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1. This. The only thing I miss from Windows is Explorer. I just can't understand how macOS dev feels Finder would work like that for 20 years without much chang

1. This. The only thing I miss from Windows is Explorer. I just can't understand how macOS dev feels Finder would work like that for 20 years without much change. It resets the config and the window size for a folder at every random occasion, creates .DS_Store garbage all over, you cannot even cut files and just feels uneasy. I even enable "Quit Finder" menu and get it out of my app cycle list but it randomly resurrects itself... ForkLift is something that keeps my sanity.

reaperducer 6y ago
creates .DS_Store garbage all over Has Windows stopped polluting the world with Thumbs_db files? I hate when I see those things on a server.
- joan_kode 6y ago
  Yes, ever since Windows Vista thumbnails are in a central per-user directory. Old thumbnails are removed automatically. Definitely an improvement over previous behavior, at this point I would say it just needs easier configurability.
saagarjha 6y ago
> It resets the config and the window size for a folder at every random occasion, creates .DS_Store garbage all over I suspect you might be deleting the .DS_Store files, which would have a side effect of resetting your configuration. Also, Finder doesn't do cut, you hold down ⌥ when pasting to move it rather than make a copy. And since it draws your desktop icons, it's supposed to stay running–that's why "Quit Finder" menu is hidden by default.
bartvk 6y ago
> I just can't understand how macOS dev feels Finder would work like that for 20 years without much change I do a lot of stuff on the commandline, I don't really need an advanced graphical file manager. If necessary, I open an additional Finder window for more complex manoeuvres. I wonder if there are people who, like me, come from Desktop Linux to macOS and kept working like that.