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Overzealous `mv` renamed my /usr/lib folder
I was having a problem where my libiconv.2.dylib file in /usr/lib was corrupt and lots of applications were failing. I got a copy of a friends /usr/lib folder and was going to swap them out. ...
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What are the pros of using Path Finder?
What are the pros of using Path Finder, and not Finder?
Could I not get some of the features of Path Finder by adding Applescript scripts to the stock Finder?
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What is Finder doing when it has a spinner in the bottom-right?
Whenever I open a folder on a remote network share that hasn't been opened since I last booted, Finder displays this animated spinner in the bottom-right (see picture below) for about 30 seconds and ...
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Is it possible to run multiple instances/windows of Finder in Mac OS X?
Mac OS X's Finder seems to be the equivalent to Windows Explorer. In Windows, I enjoy having multiple instances of Explorer open to move/copy files from one folder in a window, to another folder in ...
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OS X Enclosing folder shortcut?
This may have been asked before, but I'm wondering whether there is a shortcut for navigating to the enclosing folder in OS X (Snow Leopard)?
I find navigating Finder particularly frustrating since ...
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Send files to Automator in Snow Leopard
I remember in Tiger, you could always select a bunch of files in Finder and right click them, there was an option to open the selection in Automator. However, it seems that option has been lost ...
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How to disable Expose slow mode animation in Snow Leopard?
This tip describes how to disable the "slow mode" animation for expose, which is normally performed by holding down shift when you invoke expose.
However, the fix described in that tip doesn't seem ...
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How can I make Finder always show the Side Bar when mounting a volume?
In OS X 10.6, Finder usually looks something like this:
The Finder window looks like that when you double-click on most folders or drives. However, whenever I mount a Truecrypt Volume and double-...
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Hidden file/folder in MacBook Pro (Mac OS X 10.6) Finder [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I show hidden files/folders in Finder
How can I hide file/folder in Finder and roll it back easily (like windows)
and how can I tell Finder to show hidden files or not ...
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Snow Leopard - Finder "Arrange By ..." for all files/folders
I just upgraded to Snow Leopard and one feature that seems to be different (from Leopard) is that setting the default "arrange by" option doesn't affect all files and folders, and only changes the ...
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Finder dying when Mac wakes from sleep
I have this persisting issue where when I put my Mac (Snow Leopard) to sleep on my MacBook, whenever I wake the Mac, everything is fine besides the Finder.
The Finder does not open up, none of the ...
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Problems with Finder background images produced in Mac OS X 10.6?
I'm creating DMG installers with background pictures. My build machine is 10.6. I'm having problems getting them working consistently:
If I create one on 10.4 it works fine in 10.5, 10.5 and 10.6,
If ...
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OS X Snow Leopard: Finder automator item for creating a new text file
how can I create a Finder automaton item that appears in 'Services' for creating a new text file inside a file folder? I use TextMate, so better if the solution is editor-agnostic (rather than using ...
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How to disable Finder launching at login in Snow Leopard?
Pre-Snow Leopard, I could use the following command:
defaults write com.apple.loginwindow Finder /Applications/My-replacement-app-such-as-Terminal.app
Which would a.) replace the Finder launching at ...
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How do I find out what the Finder is busy with?
I'm running Snow Leopard on a MacBook Pro. My Finder has decided to be very busy, and neither restarting Finder nor a reboot cools it down. Spotlight doesn't report activity, Time Machine isn't busy,...
