I think maybe I just explained it. I don't actually ever open any new windows. at any given time at least on my Mac there are at least 3 windows open. 1 is in my home directory probably for the sake of this discussion in Downloads. another one is usually open in my external hard drive at the root where all the folders can be viewed. and a third will be closer to the root where the 2 drives are maybe desktop. say that I want to move a file I've just downloaded into my external hard drive. I will copy the file in downloads and cycle around to my external hard drive. then I'll have to go in several levels to the folder I want. then I can copy or paste. I may have to go back to downloads or to another place in my home directory to find something which needs to be added to this folder in my external hard drive. the problem I was talking about was that all the windows are open for the folders I have passed through when I was navigating to this place in my external hard drive. I wanted to have them close behind me so to speak, not be present in the cycle even though I've had to pass through them to get to this place in my external hard drive. this has been happening as I want it to if I remember to use option in the keyboard command to open the folders. I don't open new windows because I don't understand how to use them.
another thing that sometimes happens is that I need to windows in the same drive. that's when I grab the one that's always open in desktop and navigate to where I want to be. even if I closed it when I was finished with it, all the places I had passed through would still be in the cycle when I was done. it got messy. I should mention that even if I start in that desktop window, use it to navigate and then close it when I'm finished, it's always there in the cycle which is fine with me. I just don't want all these folders open that I have navigated through. > On Jan 1, 2019, at 8:31 PM, Jonathan Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I still do not understand how you got several windows open. I know your > problem is resolved, but this might be a useful command for me on occasion. > So for the third time, can you please tell me what command you used that > opened a folder in a new window! > > Thanks, > Jonathan Cohn > > > >> On Jan 1, 2019, at 9:28 PM, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com >> <mailto:lorice...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> oh ok. I guess I didn't make the distinction because I was having folders >> open in new windows. then when I cycled through them to get to the one that >> I wanted to copy something to all those that I had opened on my way >> somewhere would be open. yes they were folders but they were windows too. >> My Youtube Channel: >> "www.youtube.com/loriemccloud <http://www.youtube.com/loriemccloud> >> >> >>> On Jan 1, 2019, at 8:13 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries >>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> In your original post you mentioned closing windows using command up and >>> down. Therein lies the confusion that flummoxed several people. >>> >>> Command up and down opens and closes "folders", not "windows". You can >>> also use right or left arrow to open and close folders when in list view. >>> >>> Option up and down goes to bottom or top of a list. >>> >>> There is no Command Option up and down. Hopefully we are on the same page. >>> >>> From E.T.'s Keyboard... >>> ancient.ali...@icloud.com <mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com> >>> Many believe that we have been visited >>> in the past. What if it were true? >>> >>> On 1/1/2019 5:14 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: >>>> that's exactly right. I mistakenly assumed that part was understood. >>>> My Youtube Channel: >>>> "www.youtube.com/loriemccloud <http://www.youtube.com/loriemccloud> >>>> >>>>> On Jan 1, 2019, at 4:20 AM, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com >>>>> <mailto:si...@blinky-net.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Yeah sure this isn't anything unusual. >>>>> >>>>> The command option up / down arrows allows you to go forward and >>>>> backwards between folders, >>>>> >>>>> I use the option command up all the time to go back a folder level on >>>>> servers >>>>> >>>>> But like what was said, I'm not sure where this command comes in to >>>>> relationship with copy and pasting >>>>> Unless you mean once you have the files selected and you've hit command c >>>>> That you then use command option up / down to go to the location you wish >>>>> to paste the files into >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Lorie McCloud >>>>> Sent: Monday, 31 December 2018 7:07 PM >>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Subject: Re: cycling through windows in finder >>>>> >>>>> it's kind of hard to explain. when I want to cycle through windows I use >>>>> command-tilde. when I want to open folders as I'm navigating to my >>>>> desired destination, that's when I use command-option-down arrow for open >>>>> and command-option-uparrow for close. I'm in list mode. I'll have one >>>>> window already open in say, downloads. then I'll cycle to another window >>>>> say in my external hard drive. once I'm in there I need to navigate to >>>>> the folder where I'm going to copy or paste a file from downloads. >>>>> sometimes I have to go 2 or 3 deep to get to the desired folder. then as >>>>> I would cycle back through the windows heading for downloads, I would hit >>>>> every window I had to open to get to the desired folder. I wanted to find >>>>> a way of reducing the number of windows I had to cycle through. if I >>>>> remember to use command-option-down arrow as I'm navigating, that seems >>>>> to do the trick. >>>>> My Youtube Channel: >>>>> "www.youtube.com/loriemccloud <http://www.youtube.com/loriemccloud> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 30, 2018, at 11:38 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu >>>>>> <mailto:mk...@ucla.edu>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello Lorie and thank you for this info. >>>>>> >>>>>> However, I am not certain that I understand the scenario to which you >>>>>> are referring. >>>>>> >>>>>> For example, when I need to copy and paste files between finder windows, >>>>>> I use Command+~. >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't think I've ever used Command+UpArrow. >>>>>> >>>>>> Can you please describe why and how this scenario plays out in a >>>>>> sequence of steps? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>> >>>>>> Mark >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf Of Lorie McCloud >>>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2018 8:54 PM >>>>>> To: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries >>>>>> Subject: cycling through windows in finder >>>>>> >>>>>> I figured out something I want to tell you all about in case anybody's >>>>>> interested. I had been asking about how to have most or all of the >>>>>> windows closed except for the 2 that I wanted to copy and paste between. >>>>>> I used to be able to do this but now all the windows I was navigating >>>>>> through to get to my destination had become part of the cycle. somebody >>>>>> here mentioned opening and closing windows using command-down and up >>>>>> arrows. I had been doing this without the option and including it in the >>>>>> command has cleared up the problem for me. it kind of closes the door or >>>>>> window behind me. >>>>>> >>>>>> Lorie >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>>>> Visionaries list. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>>>>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>>>> >>>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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