I recently updated to Mojave, usually I use multiple tabs finder windows, after I close the windows it used to reopen to the last state (with all the tabs) when I open finder app on the dock. This was working in High Sierra. Is this a bug in Mojave or I have just overlooked a setting?
Thanks in advance.
MacBook Pro TouchBar and Touch ID, macOS Mojave (10.14)
I agree with all on this thread who've stated High Sierra behaves in this manner:
4a. Finder opens a new window containing three tabs.
I, further, agree with all on this thread who've stated that the behavior of #4, above, is different in Mojave, e.g.:
4b. Finder opens a new window containing only on tab.
I've found a solution that appears, at first blush, to work for me in Mojave.
It comes to us courtesy of the user Eagle on apple.stackexchange.com:
https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/100433/finder-reopen-last-closed-window/100435
Eagle states:
This appears to work for me when I perform my original workflow, above, items 1-4a.
Note that it also appears to reopen the tabs to their prior directory/drive locations, if present.
I had not tested that behavior in High Sierra; so I can't speak to that whether it's consistent or not.
Further note that if a tab showed contents of a directory/drive that has been removed/unmounted between Finder sessions.
Finder simply does not open that tab; but opens all other previous tabs that it is able.
I've not tested how this System Preferences->General change effects, or afflicts, other applications from session to session.
So, as you'd surmise...YMMV.
Hope this helps.
Cheers!
It absolutely makes sense. That is how it functioned before and it was very practical. We were led to expect it. What doesn't make sense is to remove a practical function because of a philosophical ideal.
mungiguerra wrote:
It absolutely makes sense. That is how it functioned before and it was very practical. We were led to expect it. What doesn't make sense is to remove a practical function because of a philosophical ideal.
Agree to disagree.
I guess I will try this. I don't like that it's a workaround and you have to remember to close all the apps EXCEPT the Finder when shutting down your computer. But it's a good idea until, hopefully, they'll fix it back
teaotspp wrote:
I find it sad that this is the "apple recommended" answer. There is no solution. I mean...This feature was super helpful...why take it out?
FWIW, it is not an "Apple recommended" answer. Apple is not here. This is a users forum with users like yourself.
teaotspp wrote:
And later on in this thread, I found out that, from another user, that you can leave Finder open when you shut down your computer and then tick the "re-open windows" option. So then Finder will open with all the tabs that you had before.
And FWIW, the other user was myself.
No there isn't. Of course you could just leave the Finder windows open or minimize/hide them into the Dock.
WOW, You've never seen the behavior described here, unbelievable, are you really using macos? Because everyone is telling you it is the behavior before, it was like that in high sierra, it was like that in sierra. I can't remember the other OS before but that makes for sure quite a long time. You can talk about the right terminology if you like but common people will always say they're CLOSING THE FINDER when clicking the red x button. Anyway terminology is no big deal... What is big deal is now clicking finder red x button in mojave closes everything when older macos were always reopening multiple tabs... and WE NEED THAT BACK. At least Apple should add the possibility to add it in preferences even if not by default. Come on that's obvious!!!
Open Finder tabs were retained (reopened) after a reboot in all the versions of MacOS I have used since Mavericks (Yosemite, El Cap, Sierra, H.S.). Sorry to see that feature/bug go, oh well. Your "Minimize" suggestion only works for the current session.
THIS is a feature they need to put BACK into FINDER. I have to work with a bunch of finder tabs for big projects and always having to open them all... well you get the idea. How can we submit this to APPLE?
You're 100% wrong, Luis. It does indeed work this way on High Sierra, Sierra and every version of macOS since the tab feature was introduced.
When you clicked the RED X on Finder (High Sierra), it does not stop finder from running, so the settings of its windows were retained / restored when opening it again.
However, this does not happen on Mojave and hundreds of people are aggravated by this change including myself, hence this thread. I've got an open support case with Apple on this topic and Apple Engineering is looking into it, but its been two weeks and no response from the Senior Advisor on the case other than to say it appear to be a bug and they'll need to fix it with a patch down the road.
Just installed Mojave a few days ago and it takes a long time to wakeup after going to sleep, 15 to 25 seconds. But the real problem is when the computer goes to sleep when it wakes up all the windows show up but any live information in the windows is deleted and has to be entered, quite a problem when there is 10 minutes effort on the page that doesn't reappear. Any suggestions? Lots of open space left in memory so that shouldn't make a difference.
That's a very arrogant decision an Apple's part. Why do they think they can just eliminate a feature and to **** with the users? It was most likely an oversight or a mistake by their programmers. Eliminating existing features should not be done without proper assessment and impact to users. Taking users for granted is a very bad idea...
It just keeps getting worse. Today I had live info on a page disappear just because I switched open windows. When the computer goes to sleep it turns off iTunes. But Apple doesn't care. I would be hard put to recommend Mojove to anyone. Wish I hadn't but OS X was messing up and had to be upgraded. Probably more issues are waiting. Been using Apple browsers for more than 22 years and never had the problems Mojove has created. Taking users for granted IS a very bad idea...
The Finder behavior changed in Mojave. There is no setting to change it back.
Is it somehow possible to manage tabs reopening issue in the terminal? Some command or some another way. It is very annoying every time manually reopen tabs. Thank you for answer.
Here it is.
However when I connect to a server it opens that into a new window rather than a tab like in HighSierra.
Mojave Finder Tabs Reopen
