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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 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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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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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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Folder Aliases in Dock or List View cannot be expanded?
I have been increasingly frustrated with the fact that you cannot expand a folder alias in the Finder "List View" via the "expand triangle" or in the dock. If I add a folder to the dock that contains ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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