Mavericks Finder - how default to "double click opens new window"?

These have all been addressed numerous times. I know it's a rather long topic, but a person entering a topic should read it before posting so you don't repeat what has already been covered many times.

1) Until Mavericks, you haven't had to hold down a modifier key to open in a new window with the sidebar/toolbar open. That's the entire point of this topic. One hand operation of new folders with these options visible, not two.

2) Works, though slow compared to just double clicking. Even slower if you're like me and always assign the mouse wheel/scroll button as a double click. I can't remember the last time I physically double clicked anything. I always use the wheel button (Logitech mouse).

3) Again, not what the OP wants. He's always had these open, and wants them open. I also already explained in full how to hide the bars, which will allow it to work that way.

The first two were meant only in summary, sorry if this causes you issues. I read the first pages looking for the answer because obviously we were all in the same boat. Yes #1 & #2 had been mentioned and don't work for me either.

So then I went to the last page and seen nothing but people complaining about someone elses post, so thought maybe #3 had not been mentioned. So I did so just in case, since I would personally prefer to be able to double click to open on a regular basis, and open the tools when needed. Not perfect just thought it was closer.

Sorry I did not see your post, but trying to being helpful with an answer after checking those at the beginning and the end, and taking 15 minutes to cover all 29 pages is two different things.

I do see #1 mentioned directly above and you not policing them, so I'm not sure why you decided you needed to address me specifically. Ironically I normally don't add answers for this very reason. I found it, moments ago, and since I did not see the answer here earlier I thought I would be good enough to come back and tell people, because I would want someone to do the same for me.....so much for good will.

sorry if this causes you issues.

Nope, just sayin'. As I said, it is a long topic and the reaction for most people is, "Ugh. I don't have time to sift through every post." I had read the first eight pages fully, then kind of started skimming for the same reason; time.

so I'm not sure why you decided you needed to address me specifically.

Nothing against you personally, or you at all. It could have been anyone repeating steps which have already been stated at least three or four times.

Helping is good. Please don't stop. People willing to donate their time non gratis is what makes communities such as this work.

Exactly! Works just as described. So, I don't understand what ever one is lamenting about here about not being able to open into a new window. By unchecking this option, get a new window as described. Cmd+double tap (on my magic trackpad). So simple. Highlight two folders, and get two windows, one for each folder. Cmd+T will give me new tabs. Cmd+N will give me a new windows. What else is there that people lament about here? And yes, this is all being done in Mavericks.

Yes, we all know holding the Command key while double clicking will open a nested folder without closing the parent folder. That's not the point of this topic.

The point is that you never had to hold a modifier key with the sidebar or toolbar open to perform this action before Mavericks. If you know of a way to do that, the OP would be very pleased.

It's too bad Apple decided to replace one option with another instead of making it another choice. Long topics like this do catch their attention, though they don't respond to them. So you still may see a change to Mavericks which brings back this feature.

We can only hope. I've been here since page 2. Still waiting apple, I sent you feedback.

Any news on this? Any third party fixes or hacks developed?

Can a program such as MacPilot help? Anyone try it?

Think I am just going to have to figure out a way to go back to Snow Leopard - everything is taking me twice as long to get done now. Some people keep trying to post "workarounds". This is like telling people "Sure Mavericks changed the mouse function to where double-click is now single-click, BUT IT STILL WORKS!" I can pass the written exam on how all these basic functions have changed, but re-learning basic Mac OS functionality that has becom intuitive after 25 years... not so easy! It is hard enough learning all the new key commands in all the apps without having to fight the OS too!

I've not read through the 30 pages of comments so if this is in there, brillient minds think alike!

I do like the ability to have tabs but the claim was that this change would make the Finder like Safari. Well no. If I right-click on a link in Safari, I get the choice to open that link into a tab OR a new page. I don't see that in the Finder.

What I really really want is for a d-click to open in a new window and r-clicking to choose to open in a tab. That for me would be perfect.

What I'm having to do now is to r-click into a tab and then pulling the tab off the page to get the new window.

Sorry Apple, that AINT efficient.

You'd think that with all the noise in these notes that Apple would get the idea that people do not like this. I think the problem is that they do not listen any more, they KNOW.

Sigh....

I quickly found about 10 threads about this topic, searching under Maveric for "double click folder".

I also want this functionality returned to the Mac. How stupid!

BAD NEWS...

Apple did not fix this terrible bug in 10.9.2...

Will resubmit a bug-report right away!

Hey Adam,

Appriciate the update... very unfortunate indeed 😟

-Alex