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Hi everyone, it happened yesterday that the Download folder I have in the dock won't let me sort by Created date. When I choose it it just stays with the previous mode I chose (Name, Modified, etc...). I've tried everything I could to no avail. Does anyone have any idea on what to do about...

I need help. Bought an old 2007 iMac with the flashing / blinking question mark folder icon. Used Command + R to boot up into Disk Utility (only worked by me creating a Bootable USB flash drive). Now in disk utility I have a problem... I can’t erase or partition Disk 1 or Disk 2 (please see...

Hello MacRumors Community. Just uninstalled a music app called Reason 10. The file to start the app was inside the app's folder in which other stuff like Factory sounds were. I dragged the entire app folder to the trash and clicked on Empty Trash. Then I searched my computer and found...

Hi, I would always customise the icon of my folder, you know: Open a picture in Preview, Command + A, then Command + C. Then go to "Info" of the folder in question, click on the standard (blue) picture and with Command + V the folder will now show the customised picture. However, now in...

I had to search for a video file that I need in a editing project. How can I find what the parent folder is?

In my Home folder all the icons spread out evenly across the white space of the window, but in my Documents folder the icons are all sticking to the left side. I've tried messing with all the view options and Arranging/Sorting them by kind,name,etc but they just won't budge!

Hi all, I have come across a strange issue in the finder when copying a folder or folder structure with custom-set icons, after pasting, they quickly revert to the mac default folder icon. Does anyone know why this might be happening? Is there a way to fix this? Here's a video reference...

Hi guys, A while back, I found some Star Trek folder icons on a website - I think it was IconFactory. To my dismay, the icons are formatted as though they're folders. This limits their utility to OS X. I'd like to be able to use the icons on Linux, but I can't because they're formatted as...

I have a very large file that is taking up all the room on my other devices (MacBook Air and iPhone). I would like the bookmark folder to be only accessible from my iMac, so that it does not take up all the room on my MacBook air and iPhone. How do I do that?

Ever since iOS 11 Betas, the scheduled fetch and notification are not generated for the mails received in favorited folders. Apple has made a complete mess out of the architecture of notifications for favorited mail folders. I feel that if there are no notifications generated for the favorited...

I have an iMac 21.5 (2012) and a Macbook Air 13 (2014). Two computers are linked via thunderbolt. Can I keep synchronized two folders? I created a folder with all my music files (mp3) and I'd like to get the same folder in both two computers. So I mean, if I cancel or add some file in my iMac...

To preface: I have both iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra. My friend was using a Windows machine. From the Files app with iOS 11, I just emailed a friend a folder that consists of pdf files that I stored in iCloud drive over a year ago. The friend informed me that some of the files in the folder...

i've just "upgraded" to sierra and whenever i separate a tab from a finder window, a small folder icon appears on the desktop. sometimes it floats on top of other windows - see attached. it's really annoying - especially since i turned off automatically creating tabs instead of folder windows...

Hello ! The labels of my folders are highlighted but I haven’t changed anything and I can’t understand why and how to fix it. Any ideas ?

Anyone know why a folder named "dINI" is in my applications folder? It contains the following: config.ini dINI.ini Downloader.app

Well, I am coming today to this forum to ask for some help. Quite recently my MacBook Pro 2012 (now 3-4 year old) starts up with a question marked folder. I did some research on the matter and came back with the conclusion it was either the hard drive or the hard drive cable. So, I looked in the...

Has this occurred in any of your devices? After I exit a folder the letters become almost unreadable.

Do you have a fix for this particular scenario: 1) Two partitions boot drive, the second one formatted exFAT 2) Relocate Home directory to Partition2 using the default way: System Preferences -> Users & Groups -> Advanced Options -> Home directory 3) Install Skype 4) At first launch Skype...

The blindingly-bright folder icons in Yosemite, El Capitan, and Sierra can all be replaced with darker versions using the method I describe here: http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/yosemitefoldericons.html As described in the text file included with the icons, you need to boot into Recovery mode...

Usage Experiences? Reliability? Run iTunes with Media & Backup folders on external drive (save SSD)? There are tons of articles for Windows (I use) and Mac about moving some of this heavy space eating stuff off my C drive / SSD. 2 key methods I see are (I'll post some links for them) ...