Category:How To Finder

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Contents 1 How do I change the icons on applications/folders/my hard drive? 2 How do I change file associations? 3 How do I change the default programs for opening URLs, FTP addresses etc? 4 How do I make the Finder save my window settings? 5 How do I change my Hard Drive's name? 6 How do I delete a file that's in use? 7 How do I apply folder view settings to all the folders on a disk? 8 How do I view hidden files and folders in Finder? 9 How do I disable the Trash Can on a drive?

How do I change the icons on applications/folders/my hard drive?

Select the icon you want to copy from and hit Command Option I. From the Get Info window, click on the icon right under General and Copy it (Command C). Now choose the item you wish to copy the icon to, select its icon in the Get Info window and Paste it (Command V).

How do I change file associations?

Select the file, choose File -> Get Info from the menu bar (or use the shortcut ⌘-I ) and change the program under Open With. If you'd like to change it for all files, there's a button underneath that does just that.

How do I change the default programs for opening URLs, FTP addresses etc?

You'll need to install RCDefaultApp which is a Preference Pane that allows you to change the default application used for various URL schemes, file extensions, file types, and MIME types.

How do I make the Finder save my window settings?

See this MacOSXHints article

How do I change my Hard Drive's name?

Click on the name (or hit Enter when the hard drive icon is selected) and change it, just like any other file.

How do I delete a file that's in use?

rm -rf /path/to/file

Make SURE your path is correct before using this

How do I apply folder view settings to all the folders on a disk?

Goto the finder toolbar and click View -> Show View Options and pick the "All Windows" option.

How do I view hidden files and folders in Finder?

Open up terminal and type in "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles ON" Afterwards type in "killall Finder" and then the next time you view a location in Finder all hidden files and folders will be shown.

To turn off displaying hidden files and folders simply type "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles OFF" and then type in "killall Finder" and you will undo viewing hidden files and folders.

How do I disable the Trash Can on a drive?

This is useful if you have a small capacity USB drive and don't want to have to empty the trash every time you delete something.

cd /Volumes/YOURUSBDRIVE
rm -rf .Trashes
touch .Trashes

Now when you delete something on the drive, OS X will alert you that it will be deleted immediately.

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