Customize Width of Column View in Finder

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  1. Talarspeed, Jan 1, 2010

    Talarspeed macrumors member

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    Can you change the default size of the widths of the columns when you open Finder in Column View?

    I'm getting tired of grabbing the drag-bars and adjusting every time just so I can read the truncated text in sub-folders.

    Thanx!
     
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  2. Gregg2, Jan 1, 2010

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  3. Jon-Luke, Jan 1, 2010

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    With Snow Leopard its very easy... Just hold down the Alt Key and use your mouse to set the column width. Finder will then remember this as the default setting.
     
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  4. Talarspeed, Jan 1, 2010

    Talarspeed thread starter macrumors member

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    Thanx guys! This is exactly what I wanted! And it works!
     
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  5. dbonneville, Dec 21, 2010

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    This works for Finder, but how about in applications? For instance, I can set the width of the left column (shortcuts, network, etc.) in Finder using Alt, but when I go to open a file via Illustrator, the first column is so narrow I can't read any items in full. And then, the file columns are narrow and never remember to open wide enough to show the file names. Can this be fixed?
     
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