To use these settings for all Finder folders that use this view, click Use as Defaults.įor example, if you set options for Icon view, then click Use as Defaults, all folders that use Icon view appear with the same options. The checkboxes must be selected for the main folder and deselected for the subfolder. If a subfolder opens in a different view, select the subfolder, choose View > Show View Options, then deselect the “Always open in” and “Browse in” checkboxes. To have subfolders also open in the view, select the “Browse in” checkbox. To have the folder always open in the view, select the “Always open in” checkbox. Open a Finder window, select the folder you want to change, then click a View button: Icon, List, Column, or Cover Flow.Ĭhoose View > Show View Options, then set the options you want. For example, you can change the text size of file names and, in some views, change the size of file icons.
You can customize each view to suit your preferences. OS X El Capitan: Ways to view items in Finder windowsįurther customize Icon, List, Column, or Cover Flow view
#How to use default folder x how to#
The resource below explains how to can adjust your view options in list view, for example, and use those settings as the default. It sounds like your preference is for all folders and subfolders to open in list view in Finder. IMac, 27 in, 4Ghz processor, 32Gb memory, 3TB drive, OS 10.11.3, I've searched the discussion groups and didn't find an answer that solved my problem. (I know I should be able to change the view of individual folders from this overall default). In addition to the problem of individual folders not saving the default, I really want to set the same defaults for ALL folders and have it SAVE the change. But now I can't get rid of the result (unchecking the "Show Icon View" and Save as Defaults didn't solve that). (This showing only two columns seemed to start when "Show Icon View" somehow got set and must have gotten saved as a default. And in most cases, the "save as default" doesn't save the changes.
#How to use default folder x windows#
So part of my problem is that almost all of my finder windows open in the desired LIST view, but only showing two columns with a space where the icon view used to be. But if I do the cmd-J and click the "use as defaults", and then close the Applications folder, then re-open it, the view is back to the two columns that I had just changed to four columns. If I drag the column divider to the right, I can show the next two columns. For example, if I open the Applications folder window, I have only two columns showing with a big blank space to the right of them. name ".DS_Store" -depth -exec rm \ However, this didn't work, at least in El Capitan, for me.Īnd even just setting a single window default doesn't seem to "stick". I've seen the posts about using the Terminal and giving the command find. I want to set a default view of a Finder window for all windows. I want to set a default view for ALL folders that I open in the Finder.
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