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How to merge (and not replace) folders when copying on the Lion OSX? [duplicate]
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How to merge (and not replace) folders when copying on the Mac before Lion?
I founded this problem while some files disappeared and I didn't understood why.
If you are ...
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Reveal in Finder from Eclipse Juno/Lion
I just upgraded from Eclipse Indigo on Snow Leopard to Eclipse Juno on Lion. The old system allowed right-click or option-click on the title bar to drop down a menu with a path to the current file. ...
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How to change the appearance of empty folders in finder?
I'm looking for a way to change the appearance of empty folders within finder in order to distinguish them from folders with contents.
Does anyone know of a way to do this, either through third ...
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How to create the dot underscore files in Mac OSX?
People are talking about how to prevent the creation of dot underscore files in Mac OSX, but I have never seen them in my Mac.
I am just curious how to create them, any step I can follow?
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Keyboard shortcut (or permanent setting) for fitting column width to longest filename in OS X?
I use the OS X Finder feature to expand/fit the column width to the longest filename a lot -- by double-clicking the two vertical bars at the bottom of the column border (in Snow Leopard) or the ...
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Sites folder icon is incorrect in Finder sidebar on Mac OS X Lion
I recently did a clean install of Mac OS X Lion. Now, I can't figure out why the icon for the Sites folder in the finder sidebar is just a regular folder and not the special Sites icon it used to be.
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Is there a way to add a custom group to Finder's sidebar in Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion)?
Does anybody know if it is possible to add a custom group to Finder's sidebar in Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion)?
Currently you have
Favorites
Shared
Devices
I'd like to add something like Clients or ...
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Is there a way to add a custom group to Finder's sidebar in Mac OS X Lion?
Does anybody know if it is possible to add a custom group to Finder's sidebar in Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion)?
Currently you have Favorites, Shared and Devices. I'd like to add something like Clients or ...
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Finder restore window error
My mac with Lion starts up with the finder displaying the message to "Restore Windows" and keep on cycling through it but never opening the Finder windows. Other sites say that files in my desktop ...
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Cmnd-Tab to new Finder window if no window is open
If I cmnd+tab to Finder and no Finder window is open, then it follows that 100% of the time my next action is going to be cmnd+n to make a new window. Is there a hack to make this automatically ...
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How to unlock multiple files at once
On a Mac with OS X Lion I'm editing a bunch of photos in Preview via the Finder, and any that haven't been edited for a while pop up with an annoying choice of Unlock, Cancel or Duplicate. Well how ...
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OS X Finder: Arrow keys navigation in icons view
Is there a way to enable a “wrap around” arrow keys navigation in Mac Finder? Right now, I found that if I have highlighted the first or the last item in a row, I cannot use the left/right arrow key ...
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How to set Lion's Finder to “Show All” by default instead of “Show Less”
"Show Less" requiring horizontal scrolling is the worst.
Anyone out there know of a terminal command or something to kill this "feature"? I would like my files to "Show All" by default ALWAYS when ...
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OS X Lion: Finder wouldn't show directory contents
OS X 10.7.2
After my MacBook is running for several days, Finder starts to refuse to show contents of some (most) directories. The file list is empty and the progress animation in the bottom right is ...
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How can I sort a folder in OS X Lion without having to group files as done with “Arrange By”?
I'm sorry to say there are several things I liked better in Snow Leopard. Sorting files in Finder is one of those things.
If I "Arrange By" -> "None" it does not group items and it looks like 10.6. I ...
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Open a terminal in Finder's current path in OS X Lion
In OS X Leopard, when using Finder, somebody released some sort of script which was added to the Finder toolbar/panel as an icon, so if you clicked on it, a terminal window would appear directly at ...
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Finder too optimistic about free space?
Below is a storage overview from "About this Mac" on OS X Lion, running on a Macbook Air.
It says: backups 71.07 GB. No data is in the "Other" area, which seems a bit weird, because I have at least ...
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Add custom network device icons in Mac OS X Finder?
Mac OS X Finder is smug enough to display any non-Mac device as a picture of a PC with a BSOD, but I'm wondering if it's possible to add other devices, so my Ubuntu machine is detected and has a ...
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Permissions restoring from Time Machine - Finder copy vs “cp” copy
Note: this question was starting to sprawl so I rewrote it.
I have a folder that I'm trying to restore from a Time Machine backup. Using cp -R works fine, but certain folders cannot be restored with ...
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Force unmount on OS X Lion
I have a WD External hard drive that I believe is defective. Every now and then it simply hangs and its unresponsiveness makes finder stop responding. It will not reset itself until I disconnect the ...
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OS X Lion new Finder view that doesn't allow sorting
In OS X, from Lion onwards, when I click on some of my folders in Finder and the title row of the files contains the usual stuff like "Date Modified" and "Size". However unlike the old Finder view I ...
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How to Set a Default Arrange Type in OS X Lion?
I'm having trouble setting a default arrange type in Mac OS X Lion.
I remember doing it in Snow Leopard very long time ago but I forgot it.
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I don't get to see a preview of my PSD files in Finder
I used to be able to see previews of my Photoshop documents in Finder, both as an icon and with Quick Look. Now, all .psd files just show a white box:
How can I change this?
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Samba server doesn't show up in Finder on Mac OS X Lion
I've a Samba server running (version 3.5.8; Linux box), but after upgrading to Mac OS X Lion the Samba server doesn't show up in the "Shared" section in the Finder sidebar anymore. Regular Windows ...
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Forcing Lion Finder to open in List View?
One of my favorite features in Snow Leopard was the fact that Finder would always open a new window in the "List View". Lion instead opens the multi-column view by default.
Is there any way I can ...
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How to change the Finder icon in Mac OS X Lion?
Is there a way to change the Finder icon in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, without using something like Candybar?
Here's what I've already tried updating (neither worked):
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Why can't I add my home folder to the Mac OS X Lion Finder Sidebar?
After upgrading to Lion, I'm unable to add my home folder to the favorites section of my Finder's sidebar. I tried it through Finder Preferences by ticking the checkbox, but it deactivates itself ...
