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(on Wikipedia)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201732

The default file manager for macOS.

It's a combination of great and terrible.

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• 2022-11-22 - (version unknown) on macOS Ventura 13.0.1 on an Apple Macbook Pro A1278 - 13" Laptop

2022-11-22 - (version unknown) ∞

• TODO - How do I put folders at the top?

Configuration ∞

• Make a home favorites entry

  1. command-shift-h to go to the home folder.
  2. Hover the mouse overtop of the title (your username) until an icon appears to the left of the title.
  3. click-and-drag the icon into the favorites, moving the line between two entries.

Correct the Finder date and time format ∞

2023-01-12 on Ventura 13.0.1

This does not work until Finder options are fiddled with.

For, e.g. 2022-11-22 at 12:34 PM

# For the time:
defaults write -g AppleICUTimeFormatStrings -dict-add 1 "h':'mm' 'a"

# For the date:
defaults write -g AppleICUDateFormatStrings -dict-add 1 'y-MM-dd'

killall Finder

• FIXME - lowercase am/pm

• FIXME - don't have a comma between the date and time, have a dash (-)

Finder settings ∞

Change Finder settings on Mac

General >

• [_] External disks

• [_] CDs, DVDs, and iPods

New Finder windows show: [username]

Tags > (all items should be un-checked)

Sidebar > (all items should be checked on)

• [x] username's MacBook Pro

• Keep folders on top:

  • [x] In windows when sorting by name

Advanced >

• [x] Show all filename extensions

Finder View Options ∞

First, in a Terminal, run:

sudo find / -name ".DS_Store"  -exec rm {} \;

1. Open a Finder window.

   • Tab to Finder and command-n to open a new window if you don't already have one.
2. In the title bar, nearer the middle, is the view changing icon. View as list (or option-2)

3. To the top-right is a (...) icon. Click it > Show View Options (or option-j)

• [_] Always open in list view

Show Columns:

• [_] Date Modified
• [x] Comments

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• [_] Use relative dates

[Use as Defaults]

TODO - Alternatives ∞

Last updated 2023-01-13 at 08:50:10