- #Xtrafinder vs totalfinder update#
- #Xtrafinder vs totalfinder software#
- #Xtrafinder vs totalfinder mac#
Data stored in some kind of database rather than. If I set default for Macintosh HD then these are the defaults for all folders unless overridden with a different grid spacing or whatever. Really we just need a sensible, intuitive system, ideally with clear inheritance, so if I set all ~/Pictures to display in overflow mode then all sub-folders will display that way too unless one of them overrides that behaviour. Viewed a different folder with custom view settings then gone back to view a different folder in the same window? You've probably screwed up your view options. Navigated to a folder using an open/save dialogue? You've probably just screwed up your view options. DS_Store juggling was an annoyance from day one of OS X, and one we've been stuck with ever since we're still stuck with view options that no-one fully understands and which half the time don't act the way you want them to. Performance in general needs to be improved, with quick look previews generated properly in the background, rather than sometimes locking up the Finder (again, particularly with slower shared volumes).
After all, typing a name in a Finder window is just so you can find a particular item anyway, but in larger folders it doesn't usually get you much closer to the item you want anyway, so a quick search would be much better, especially with the option to prevent searching of sub-folders (currently I don't think this is possible with Spotlight? Not without filtering the results anyway). Search as you Type - switching effectively a new window for search is a horrible way to do it, we need a LaunchPad style in-window search.
#Xtrafinder vs totalfinder update#
I've automated most tasks involving my NAS using rsync, simply because the Finder sometimes locks up so often when an AFP/NFS/SMB share is mounted.Īpple could make an amazing Finder update by doing three things: It's just disappointing how unrefined it still is, nothing is particularly quick to do and the performance of the Finder when dealing with remote mounts (or even a NAS on a gigabit network) can be nothing short of horrific. I really wish they'd give the Finder some more attention even if you heavily use iCloud for storage and the new capabilities/UI for Spotlight, you still need to go into the Finder from time to time. But just saying they could add some of the more obvious things.
#Xtrafinder vs totalfinder mac#
These things are in third party Finder Replacements so seems like some people like them.įor me there are more things about the Mac that I like over Windows and I don't want to use these third party replacements so I simply have to deal with it. Like sorting folders to the top of the list. Another would be to have other sort options. Simple stuff like that would not be that hard. Would be nice to be able to create a New Text File like you can create a New Folder. Example: You can create a New Folder but you can not create a New File within a folder without opening up the application first. Kind of like the settings that TinkerTools is able to exploit.Īnd at the same time they could add some simple ones and not make it too complicated. Maybe a power user setting(s) from the terminal window would satisfy everyone.
#Xtrafinder vs totalfinder software#
I use to get complaints about the software being too complicated so at one point I decided to stop documenting features that I thought would be useful for some customers but not all customers until a customer ask for them and then I could have them simply set a flag. My software company is now almost 35 years old. Click to expand.I agree with you to some extent.