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    Quicklook (spacebar) viewer plugins

    Hello, I started recently developing apps specific for macs, and safari. Wanted to share here a few file viewers I created for finder, in total they handle over 40 file types, ranging from specialized gis files, to code file syntax highlighting and markdown. All of these work natively in...
    • a2ra-ms
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    • code finder gpx quicklook viewer
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  2. Macioso

    Resolved Airdrop isn't showing up in my Finder sidebar

    Hello, Airdrop isn't showing up in my Finder on Sequoia. When I enable it in Finder settings, the checkmark appears and then disappears repeatedly until it stays checked. However, Airdrop still doesn't appear in the sidebar. I can send files from my iPhone to my Mac via “Share” using Airdrop...
  3. 320949

    shortcut for opening a file in Photoshop

    How can I create a dedicated shortcut to open any file (not just specific ones like PSDs, etc.) from the Finder? I couldn't do this from the shortcut menu in System Preferences – "You can't add a shortcut for Photoshop." Are there any other ways to do this? The goal is to select any suitable...
  4. MikeMcCollister

    How do I make all icons for a specific file type to be generic?

    I am using macOS 26.4 and with Microsoft Excel. While using the Finder, I find that the icons with previews for the Excel files are too busy for my eyes. Is there way for all Excel files to use the generic Excel icon while still opening with Microsoft Excel? I would like to do this for other...
  5. judgeFire

    Pop up a folder/tag navigation menu anywhere

    Hey all I built myself a small app to quickly pop up a menu of favorite folders, tags and more right at the pointer location. I just wasn't happy with the Finder/Dock/Spotlight or the more advanced tools like Alfred etc., they all felt like having to do work to actually get to my stuff. I like...
    • judgeFire
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    • finder finder alternative folders launcher macos navigation tags
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  6. G

    Is there any macOS music player with a real folder tree (sidebar) + queue?

    I’m trying to find a macOS MP3/M4A/FLAC player that works like a file browser: Left sidebar: folder/tree directory view (like Finder) I can click into folders, play files, and add tracks/albums to queue directly from that folder view No “import to library” required No “create a dummy playlist...
    • goke
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    • directory finder folder music music player
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  7. haralds

    Finder Sidebar Disk Icons

    The Finder sidebar disk icons for TB4 or USB drives apart from the Sytem drive all show odd application icons. They keep changing in each machine. Has anybody seen this? How do I clear it?
  8. N

    Finder Keyboard shortcuts

    Hi everyone, I have a question about keyboard shortcuts in Finder to get to most of the common folders the modifier keys are Command-Shift and a key. except the downloads folder for some reason is Option Command L. Does anyone know why this is the only common folder that’s different...
    • nolajoins
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    • finder keyboard shortcut
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: macOS
  9. jagooch

    Mac sleeps during file move in Finder

    Using Finder I trying to move about 10k files between folders on a network share, and since it takes so long, I step away from my computer to work on other things. When I return, the Mac has fallen asleep and maybe a few thousand files have moved, so I have to restart the move. Is there a...
    • jagooch
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    • finder macos sleep
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  10. petekjohnson

    Messages app no longer accepts images dragged from Finder (desktop)

    I'm not sure which beta this started with, but it is driving me crazy. I like to keep images, videos, whatever, temporarily on my desktop so i can text them to people by dragging and dropping. This no longer works for IMAGES ONLY. Videos, audio, PDFs, etc all still work. WHen I drag an image...
  11. JirkaCink

    Finder is very slow in Select / Save As

    Hello, I need some advice. I’m using a Mac Studio M1 Max and after yesterday’s update to macOS Tahoe 26.1, Finder has started to lag significantly whenever I try to save or select a file through a dialog window. For example: in Illustrator I choose “Save As…”, the Finder dialog opens, and...
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    Finder columns In List View Doesn't stay the same size after resizing

    Just like I said, when I resize the columns in the list view in Tahoe finder, after I leave that folder and come back, the columns snap back to their old sizes. Can these guys do an update without changing everything?
  13. timelessbeing

    restore previous Finder sessions

    I keep around 30 Finder windows+tabs open with various projects in progress. For me they served as a queue of things that needed attention. For years, the windows were always restored on restart. Suddenly today, they did not. The Go>Recent Folders menu is of no help. It only lists 10 of the...
  14. S

    Finder quick look keeps freezing Finder

    Anyone else with this issue on Tahoe? If I look through a bunch of files quickly with quick look it tends to freeze and break quick look. The only way to resolve it is to force quit/relaunch finder from the force quit menu. I can't believe they are going to release this on Monday with no more...
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    Date Modified doesn't change in Finder on a parent folder

    For example here is the folder structure; Desktop/ └── TestParent/ └── SubFolder/ <- modified today When I modify something in the sub folder or add a file, the sub folder Date Modified timestamp changes as excepted. However, TestParent does not. If I'm not mistaken it has always...
  16. DCIFRTHS

    Finder view reset (global)

    I'm trying to reset all folder and file lists, including customized views, displayed in Finder. I want them to look as if I had just booted a band new Mac from Apple. Can anyone tell me how to do this? I'm using MacOS 15.6.1 Any help would be greatly appreciated!
    • DCIFRTHS
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    • file finder folder list options view
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  17. dumiku

    Who else is using XtraFinder?

    This is how Finder looks with XtraFinder enabled, if I recall the original developer died, and someone took on the project, hopefully an update aligning with macOS 26 design will be available even though the app work just fine, no crash, etc
    • dumiku
    • Thread
    • finder finder alternative tahoe working apps xtrafinder
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: macOS Tahoe (26)
  18. haralds

    What happened to the Finder Context menu for iCloud

    It looks like "Download now" is missing.
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    Finder View options

    Guys - trivial issue but really need to fix this. In all my Finder folders, the list is fairly compact and here's an example from a sub-folder within Documents For whatever reason, the main documents folder is showing an expanded view and given I have over a 100 files in there, I don't like...
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    macOS Tahoe inconsistency, Path Bar, Statue Bar, what do you think?

    Hi, when the finder window is not the active window, with Statue Bar active. it seems like we still get the old Statue Bar. When the window is active, it still have the same issue, but hard to see. the Statue Bar did not seem to have been redesigned into liquid glass.
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