[PianoMan]

Hi

I have a small problem with finder in 10.3.3

When I open finder the default view seems to be list. I would rather view all the files in the finder as Column so I change it. Everything is fine until I shut down my ibook, then resart it and finder goes back to the list view.

Is there anyway I can make the column view my default view? any help would be great

[astral]

My first post!

Anyways, I've had the same problem. Regular drive or folder views stay the way I set them in 'View Options', but a simple 'New Finder Window' after a restart or reboot resets the prefs to some setup I had going some time ago; not even the default one.

Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this one? Much appreciated.

[JKT]

This is another long-standing dumb issue with the Finder.

OK, to cure this, close all open Finder windows, click the Finder in the Dock to open a new window. It is imperative that you do not select any of the folder contents at this point. Drag the window to the size you want, change it to the view you want, size the columns the way you want them. Then close the window.

Having done this, your new Finder windows will open in this newly generated default set-up... however, I recommend you read this thread too for another dumb bug...

[Macola]

Originally posted by JKT:
This is another long-standing dumb issue with the Finder.

OK, to cure this, close all open Finder windows, click the Finder in the Dock to open a new window. It is imperative that you do not select any of the folder contents at this point. Drag the window to the size you want, change it to the view you want, size the columns the way you want them. Then close the window.

Having done this, your new Finder windows will open in this newly generated default set-up... however, I recommend you read this thread too for another dumb bug...

Except that if you open a new Finder window by double-clicking on your boot volume icon, it will still open in list view...very annoying.

[JKT]

Er... not if you set up your window as above. That is, double-click your HD icon on the desktop, don't touch any of the contents, set-up as you want, close window... etc.

This is what you need to do to give a user-defined set-up for all folders - open them, rearrange, close (without touching the contents).

[Macola]

No, it only "sticks" until I log out. Then it's right back to the default view (in 10.3.3, anyway).

[tRr]

Originally posted by Macola:
No, it only "sticks" until I log out. Then it's right back to the default view (in 10.3.3, anyway).

I just had a similar problem (Applications folder not remembering my settings) and I solved it by deleting the main .DS_Store file on my Hard Drive.

I did it by running this command in Terminal:

sudo rm /.DS_Store

Hope this helps!

[kpne1home]

I think I might have figured out a way to do it. My windows would always open in icon view and wanted them as a list. So here is what I did.

1. Open the window you want to change
2. Get the info of that window
3. Select Ownership & Permissions and have the Details part drawn down
4. Make sure you are able to Read & Write and make sure all the other options say Read & Write. I have the admin selected as groups. I think the Others selection needs to also be read write.
5. After you have done this set the folder you go info on to what you want it to be.
6. Log out and log back in to see if it works.

This worked for me, I hope it works for you too. I'm not sure if it works with all the types of views but I don't see why it wouldn't work for them, I just haven't tested them.

[gorickey]

The "sudo rm /.DS_Store" (mentioned above) command in Terminal has always fixed this problem for me in the past...

[chabig]

The best advice for people new to OS X is to open the Finder preferences and turn off the desktop display of hard disks. In OS X, the primary location for storing stuff is your home folder. Set the Finder to open to your home folder and all will be well.

Chris

[Macola]

Thanks, removing the .DS_Store file seems to have fixed it!