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I have a MacBook Pro running Mountain Lion 10.8.3. I don't know what started this, but somehow my only administrator account gets Simple Finder setting.(?) I can do 'Run Full Finder' to get Full Finder for the current login session, but Simple Finder would still come back for the next login. Does anyone know a way to permanently get Full Finder back? Thanks very much in advance.
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)
In Finder, hold the Option key down and click on Go in the menu bar. Select Library, and open the Preferences folder. Trash the file called com.apple.finder.plist
Restart.
In Finder, hold the Option key down and click on Go in the menu bar. Select Library, and open the Preferences folder. Trash the file called com.apple.finder.plist
Restart.
You're a genius! I was desparately looking for that plist hidden file. Thanks so much.
Sorry, I was hoping this would solve the problem but after I deleted the plist file and restarted the system, Simple Finder still comes back.(?)
Try this:
First trash the .plist, make a few changes in the Finder - any changes, next select full Finder. Then reset the PRAM immediately:
I will try again. Meanwhile, I need to mention there is a problem with the steps, the Go menu item is not there until after I Run Full Finder first. Also, com.apple.finder.plist reappears immediately after I delete it. (I don't know if this has any affect on this fix.)
Thanks so much again.
The .plist file ha to be recreated immediately. That's not a problem.
I would go ahead in the order that works, viz. full Finder, delete .plist, make a change or two in Finder, reset PRAM.
Hope it works.
Sorry, I did everything per your last instruction but the problem persists.
I remember something now that may shed some light. This computer was managed with Mac Server's Workgroup Manager at my company for some time in the past. The network administrator there may have set Simple Finder for the computer group of which this computer was a member. That may have set some flag on some system file somewhere in this computer.(?)
Thanks in advance for any more help.
You could try repairing the drive.
Boot the computer and immediately hold the command and r keys down - both keys - till you see the Apple logo.
On the first screen, select Disk Utility. Now select your hard drive on the left, the First Aid tab, and click on Repair Drive. After that run Repair Permissions.
http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/03/how-to-boot-into-os-x-lions-recovery-hd-partition /
Sorry, I tried this command+r method then rebooted the machine, but still no luck. (Repair Permissions did fix some errors though.)
Thanks again for helping.
Here's what works.
I went in and deleted all 3 com.apple.finder.plist files, but that was probably un-productive.
This worked, and thanks and hat's off to the webmaster of the usingmac.com website.
Use the Terminal.
To revert back to original setting, i.e. Full Finder Mode, this command line should be used:
defaults delete com.apple.finder InterfaceLevel
killall Finder
http://www.usingmac.com/2009/1/29/downgrade-finder-interface-level
This message thread started May 20. An Apple Computer employee should have immediately logged in with an update/upgrade fix. But that didn't happen, so the problem festered and became an annoyance. Annoyances are for PC users, NOT Mac users.
Recommendation: Apple Enginners/programmers, modify the source code of the next system to preclude this kind of finder misbehavior.
Thanks! Worked for me too!
I don't have library in my go list and I don't have run full finder in my finder list. i want to remove some items from places
This also worked for me. Thanks!
My admin account gets Simple Finder
