How to How to highlight the entire folder with the tag color?

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How to How to highlight the entire folder with the tag color?

Back in the day, I was able to highlight folders with colors instead of the small dot to the right of the folder name. I found a work around using the app XtraFinder up until OS 10.7. I haven't found any other options and miss this function so much. The dots just don't provide enough definition. The tags can stay, but don't understand why there isn't an option to highlight. Please bring his function back! Thank you!

Mac Pro, macOS High Sierra (10.13.3)

Posted on Nov 27, 2018 12:23 PM

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VikingOSX

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Nov 27, 2018 12:52 PM in response to MonicaW707

This is a fellow users supported community and Apple product teams do not participate here.

The old OS X Mountain Lion style Finder labels were a Finder style that was replaced in Mavericks and later. You and countless others have requested the return of the traditional label style for years without Apple reintroducing that old Finder style.

You can use a Finder replacement product like PathFinder to provide the favored label styling that you seek. The caveat is that you may have to wait on an update from them, should the product not work properly with future macOS updates.

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Old Toad

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Nov 27, 2018 12:52 PM in response to MonicaW707

I've created colored icons that I add to the folders.

Took a little work to setup initially but fairly easy to apply.

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