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Why is my Application's Icon grayed out in OS X Lion?
In the Applications folder on OS X I have a few programs that are "grayed out":
I tried running Repair Disk Permissions in the Disk Utility but it doesn't fix this.
I tried looking at the ...
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Keyboard shortcut (or permanent setting) for fitting column width to longest filename in OS X?
I use the OS X Finder feature to expand/fit the column width to the longest filename a lot -- by double-clicking the two vertical bars at the bottom of the column border (in Snow Leopard) or the ...
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Drag from spotlight
Is there any way that I could implement the functionality of being able to drag files and folders from spotlight to a finder window?
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Mac preview space broken
In Finder you can preview files just by hitting space.
This function is broken since some days. Where to look at to repair this? Is there a setting in library, preferences or elsewhere?
Using: Snow ...
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Search through all files when searching in Finder [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Spotlight and the locate command don't search all folders
Is there a way to search through all files from Finder? Currently it only searches "safe" files but I would like ...
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Does "show all filename extensions" actually work in Mac OS X?
Quite simply, the option in Finder prefs to show all filename extensions is checked, but sometimes when I save something, e.g. a text file, and don't explicitly specify a filename in the save dialog, ...
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How can I do full text searches on files and have a preview?
On Windows XP I used Google Desktop Search which provided full text searches on files and emails with a preview of results, like a Google search. It indexed files when needed.
I'm looking for ...
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Unremovable Links in OSX Finder Sidebar
Some links seem to be broken and can not be clicked. Drag & Drop to delete does also not work for any link in sidebar. Some can be removed by alt-click "remove from sidebar".
I had disk utility ...
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Mac OS X with Windows-like path bar for Finder?
I'm new to OS X and I like the operating system. The only problem is, I'd like to have a Windows-like path bar in Finder, where I could, for example, enter "/user/Desktop/" to go to the Desktop. I ...
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Is there a way to access open finder windows with Quicksilver?
If I have two finder windows open, and I want to move files from one to the other, without dragging, how should I do this with Quicksilver?
I can select the files in one, and then use the "Get ...
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Adding Folder to Finder Sidebar with Custom Name
I'd like to add a a shortcut to Finder's Places Sidebar. The folder's name happens to be Applications, so I want to give it a different name since there's already the standard Applications folder ...
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Dock displays low-resolution icons
Recently, I've noticed that the dock has been starting to display low-resolution icons in place of the former high-resolution icons for common apps like Stickies, Word, iTunes and Preview. Looking at ...
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Expanded entries in Finder's list view reset
When I have a folder open in the Finder, in list view, and have several of the folders expanded (or as they say, the disclosure triangles expanded), sometimes I come back to the window and find all ...
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Is there a way to restore to previous version in Mac OS X after installing the update?
In my Mac OSX I recently updated my Mac from 10.6.5 to 10.6.6.
After I installed the 10.6.6 version, I get error in Finder as below:
The application Finder can't be opened
Just around a minute ...
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The application Finder can't be opened. -10810
I am getting an error as shown in the screenshot.
This started happening after I updated my Mac OS X from 10.6.5 to 10.6.6.
Problem is that Finder stops working 5 mins after the restart and all the ...
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Colors less saturated in Snow Leopard Finder, Preview & Safari than in Chrome -- why?
If I look at the picture here in Safari, Preview or the finder, the shades of blue are significantly different than if I look at the picture in Google Chrome (they are less saturated than in Chrome).
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External HDD won't stay mounted
After turning time machine on and then off again for an external volume, the disk will spontaneously unmount and takes around 30 seconds to list directories. Disk utility can't find anything wrong ...
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Network Windows computer won't show in Finder of Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
Old Macs had windows locations automatically shown in the Finder under Network. New Macs doesn't. How come and how can I change it?
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Change wallpaper that appears between login screen and finder screen in Snow Leopard?
I changed the login background in Snow Leopard. Each time I start up the computer, I see my nice new login background, but after I log in, I get the same old Aurora image for about a second before the ...
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Display permissions in Finder?
Is there a way (or plugin) to display permissions in Snow Leopard's Finder? Something like the CLI would be useful, e.g.
drwx------
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How Can I Set Mac OS X's Finder Default Window Size
I wish to configure Finder.app so that the default window size is larger then the default. If I resize a window that displays a folder, next time I open that folder with Finder, the window size would ...
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Make search by file name default in Finder
In Finder when I type something in the textbox the default is to search the whole mac in the contents of the files. I was able to change the default to search the current directory, but didn't see an ...
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How can I make Mac Finder show the actual size of files not 'size on disk' multiples of 4KB [duplicate]
I understand that the minimum disk allocation block is 4kb, but in Finder I don't really care about that. I'd much rather be able to see which of 12 similar text files/images is largest, expecially ...
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Snow Leopard: Remove blue background for files in finder
I just upgraded from Tiger to Snow Leopard and I have been undoing all of the visual things that I don't like.
In the finder it highlights every other file with a blue background. Anyone know how ...
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How to connect to ftp, having write privilegies
I connecting to my ftp server with Finder, entering login and password.
After establishing connection, i'm in read-only mode.
When i connecting with some ftp clients, like Cyberduck, i can write.
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How to change directory sort order only in the current Finder window?
I can't stand how in one Finder window you set the files to be sorted by name, and then open another Finder window and need to sort by size, well it changes all Finder windows to the same thing. So ...
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Disable all the idiot-checking in Mac OS X
I am a Windows/Linux user, who is learning Mac OS X out of interest in doing dev-work for the iPad which I recently purchased. However, OS X is driving me nuts by trying to protect all it's system ...
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How to display other columns in Mac Finder?
How can I get Finder to display other file properties so I can sort on those instead
e.g. bit rate
You can do this in windows XP and I'm finding it incredibly frustrating that such an option does ...
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How to change the icon (apply a thumb) of a folder on Mac OS X?
In Mac OS X, suppose you open your root disk, following folders/directories will have different icon (thumb) on it.
Application
Developer
Library
System
How to apply a thumb image on my specific ...
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How to sync finder folders into their respective albums in iPhoto?
Currently, I have set up in Firefox an add-on which when right clicked on an image toggles and saves this image to a specified folder. I use these folders as a reference library, now on 20 odd folders ...
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