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The Finder is the default file manager used on Mac OS and Mac OS X operating systems.

Overview

Finder allows you to visually access practically everything on your Mac, including applications, hard disks, files, folders, and CDs. You can use the Finder to organize all your files and folders as you want, search for stuff anywhere on your Mac, delete things you don't want, and more.

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How do I write a finder method that will return something at least a year old, but nothing if there is no such entry?

I'm using Rails 5 and PostGres 9.5. I want to search my model for entries that are at least a year in the past and then return the most recent entry that is at least a year old. If there are no such entries, I don't want to return any results. I…
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Are there programs or scripts which can clear the clipboard on Mac without a reboot?

Could one have a script or program for Mac, which would when run, clear the clipboard as well as Finder's "Recent Folders" list in the Go menu?
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Applescript How to Hide Finder Copy-Progress Bar?

I would like to know how can we hide the Progress Bar of Finder during a copy ? I spent hours seeking without any results. I search something like that : tell application "Finder" set theItems to items of disk thisVolume tell…
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OSXFUSE : Do not allow Finder to download files to build icons?

I'm building custom Cloud-based storage access solution on top of OSX FUSE. Everything works fine, however there is a problem with Finder, which tries to download all the files in folder to build file icons. Does anyone know a good and reliable…
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greyed-out folders on OSX with wrong date

Had a backup fail due to power hit. Was running on OSX10.9 to a Win server (XenData LTO). Widows can see folder fine, though the date is 1984. Mac sees folder greyed-out, "get info" says folder created also in 1984. Microsoft TechNet forum sees same…
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How to paint rows in NSOutlineView like in Finder.app

How can I set blue background for every second row in NSOutlineView, like it does Finder.app?
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why Xcode can not find finder.h

I'm trying to use FinderApplication and so I want to import Finder.h in my code, but Xcode tell me it can not find the Finer.h. can anybody tell me how to use FinderApplication ? my platform is mountain lion and Xcode 5.0 thanks.
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Postcode / Page Finder using HTML / PHP

I need to create a simple postcode / page finder for a site where a user will enter their postcode and be redirected to a page based on whether or not that location is covered by the company. Basically the same as used on this site:…
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MacOS: How do I remove an unwanted icon association for files with no extension

My mac is showing an incorrect icon for files with no extension. This icon is associated with an app I installed, Epson Print CD, and still shows even though I have uninstalled this app. This is on macOS Ventura (13.13).
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Recover folder path images stored in app Photos (Mac OS)

I bookmarked some photos stored in app Photos (Mac Software) into folders in Google Chrome. It was a research that i was doing. I was simple dragging the image from Photos into Chrome Browser and bookmarking them. But now, when i try to open these…
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Setting a custom label to a file with AppleScript

Here's what I got, but I ave a custom label with "Active Projects". How do I assign? tell application "Finder" to set label index of theFile to 5
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MacOS File System

My Android SDK folder is apparently installed at: /Users//Library/Android/SDK But when I use finder to go into my "Library" folder, I cannot find the "Android" folder. I can go to the "Android" folder on the Mac Terminal using the…
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Symlinking doesn't work in Ubuntu

I tried ln -s ./storage/profile_pictures/* ./public/profile_pictures/ but that renders my images useless. In my Finder, it says image.png (alias), but in preview it doesn't show the picture, just a white page icon. How do I fix this?
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Filter by File Path in OSX Finder

I have a series of folders, each contains 3 folders. Inside each of these three folders is a copy of the same image with the same filename, but they're optimized differently like so. |-Event1 |---optimized |---originals |---thumbnails …
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How to create folder with an icon for Finder?

How do I create a folder with an icon for Finder (like I do it with the Dropbox installer)? It's also interesting to know, how do I do it as user - not a programmer? Are there any tools for that?
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