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#Totalfinder replacement for mac os#
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I wish TotalFinder had its fingers entrenched in here too Specifically, I wish the column autosize feature was applied in this context…. I wish the some of these features were available when I try to open a file from within a program (example microsoft excel).

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Integration into save, save as, and open windows of other applications I’d like TotalFinder to show all the system files but hide the. DS_Store file that is in EVERY folder is something I don’t want to look at all the time at the top of the folder.

These are things that TotalFinder doesn’t do (as far as I’m aware) but I’m going to request… Show System Files but hide. TotalFinder Preference to list Folders at the top (like in Windows) I enabled this feature at first but then discovered that I’d really adapted to the folders in alphabetical order intermixed with the files and don’t like them on top so I disabled it after a while. This is one of the few things I miss from my Windows experience–having the folders grouped at the top verses being intermixed into the files when viewing the files in alphabetical order. That may be personal preference, and possibly a preference they can add to the settings.įeatures I Like (they don’t quite make the LOVE category) Folders on Top I do wish the divider was a bit thicker because at times the two columns seem too close to me. I can get used to it but it’s awkward at first. One thing that has been hard for me to get used to, when using dual mode, is that the Sidebar for the right window is on the right side, but the files cascade left to right when you are in column view. Every once in a while I’m working on something that has me in two different locations on the network and I’ve thought it would be so nice to have two locations in one window–here’s the answer! This mode is triggered by the keyboard shortcut Command-U. This is the first feature that caught my eye, which I thought I could really use. TotalFinder Preference to Re-enable Color Icons in the Sidebar To enable the Color Icons in the Sidebar open the Finder Preferences (Command-comma) and click on the TotalFinder Tab at the top and then click on Sidebar in the Basic section on the left column and check the box next to “Show sidebar icons in color.” TotalFinder re-enables color sidebar icons – Yipee! This has cost me lost of time when hunting for particular folders that I place there and used custom color icons to help me find them. I can’t remember when we lost this but a few years ago we lost color icons in the sidebar of the Finder. To open TotalFinder preferences simply type Command-comma while in the Finder They also have an option to set the minimum and maximum widths, just in case you have some super long files that bogart your screen space 🙂

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I primarily use column view and I always need to resize the column so I can see the full file name.

This is a feature I’ve googled trying to find someone who has found a way to hack the Finder into doing this seemingly obvious need that computers are made to do. The features I LOVE: Automatically adjust widths in Column View Secondly I’ll say that this isn’t going to be a review or description of all the features of TotalFinder, but just feedback on the ones I’ve used.

#Totalfinder replacement for mac os#

I ran across TotalFinder and noticed they give f ree licenses to bloggers for reviewing their product so I applied and received a free license, so here’s my take… Review of TotalFinder–a Replacement Finder For Mac OS Xįirst of all I guess I should say that TotalFinder isn’t a “replacement Finder” but it overlays itself over the existing Finder. I was curious to read why they would write that article given the improvements that were made in the recent release of Mavericks OS 10.9 (tabbed browsing, tags…). I ran across an article entitled “ Why a Finder Replacement is Still a Good Idea” on the tuts+ website while I was looking for solutions to why the Mavericks’ Finder lags so much for me when I create new Tags.

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Review of TotalFinder-a Replacement Finder For Mac OS X