When opening a photo in files, then closing it, why does the folder not return?

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When opening a photo in files, then closing it, why does the folder not return?

Here's something to try.

Open a folder on your Mac, one that contains multiple photos.

Open a photo. Ahhh ok, then close it. Imaging you want to look at more.

The annoying thing is, when you close a photo, the folder that contains the photos, doesn't return. Other apps, when you close something in it, returns the "parent" App/folder. But the Mac doesn't. So you are then looking on your desktop or your Stack find said Thumbnail to bring back the folder.

Open another photo. No not that one. Close it. And off you go again.

Is there a setting somewhere that gets around this?

Mac mini, macOS 14.1

Posted on Nov 23, 2023 3:36 AM

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léonie

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Nov 23, 2023 3:48 AM in response to simon_a6

How are you viewing the folder? Are you in Full screen Mode? And are you viewing the folder in the Finder window in list view or column view?

When I am browsing the photos in a folder, I'm using column view. Then the folder will stay open in its column and I can easily step between the photos in the folder, for example: