Finder - folders won't open on hover

Question

Finder - folders won't open on hover

Hi all, thanks in advance for your time.

I have a new Macbook Pro 13", and I'm experiencing some different Finder behavior from an older MBP with OSX Lion. On my old MBP, (even after upgrading to Lion), I could drag a Finder selection and hover over a folder or shorcut in the sidebar. After a short period, the targe folder would open in a new window, and I could hover over a new folder to open it for viewing. I could drill down this way until I got to the folder I wanted to move/copy to.

On my new MBP 13" that came with Lion (Late 2011), I cannot seem to reproduce this behavior--hover to get a folder open for viewing. I've looked through the settings in Finder a bit, but I can't seem to find the combo that will make it work.

I suspect there is a minor configuration setting I'm missing somewhere, and a quick hint in the right direction would be appreciated.

Regards,

DW

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Mar 11, 2012 7:29 PM

Reply

Answer 1

Mar 11, 2012 8:45 PM in response to macjack

Wow, thanks for the quick response. The "springloaded folders/windows" setting was indeed unchecked, and enabling it appears to have restored the functionality I was looking for. I would swear that I had tried that setting some time ago, but without effect. Obviously I did something wrong. I did a Finder relaunch this time, just in case. Maybe that was the difference.

Thanks a lot for your time,

DW

Reply

Answer 2

Mar 11, 2012 8:48 PM in response to Kappy

My Macbook Pro is new, and came with Lion factory installed, though I did buy it in Thailand so I don't know if that makes a difference. It appears that for some reason it came with the "Springloaded Files and folders" option unchecked. I enabled it based on macjack's suggestion, and that seems to have solved the problem for me.

Thanks a lot for your quick response.

DW

Reply

Answer 3

macjack

Level 10

111,242 points

Mar 11, 2012 7:32 PM in response to unnamedcrewman

Finder > Preferences > General > "Spring loaded folders and windows"?

Reply

Answer 4

Kappy

Level 10

362,007 points

Mar 11, 2012 7:33 PM in response to unnamedcrewman

There is no Finder option. It's a built-in function. It works quite well here, so I suspect you have an installation problem. Did you install Lion from scratch or did you upgrade an existing system?

Reply