Finder Preferences

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Finder Preferences

The 'Always open folders in a new window' check box in my Finder Preferences doesn't seem to do anything. I would much prefer to just have ONE folder open at a time, but whether or not I 'tick' this box I always get multiple folders on top of each other. A quick 'apple w' gets rid of them so its no great problem, but I've worked on other iMacs where this doesn't happen.

Any ideas?

Bill
Ormskirk
UK

24in iMac - 2gb SDRAM, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Aug 13, 2010 1:28 AM

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Answer 1

Aug 13, 2010 1:34 AM in response to billy-1

Hello,

From your Finder Menu click Go/Home. Then open the Library folder, then the Preferences folder.

Move the com.apple.Finder.plist file to the Trash and see if that makes a difference.

Carolyn 🙂

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billy-1 Author

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Aug 13, 2010 8:37 AM in response to Carolyn Samit

Carolyn

I thought it may have worked because the first folder I opened (after 'trashing' that file) was viewed as 'icons'. As soon as I chose 'view as list', subsequent folders were on top of each other.

Bill

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Answer 3

baltwo

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Aug 13, 2010 12:04 PM in response to billy-1

Create a new admin user account, log into it, disable that setting, and see if the problem persists.

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Answer 4

KXsig

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Aug 13, 2010 1:01 PM in response to billy-1

Hi B,

Strange issue, here if I choose to open folders in new I double click over any folder using Icon, Column, List or Cover View and folders open in a new Finder's Window, if I choose not to open folders in new window I double click and the same window is used to display contents in any View option.

More strange is that some days ago I made a presentation where folders were opening in new windows and should not, now I just made this test so I could post results here and settings were followed, different from this presentation day.

Good luck.

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billy-1 Author

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Aug 17, 2010 2:36 PM in response to baltwo

Hi

Will I be able to access all my files from the previous 'user account'?

Bill

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Answer 6

baltwo

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Aug 17, 2010 2:58 PM in response to billy-1

No. But that's not the point of this drill.

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