Hello Lorie, et al. Well, this has definitely been an interesting thread, to say the least. (smile).
However, I would like to say the following: 1. A heartfelt thanks to you, Lorie, for even bringing this matter to the fore. 2. I have learned a new series of commands, that have already improved my Mac OS experience because of this thread; and for that I thank E.T. and this community at large. Mark From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lorie McCloud Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2019 8:14 PM To: 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: cycling through windows in finder yes. I do keep that box unchecked. I navigate out of these folders when I'm finished with them. I was thinking that should close the windows but for some reason it wasn't. once in awhile I'd do a big long cycle and close a bunch of windows but since I didn't usually just stay parked where I was working it didn't seem to me that I should have to do that. On Jan 1, 2019, at 10:06 PM, Jonathan Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com> wrote: OK, so from my own testing, statements from others on the list and a little guessing, I expect that you are not actually doing what I thought you were. It sounds like perhaps you have windows open from prior sessions. The Macintosh by default will remember every window you opened and keep it open by default between logins and/or roboots. So perhaps you have so many windows around, because you never close them. I will suggest if this is the case you either 1. Learn to close windows hwhen you are done with them, and/or 2. Tell the Macintosh to not remember opened Windows when you logout. This is fairly easy, there is a checkbox on the screen asking you Are you sure you want to logout. Just make sure that checkbox is unchecked Then when you login next time you should have a clean slate to work with. Hope this helps with your window overload. . Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn On Jan 1, 2019, at 10:45 PM, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com> wrote: I'm not sure how to use tabs and not sure how to word the question I have about it. this is already fairly confusing so I don't know if I should even go there. maybe I should just play around with it and see if I can figure it out. I don't understand how to move a new window or a new tab to where I want to go. that's the reason I start with a window that shows my drives and just open folders until I get where I want to go. My Youtube Channel: "www.youtube.com/loriemccloud On Jan 1, 2019, at 8:35 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: Which is why I suggested some time back (last year) Finder tabs instead. Each tab then shows the desired folder I want to operate on. >From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 1/1/2019 6:28 PM, Lorie McCloud 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 On Jan 1, 2019, at 8:13 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries <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 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 On Jan 1, 2019, at 4:20 AM, Simon Fogarty <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 <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Lorie McCloud Sent: Monday, 31 December 2018 7:07 PM To: 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 On Dec 30, 2018, at 11:38 PM, M. Taylor <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] 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. 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