Finder help

[Caelus]

Hi there. I just bought a macbook and i have only ever used windows. I have a few quick questions:

Does finder ever close? The little dot under the icon is always 'on', and i don't see an option to close it.

When you drag something (like a stack) from the dock to the desktop, why does it disappear? Is it just removing the shortcut?

Last but not least.. is there a way to continue downloads when the computer goes to sleep?

Thank you so much. This group seems very knowledgeable!

 

[patrickmacrumor]

Does finder ever close? The little dot under the icon is always 'on', and i don't see an option to close it.

No Finder never closes. It reminds me of Haratio in CSI Miami: "We never close." However, it's possible to relaunch it if somethings freezes. Holding the Option key and clicking on the Finder icon in the Dock until a contextual menu opens will allow you to relaunch it.

When you drag something (like a stack) from the dock to the desktop, why does it disappear? Is it just removing the shortcut?

You answered your own question. They are just shortcuts.

Last but not least.. is there a way to continue downloads when the computer goes to sleep?

Not sure, but I don't think it will continue downloading stuffs when it is put to sleep.

 

[richard.mac]

explorer is always open in Windows. if you quit it in the task manager any explorer windows open will close and the taskbar will disappear.

you can quit Finder using a hack but its only really useful for old slow Macs which need to squeeze every little bit of power from somewhere.

click the refresh icon in the Downloads window or double click on the Safari icon with the blue progress bar in your Downloads folder to continue downloads that stopped.

 

[Watabou]

You can quit the Finder pretty easily by using Quicksilver. I recommend keeping the Finder open at all times unless you want it to relaunch itself.

 

[M4CBOOK]

Does finder ever close? The little dot under the icon is always 'on', and i don't see an option to close it.

Nope

Last but not least.. is there a way to continue downloads when the computer goes to sleep?

I dont think so