John Dorsey

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

I am old and set in my ways.  I like having the Finder open a new window when I double click a folder.  Since 1984 I've arranged Finder windows in positions and sizes that suit me and I have never seen any reason to change.

 

In Mavericks however there does not seem to be a way to default to, "double click opens new Finder window".  My choices under Finder preferences are, open in the same window; or open in a tab.  I don't care for either.

 

Does anyone know of a way to restore the traditional Finder behavior in Mavericks?  Thanks in advance.

Mac Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9), 18 GB RAM

Posted on Oct 22, 2013 5:54 PM

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

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  • by Adam van Gaalen,

    Adam van Gaalen Adam van Gaalen Mar 18, 2015 5:29 AM in response to L.M.P.
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    Mar 18, 2015 5:29 AM in response to L.M.P.

    "In newer versions, this option does not exist. It is replaced by the "Always open in Tabs""


    It DOES exist in 10.10.3! And it's UNchecked! And it doesn't give NEW WINDOWS...

    The bug-report has never been closed by Apple, it's still 'under investigation', so there's hope for all of us that have been using MacOS for about 25 years... Like me... Since I had a Macintosh 128k...

  • by L.M.P.,

    L.M.P. L.M.P. Mar 19, 2015 6:23 AM in response to Adam van Gaalen
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    Mar 19, 2015 6:23 AM in response to Adam van Gaalen

    Adam van Gaalen wrote:

    It DOES exist in 10.10.3! And it's UNchecked! And it doesn't give NEW WINDOWS...

    The bug-report has never been closed by Apple, it's still 'under investigation', so there's hope for all of us that have been using MacOS for about 25 years... Like me... Since I had a Macintosh 128k...

     

    OK, I checked Mac OS X 10.8.5, 10.9.5 and 10.10.2. Here are the Finder preferences:

     

    Finder prefs.png

     

    As you can see, from v10.9 onwards, there is no option to open Finder folders in a new Window. It has been replaced with the option to open folders in a tab.

     

    So the way I understand it, Apple has deliberately removed the option to always open folders in a new window, regardless of the toolbar visibility.

    The statement "Open folders in tabs instead of new windows" does not imply that folders will always open in new windows.

    So it is not a bug, just a design choice (which I think is a very bad one, but that's not the point.)

     

    My first Mac was a Mac Plus with an 20MB SCSI hard drive (yes, MB not GB). So I understand how you feel about it. But this is not a bug, just Apple being Apple.

  • by cmaus,

    cmaus cmaus Mar 19, 2015 6:37 AM in response to L.M.P.
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    Mar 19, 2015 6:37 AM in response to L.M.P.

    Ehm, interesting…this is 10.10.3 Beta:

     

    Bildschirmfoto 2015-03-19 um 14.34.33.png

  • by Adam van Gaalen,

    Adam van Gaalen Adam van Gaalen Mar 19, 2015 7:06 AM in response to cmaus
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    Mar 19, 2015 7:06 AM in response to cmaus

    I come from The Netherlands and english is not my native language, but...

     

    In my opinion UNCHECKING the box 'Open folders in tabs instead of new windows' means:

    I DON'T want folders to show in tabs, but in new windows.

     

    CHECKING the box should mean (never tried that because I don't want it that way):

    I want folders to open in tabs, NOT in new windows.

     

    So, it's either 'tabs' or 'new windows'... Now 'new windows' don't do new windows here!

    All 'new windows' does is it destroys the current window, overwriting it with a view inside the folder that has just been double-clicked.

  • by Kurt Lang,

    Kurt Lang Kurt Lang Mar 19, 2015 7:07 AM in response to cmaus
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    Mar 19, 2015 7:07 AM in response to cmaus

    That check box is nothing new. It's the same preference since Mavericks. This is Yosemite, 10.10.2, but Mavericks is identical.

     

    Screen Shot.png

  • by cmaus,

    cmaus cmaus Mar 19, 2015 7:17 AM in response to Kurt Lang
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    Mar 19, 2015 7:17 AM in response to Kurt Lang

    Acyually, there's nothing wrong with the logic behind the checkbox.

    But it the labelling is not good. If you checked the box, every folder shoild open in a new tab, right?

    NO!

    you will find that every folder opens in the same window still.

    Wat hat that checkbox actually changes is the behaviour of what will happen when you CMD-double click.

    But the user interface around that checkbox does not give any hint that this is what it actually does.

     

    So in the end, were missing a checkbox that toggles the behaviour of a normal double click.

    One could say that Apple could've put both a checkbox for toggling the double click behaviour as well as the CMD-double click behaviour, but they actually threw out the first in favour of the second and made same-window navigation the I changeable default for Mavericks and up.

    Although I think this his is the more correct interpretation of what Apple has done since Mavericks, what remains is that this Behaviour is crap and should at least remain changeable, like in Mountain Lion and earlier.

  • by Kurt Lang,

    Kurt Lang Kurt Lang Mar 19, 2015 7:29 AM in response to cmaus
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    Mar 19, 2015 7:29 AM in response to cmaus

    You've just re-explained what has been posted numerous times in this topic. We all know this. It's what the entire topic is about.

  • by Kevin Perera,

    Kevin Perera Kevin Perera Dec 24, 2015 12:01 PM in response to PlotinusVeritas
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    Dec 24, 2015 12:01 PM in response to PlotinusVeritas

    And what setting do you set to make it work without using two hands - just double clicking the mouse to open a new window? That's what I'm looking for - the behaviour that the Mac has had for the previous couple of decades.

  • by Al-Gordon,

    Al-Gordon Al-Gordon May 9, 2016 6:12 PM in response to Kevin Perera
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    May 9, 2016 6:12 PM in response to Kevin Perera

    There is a new Simbl available.  I haven't tried it yet.

     

    https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/56755/mysimbl

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