Finder column view bug

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Finder column view bug

Hi!

Recently I've updated to El Capitan on my iMac and noticed an annoying bug in Finder. I work with Photoshop and I always use column view in Finder when I save and open files. It's really the best view mode when you work with many folders stored in one parent folder. But sometimes Finder don't show previous nesting levels and so column view mode loses it sense.

Take a look at this screen shot with lost previous folders (via Photoshop):

And how it should be (via Finder):

Hope to see a solution or advice. Thanks in advance!

Posted on Nov 6, 2015 12:31 AM

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Answer 1

AppleJoe

Community Manager

Nov 7, 2015 1:07 PM in response to lovecoffeemusic

Hello lovecoffeemusic,
I understand that you are not seeing the full path of your folders when opening an image in Photoshop using the Open dialog box. Let's see if we can figure out what is going on.
In the Open dialog box, you will start where you last opened a file. You will not be able to see the full path like you do when you have a Finder Window opened. To be able to see the entire path, you will want to put your starting point folder in your Favorites bar, similar to what you have already have. Just drag that folder to the side bar and you will be good to go.
See your files in the Finder
https://help.apple.com/machelp/mac/10.11/index.html?localePath=en.lproj#/mchlp26 05
Take care.

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Answer 2

Nov 8, 2015 12:40 PM in response to AppleJoe

Hi, Joe!

Thank you for advice! I tried to put my starting point folder to Favorites bar and it really helped but it worked only in a case of just one project. I'm afraid that if I will put all my work folders to Favorites bar it will become endless 😁 .

I would like to notice that on my previous Yosemite this problem didn't appear earlier and Open dialog box in Photoshop showed full path everywhere. And what strange is that my mate has updated to El Capitan but he sees full paths too.

Maybe I didn't get the logic of Column view mode but I think that in my case there is no difference between list view and column view and it's weird.

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Answer 3

Nov 9, 2015 2:08 AM in response to AppleJoe

I've captured a few screenshots from Photoshop to show my guess that this is likely a bug:

1. Fist Open dialog box appearance. No previous folders are shown:

2. To go to previous folder I use dropdown menu:

3. After that full path appears:

4. Then I close dialog box and open it once again but full path is still here:

5. And if I close it and open again I'm going to see only last level of path like it was on first screenshot

Thanks in advance and sorry for cyrillic letters on screenshots and I'm also sorry for my English if I made any mistakes.

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Answer 4

CarlAVII

Community Specialist

Nov 12, 2015 2:05 AM in response to lovecoffeemusic

lovecoffeemusic,

Thank you for using the Apple Support Community. Due to the nature of your issue or question you may find more information by using another one of Apple's support resources - https://getsupport.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action.

All my best

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Answer 5

Nov 11, 2015 6:54 AM in response to lovecoffeemusic

You can always use Command-up arrow to navigate to the folder one step above in the hierarchy, or simply use the navigation menu to move up as many levels as you want all at once:

FWIW, this is not a Finder issue. The Finder, as well as other programs, use the same underlying API.

And it is nothing in Photoshop. Safari, Mail, basically all applications that rely on Apple's standard open/save dialogs behave that way.

You are free to make a suggestion for a change using Apple feedback.

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Answer 6

Nov 12, 2015 2:12 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Luis,

Thank you very much, you made my day! I didn't even think that there is such a keyboard shortcut. So since it's not a Finder issue, your tip is so helpful! Take care and thanks again!

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Answer 7

Jan 10, 2016 6:50 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Why is this marked as solved, it is not solved, saying this is not a finder issue does not just magically fix the issue.

It very blatantly is a Finder issue and still exists, or are you suggesting that the behaviour in Yosemite was broken and that this new (Terrible) behaviour is the correct behaviour, utter nonsense.

There is in fact a bunch of horrific bugs in Finder in El Capitan

Try using Maschine in El Capitan, Or Affinity Pro or Reaper or any productivity application for that matter, Finders save dialogue is a complete mess, default file paths are no longer stored in applications, it makes using a Mac right now a complete and utter mess, and with this silliness of calling things solved and things being ignored it is probably going to continue on for a long time, what a poor poor OS update 😟

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Answer 8

Jan 11, 2016 2:34 AM in response to Flexinoodle

Again: the Save dialog is NOT part of the Finder. It is part of a framework that most applications use.

If it is not working correctly, the right approach is to write detailed feedback and request Apple, politely, that it be fixed:

www.apple.com/feedback

(or, if you are a developer, use the bugreport.apple.com)

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Answer 9

Jan 11, 2016 4:22 AM in response to lovecoffeemusic

OK then, so if it its nothing to do with Finder, why is this community specialist

Finder column view bug hampers functionality and flow!

Referencing Finder and it's configuration in relationship to the exact same issue, it is all well and good tip toeing around the issue and being 'polite' but who do we believe, you or the community specialist ?

It is a bug that needs fixing and either it is not part of Finder as You say, or it is part of Finder as that community specialist implies, neither is that important, it needs fixing.

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