The Finder supports four different view modes: Icon, list, column, and coverflow; each of which has its benefits in certain situations or may just appeal to a user. By default the Finder will inherit ...

For every window in Mac OS X, a hidden file called “.DS_Store” contains the information on how the window is to be displayed (such as, which columns are shown for “list” mode, icon sizes, window ...

Do you prefer to use one type of Finder window, and only one type? If so, you’re probably somewhat frustrated by OS X’s ability to seemingly randomly pick a different view. You like using icons, for ...

For over two decades, Windows has had a bizarre, almost stubborn relationship with folder views. You set things up just right, and somewhere down the line, File Explorer just decides one day that it ...

Mark Kline wants to know how to make Windows open all folders in the Details view. Geeeze! You’d think people could just be happy with the defaults Microsoft gives them! Well, since you’re not (and to ...

In previous iterations of Windows, it was possible to tell the damned system that you wanted to ALWAYS view every folder in "Details" view by default, and it would stay that way. In Windows 10 it ...