Save Finder window size

it works for me to have the default window size ... but it is not working accordingly on the external hard drive...

it is still opening the small window size when i double click on the hard drive...

so how can i set the default window size for the external hard drive?...

cheers,

This has been going on for me since 10.7 (I'm currently running 10.8.5), I've tried doing the "set default folder", deleting the .plist file and relaunching the Finder. Resizing, and turning off and on the "remember documents and windows. But whenever I reboot my Mac, when I re-open windows, they 1. never the same size as I had them before reboot. 2. They are not in the sort mode I had left it. 3. They are never in the same spot where it was before reboot. This happens to every window after reboot.

After rebooting, and I set all my windows back to what it was before reboot, I can close and reopen them, and they will pop back up exactly as I just had them before closing them. But as soon as I reboot my system, I have to start all over again for any window. It's like OS X, has a default setting that it reverts to after reboot, regardless of the settings you set as "default". And no, I won't update to 10.9, 10.10, or 10.11. Chances are, because according to others, this still an issue with Mavericks and Yosemite. Apart from this issue, and a couple of other ones, my system is running as I want it too. Not going to chance messing it up by updating. Usually whenever I update OS, it messes something significant for me. I've just learned to never update unless I absolutely need too. Honestly, if I could I would have stuck with 10.6.x. Imo, that was the best Mac OS ever. Most reliable, stable, and with features that were actually useful. Some of those features have since been removed by Apple. And we either deal with not having them anymore, or we have to use third party software to get them back. My Mac feels more and more like a Windows machine. Things that just worked, and took few steps to do, now don't work properly, and takes several more steps to do. Oh Apple.

Please help! I am having the same issues.

I am using a 2014 MacBook Pro Retina 13", running Yosemite 10.10.5.

I am not actually having issues with sizing my finder windows for folders hosted on my hard drive. The issues are with my EXTERNAL hard drive.

This drive was once plugged into a Mac with an extremely large monitor, but no settings were touched. Now, every time I connect it to my 13" MacBook Pro, the finder window size is larger than my screen and I have to drag and resize and drag more and resize more.

I have deleted the plist and rebooted. Several times.

I have gone through every folder and drive within finder and changed the display defaults.

I have used the commands specified in this thread, resizing a window, using Command-Option-W to close it, then holding Option and relaunching finder.

Occasionally the window size will open the same as I closed it, but not often. If I unplug the external drive, as soon as it is reconnected, the issue is back.

I need a solution that does not involve me adding third party software, because, your expensive product should just, y'know, actually work, without me having to augment it, with additional costs. I have been loyal to Mac for 14 years. This is the last Apple product I will ever, ever buy.

The short version: Your suggestion replacing the .plist was the ONLY fix that finally did the trick, so thank you very much !

The somewhat longer version: Have been using Macs since 1988 and always used icon view keeping the folders organized "the way I like it"

Also, still using Mavericks (an update would make several applications incompatible with newer versions of the OS).

Recently, a somewhat weird "crash" forced me to re-install the OS. After a lengthy phone call with an Apple senior advisor, re-installed 10.9.5 and backed up the rest from the most recent Time Machine. So far so good, not much data lost (In addition to Time Machine, I also have important backups on external HDs....just in case).

But, could not get back my original Icon (folder) size and organization (layout). This was only the case for the internal HD (system disk). The external HDs were as before.

I would arrange my folders the old way and set icon size, spacing, text size and background color with "View Options"

However, after a Restart or Shut Down then Boot-up, the window (internal HD view) would revert back to a smaller size and the icon size and text would be off with the icons arranged in a arbitrary (?) order.

Tried everything; reset the PRAM, the SMC, tried different settings in View Options with Default or not. Same result; Nothing worked. Turned out, the sub-folder were also be messed up; some larger and some smaller.

Searched all over the web, for solutions and suggestions but found very little useful/helpful information.

(I was also at apple, but missed your fix on Page 2, the first time)

Even tried 3rd party software (Stay 1.2.4 for 10.9.5), but it did nothing, or at least not what I wanted it to do.

This was slowly driving me crazy, but I was determined to get it back to the "old way", so back to Mac Forums.

Found your suggestions.....tried it....and voila it worked !

Now everything is back to "Normal" at least for now, so thanks again.

One Question: I noticed that in addition to the com.apple.finder.plist that was replaced, I saw some (4) other .finder.plist files in the Preference folder. They would all have different combinations of upper and lower case letters plus a number at the end, for example: com.apple.finder.plist.nSjtF8R.

Are these preference files supposed to be there or do they just mess up certain finder (other) settings?

JM

I've found this in Mavericks general System-preferences:

Only icon and list view can be set as defaults. I disdain column view, so didn't check that one.

Got it. Now the Use Default is visible. Thanks!

You might be out of luck if you're trying to set a universal folder size. AFAICT, it defaults to

width x height = 770 x 429

I've not found a way to preclude that from happening.

How do you do this with the SAVE pop out window please in Mountain Lion?

Snow Leopard used to save the size of the Save pop out window.

Thanks

Get the free app Xtrafinder, and add the free app FinderSize, and you're golden.

AFAICT, the OP is running MtnLion which doesn't have that option. Stupidly, Apple's deigned not to update ML with that feature, needlessly keeping it hidden by default.

Nope - doesn't work for me (Yosemite)

I cant find

Open Folders in Tabs instead to new Windows

In Yosemite