How do I stop Finder from automatically moving to different desktops? This has only started happening recently, since updating to Ventura.
Previously there was a Mission Control page in settings to stop this, but now that has gone. Any idea how to stop this anyone???
MacBook Pro Apple Silicon
Hmmm... this appears to work! Thanks, Zslap!
Thereafter, the Finder windows stay where they're moved to, which is what I want. When I'm in Finder and control-down arrow and select a Finder window, I get switched to the virtual desktop that Finder window is on, which is also the behavior I expect.
New Finder windows will also stay where I drag them to.
(EDIT: It appears that Options -> Assign To, None also works.)
I have that option deselected and the issue is still there. I HATE it. It’s almost gotten to the point that I’m ready to explore how to roll back to the previous release.
I honestly can’t figure out how Apple has allowed such an obvious bug to persist for so long
Finally, this actually worked partially.
There were two issues here. Finder kept moving to various spaces randomly and is one of the most severe defects I have seen go unresolved in any software product. Second issue was that that tab on that finder window also reset to first tab so that not only you dont know which space now your window has floated onto, the tab you were working on just 40 seconds ago is now reset to first tab and you have find and click the tab that had your files you had to work in.
The above workaround at least ensures your tab does not get reset. But now if I click finder icon in the dock, instead of taking me to the finder window I was working on, it just opens a new finder window in a default folder rather than taking me to the finder window I was working in and the tab with folder containing my working files. But if i click on finder second time it does take me to original finder window which is not bad.
The issue of window floating around also does not happen anymore it seems. So this is not a bad workaround. It gets rid of most of the issues it seems. Maybe it was always like this in previous OSX windows and we did not notice.
This solution doesn't work. Turning is on and back off isn't helpful either.
I'm curious what you chose to replace finder?
In all my searching for an answer on this problem... this is ACTUALLY what's going on. It's bug with tabs in a Finder window. Thanks mate.
Hi,
Coming back to this thread. Does anyone know if upgrading to Sonoma resolves this defect.
Otherwise I am thinking of downgrading to a few OS's down and then upgrading to Sonoma. Thoughts?
Finder keeps moving desktops
