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Any time the file dialog opens in macos my productivity drops to 0 for a few minutes while I try to do basic things like go up a directory or open my home direc

Any time the file dialog opens in macos my productivity drops to 0 for a few minutes while I try to do basic things like go up a directory or open my home directory.

whoopsie 3y ago
A little dramatic. Put it in list mode and you’re good. Or drag the folder you want into the window.
- JuanPosadas 3y ago
  I wouldn't call it dramatic, I feel like windows and linux (Caja, specifically for me) are mostly intuitive and natural but Finder is bizarrely alien and unproductive. There's not a native version of Caja to install so finder kind of makes lost in general. Also Samba shares seem to mount perfectly on windows/Caja but on Finder there is some weird issue where after it working a few days suddenly you can't connect unless you use the terminal.
bartekrutkowski 3y ago
If you open the Finder preferences, you can add few useful things, like your $HOME to the sidebar.
- floydnoel 3y ago
  you can also just drag any folder to the sidebar and it will be added there for you.
cshimmin 3y ago
Cmd+shift+g brings up a dialog where you can type arbitrary paths to jump to. Cmd+(up arrow) goes up a directory. Took me way to long to figure these out, seems small but they definitely are productivity boosters :)
AnonHP 3y ago
I’d suggest that you lookup and learn keyboard shortcuts. Going up a directory is Cmd + Up Arrow, going to Desktop is Cmd + Shift + D, going to Documents is Cmd + Shift + O, going to Downloads is Cmd + Option + L, Cmd + Shift + G to bring a Go text input that understands ~ for home folder as well as autocompletes on tab, and so on. While macOS is not as keyboard friendly as Windows or Linux, it’s not totally devoid of it either. If you’d like to have a more powerful experience with file dialogs, the paid application Default Folder X [1] is worth it. [1]: https://stclairsoft.com/DefaultFolderX/index.html https://stclairsoft.com/DefaultFolderX/index.html
millzlane 3y ago
Right-click on the folder in the title bar of the finder window. Click the parent directory or the home directory.

Any time the file dialog opens in macos my productivity drops to 0 for a few minutes while I try to do basic things like go up a directory or open my home directory.

whoopsie 3y ago

A little dramatic. Put it in list mode and you’re good. Or drag the folder you want into the window.

JuanPosadas 3y ago
I wouldn't call it dramatic, I feel like windows and linux (Caja, specifically for me) are mostly intuitive and natural but Finder is bizarrely alien and unproductive. There's not a native version of Caja to install so finder kind of makes lost in general. Also Samba shares seem to mount perfectly on windows/Caja but on Finder there is some weird issue where after it working a few days suddenly you can't connect unless you use the terminal.

bartekrutkowski 3y ago

If you open the Finder preferences, you can add few useful things, like your $HOME to the sidebar.

floydnoel 3y ago
you can also just drag any folder to the sidebar and it will be added there for you.

cshimmin 3y ago

Cmd+shift+g brings up a dialog where you can type arbitrary paths to jump to. Cmd+(up arrow) goes up a directory. Took me way to long to figure these out, seems small but they definitely are productivity boosters :)

AnonHP 3y ago

I’d suggest that you lookup and learn keyboard shortcuts. Going up a directory is Cmd + Up Arrow, going to Desktop is Cmd + Shift + D, going to Documents is Cmd + Shift + O, going to Downloads is Cmd + Option + L, Cmd + Shift + G to bring a Go text input that understands ~ for home folder as well as autocompletes on tab, and so on. While macOS is not as keyboard friendly as Windows or Linux, it’s not totally devoid of it either. If you’d like to have a more powerful experience with file dialogs, the paid application Default Folder X [1] is worth it. [1]: https://stclairsoft.com/DefaultFolderX/index.html https://stclairsoft.com/DefaultFolderX/index.html

millzlane 3y ago

Right-click on the folder in the title bar of the finder window. Click the parent directory or the home directory.