Finder back button

[angemon89]

When I hit the back button in finder, is there a way to continue where I left off rather than have it reset to the top of the window(like in windows )?

do you understand what I'm saying? sounds kind of vague, I know, but I don't know how to explain it any better.

EDIT: ok, say I'm clicking around in folders. I double click on a folder and when I realize its not the folder I want, I hit the back button and rather than it return back to the folder I just double clicked, the finder window resets to the top. I then have to scroll all the way down to continue where I left off.

 

[yellow]

If I understand what you're saying (and I'm not sure I do)..

Use List view, rather than Column view.

Then the "Back" button functions like you expect it to.

 

[merl1n]

When I hit the back button in finder, is there a way to continue where I left off rather than have it reset to the top of the window(like in windows )?

do you understand what I'm saying? sounds kind of vague, I know, but I don't know how to explain it any better.

EDIT: ok, say I'm clicking around in folders. I double click on a folder and when I realize its not the folder I want, I hit the back button and rather than it return back to the folder I just double clicked, the finder window resets to the top. I then have to scroll all the way down to continue where I left off.

Are you doing this in column view? That would take you back one step for each click of the back button.

 

[angemon89]

I'm using icon view.

 

[yellow]

Ooooooh. I see.

Solution? Don't use Icon view.

Try List or Column.

 

[merl1n]

Here is an example in column view.

Figure 1 is the original window and file folder I navigated to.

Figure 2 is the result of hitting the back button.

Figure 3 the result of hitting the back button again.

 

[angemon89]

Yeah, in column view its not a problem. I'm so used to icon view though...

guess I should try getting used to column view.

 

[Watabou]

Yeah, in column view its not a problem. I'm so used to icon view though...

guess I should try getting used to column view.

Yep me too. I don't get what's so great about using column view...