Setup and Save Finder Tabs?

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Setup and Save Finder Tabs?

Is there any way to save a Finder window layout including tabs so that such a complete window can be restored? I often need a particular combination of folder views for a certain task. I would love to save such a window state under a name and call it up when a task has to be performed. Something like the XtraFinder hack does, but exactly THIS feature of XtraFinder causes issues in High Sierra (and XtraFinder needs meddling with SIP). Anything? Even an AppleScript solution would be fine.

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MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS High Sierra (10.13.6)

Posted on Aug 28, 2018 3:06 AM

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ruggiero Author

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Aug 30, 2018 2:28 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thanks, that's a start but it is not what I need.

The great feature of Finder is Tabs. Your code example simply opens 2 windows. I want to set up one window with several tabs and then save this configuration giving it a name. Having multiple such saved configs I can then simply open a pre-configured Finder window with all its tabs. This is what the XtraFinder hack allows - just not with High Sierra 😟

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Aug 28, 2018 8:57 AM in response to ruggiero

You can do it with Applescript.

Below is a very simple example, from which I think it will be simple to progress.

tell application "Finder"

make new Finder window

set target of front Finder window to (POSIX file "/Users/yourname" as alias)

set bounds of front Finder window to {0, 50, 200, 500}

make new Finder window

set target of front Finder window to (POSIX file "/Users/yourname/Desktop" as alias)

set bounds of front Finder window to {410, 50, 910, 500}

end tell

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