One Click Dock Folders - Is This Doable?

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One Click Dock Folders - Is This Doable?

I can't stand viewing any folders I drop into the dock as a list/fan/grid. I just want the folder to open in a new window. Is there any way to turn this off at all? In older OS versions, any folder you place in the dock, opens into it's own finder window with just one click of the folder. I want this feature back.

I just don't care for the bells and whistles of the fan/list/grid thing.

iMac 3.06 GHZ Intel Core i3, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Dec 1, 2010 9:51 AM

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Answer 1

varjak paw

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Dec 1, 2010 9:55 AM in response to HennemanDesign

No, there is no way to restore that old behavior I know of. But you can right-click on any folder in the Dock and choose "open". That's close to the original behavior (being a "click and hold" rather than just a "click"). There are third-party Dock supplements and replacements available and one of those probably will have that behavior, if it's really important to you.

Regards.

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Answer 2

jsd2

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Dec 1, 2010 9:58 AM in response to HennemanDesign

Rather than dragging the target folder itself to the right side of the Dock to create the Dock icon, instead first make an alias to the target folder, tuck it away somewhere, and drag that alias to the right side of the Dock to create the Dock icon. Clicking on that Dock icon should then directly open the original target folder in the Finder, the way it used to work in older versions.

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Answer 3

Barney-15E

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Jan 12, 2011 5:04 PM in response to BiscottiQueen

The best way is to put the alias (right click folder>make alias) in the dock,

Sure wish [someone had mentioned that before|http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=12687731#12687731].

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Answer 4

Dec 1, 2010 12:25 PM in response to jsd2

That's a great workaround jsd2. I didn't think of that. Thanks for the bit of help!

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Answer 5

Dec 12, 2010 6:41 AM in response to HennemanDesign

You can also press CMD + ALT/OPT and then click on the folder.

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Answer 6

Barney-15E

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Dec 12, 2010 9:17 AM in response to CodingFreak

Nice. I didn't know that. Although, it works just with the Command key. No need for Option.

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Answer 7

Dec 14, 2010 4:35 AM in response to Barney-15E

Hm. When I only take cmd, it shows me the folder in its parent folder (in the Finder); when I add Option, it shows its contents directly.
But if you're fine, that's good.

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Answer 8

Jan 12, 2011 4:33 PM in response to HennemanDesign

in the fan view, there is "open in Finder" at the bottom. Click that to see the folder contents.

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