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Why is Explorer better than Finder? There are only two things I prefer - the preview mode on Explorer (which is more a problem with Preview.app rather than Find

Why is Explorer better than Finder? There are only two things I prefer - the preview mode on Explorer (which is more a problem with Preview.app rather than Finder) and how Explorer puts folders at the start of the list/grid rather than mixed in with the files.

bane 13y ago
I find it's better in almost every design decision. From organizing large groups of files to launching applications or previewing files. For example, after years in OS X I still can't predict where a folder will end up when I create a new one...the only thing I know is that it won't end up where I want it to be. I can't ever seem to fit as much information into finder as I do explorer. Then there's all the weirdo non-standard interaction bits that don't exist anywhere else in the OS: - Why does enter rename a file? - Why do networked computers give me an error I have to click away when they go offline? - Clean up just aligns icons to the nearest grid instead of actually organizing them in any way that I'd find useful. - Folders get mixed up in the file list. - Why show me the path at the bottom if I can't do anything about it (like clicking to navigate back up the hierarchy? - The move/copy semantics are sometimes unpredictable. In the end I just find it really really fussy to do something like just move a bunch of a file around. There's no flow with finder. It feels like work. I have a theory though: I notice that in OS X there seems to be a lot more in the way of dedicated "organizer apps" -- applications which organize photos or videos or music or whatever. I think this is because finder is such a chore to use. I don't think I've ever felt the need for such an app in windows-land. My parents, who can barely use a computer seem to get by fine with explorer as well but are completely flumoxed with finder.

bane 13y ago

I find it's better in almost every design decision. From organizing large groups of files to launching applications or previewing files. For example, after years in OS X I still can't predict where a folder will end up when I create a new one...the only thing I know is that it won't end up where I want it to be. I can't ever seem to fit as much information into finder as I do explorer. Then there's all the weirdo non-standard interaction bits that don't exist anywhere else in the OS: - Why does enter rename a file? - Why do networked computers give me an error I have to click away when they go offline? - Clean up just aligns icons to the nearest grid instead of actually organizing them in any way that I'd find useful. - Folders get mixed up in the file list. - Why show me the path at the bottom if I can't do anything about it (like clicking to navigate back up the hierarchy? - The move/copy semantics are sometimes unpredictable. In the end I just find it really really fussy to do something like just move a bunch of a file around. There's no flow with finder. It feels like work. I have a theory though: I notice that in OS X there seems to be a lot more in the way of dedicated "organizer apps" -- applications which organize photos or videos or music or whatever. I think this is because finder is such a chore to use. I don't think I've ever felt the need for such an app in windows-land. My parents, who can barely use a computer seem to get by fine with explorer as well but are completely flumoxed with finder.