Can not navigate through folders in stacks after upgrade to Lion

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Can not navigate through folders in stacks after upgrade to Lion

After I upgraded to Lion I can no longer navigate through my folders in a stack. Where as before in SL I could click on a folder in say my Applications Stack and be able to navigate the file structure of that folder. Now what happens is if I click on a folder it closes the stack window. This is very frustrating considering I am a very organized person and have a very detailed folder structure. I navigate through my stacks quite frequently. Please if someone knows how I can fix this it would be much appreciated.

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.5), Macbook 2.1 mid 2007 white.

Posted on Jul 17, 2013 11:30 AM

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Answer 1

baltwo

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Jul 17, 2013 1:15 PM in response to thesoundman20

CONTROL-click and hold on a stack and ensure that it's setup as a folder and in list view. That should restore the subfolder triangles.

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Answer 2

Jul 17, 2013 1:17 PM in response to baltwo

I'm sorry if I did not clarify I only use Grid veiw. I do not like the other view options.

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Answer 3

baltwo

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Jul 17, 2013 1:20 PM in response to thesoundman20

Can't help, then, since folders in list view is the only thing I've used for years. I find all icon views to be overwhelming.

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Answer 4

Jul 17, 2013 1:22 PM in response to baltwo

I like Grid view because it has a smaller window and atleast for my mac it has a much faster response time.

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Answer 5

baltwo

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Jul 17, 2013 1:46 PM in response to thesoundman20

Interesting, this is what I see in Snow Leopard (and I don't recall it being any different in the Lion OSs) when viewing the Applications folder.

Grid view (which takes up almost 1/2 the screen)

List View (which only takes up about two inches above the stack)

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Answer 6

Jul 17, 2013 2:16 PM in response to baltwo

Thank you baltwo for the comparisson, however despite my Grid view preferences I am still at the problem/bug of it not allowing me to navigate my folders.

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Answer 7

Jul 17, 2013 2:36 PM in response to baltwo

here are my screen shots of my applications folder with different views. the main reason is that the response time for the list view is far under that of the grid view. i get actual lag, like a couple of seconds lag when scrolling in list view. where as in grid view i get no lag at all. the apps folder is just an example. i just cant navigate in grid view anymore. its very frustrating. i noticed it immediately after i upgraded. before i changed any settings of anykind.

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Answer 8

baltwo

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Jul 17, 2013 11:15 PM in response to thesoundman20

Good luck, then. I see no lag in any of the three OSs that i'm running.

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Answer 9

Jul 25, 2013 9:54 AM in response to thesoundman20

Thank you again baltwo.

Nothing against my friend baltwo you have been very generious and patient, but is there anyone else that can help with my problem? I can not navigate through folders in Grid veiw on the dock. And no I do not want to change to a different veiw. I would really like to get this working again. Like I said before any assistance from anyone is very appreciated.

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