a temporary name "untitled folder". Is that not happening? If not, your Finder is somehow set to open an existing folder. Is the folder a known folder with your files in it?


What do you see when you do as this article suggests? https://www.groovypost.com/howto/set-the-default-folder-that-opens-in-finder-on-your-mac/

When I click new folder on MacBook Air, it shows the files on my desktop.

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