The Finder supports four different view modes: Icon, list, column, and coverflow; each of which has its benefits in certain situations or may just appeal to a user. By default the Finder will inherit ...

For every window in Mac OS X, a hidden file called ".DS_Store" contains the information on how the window is to be displayed (such as, which columns are shown for "list" mode, icon sizes, window ...

If you want to change the view or template of Library folders on Windows 11/10, then this guide will be handy for you. There is more than one method for getting a different look for your Library ...

Do you prefer to use one type of Finder window, and only one type? If so, you’re probably somewhat frustrated by OS X’s ability to seemingly randomly pick a different view. You like using icons, for ...

Folder Type Discovery is a useful feature in Windows 11 that analyzes the content of a folder and automatically assigns a template (layout and view mode) that it believes best fits. While many users ...

If your Windows 11 File Explorer feels sluggish, especially when opening folders crammed with documents, photos, or videos, you're not imagining things. A default feature called auto-discovery scans ...

Mark Kline wants to know how to make Windows open all folders in the Details view. Geeeze! You’d think people could just be happy with the defaults Microsoft gives them! Well, since you’re not (and to ...

In previous iterations of Windows, it was possible to tell the damned system that you wanted to ALWAYS view every folder in "Details" view by default, and it would stay that way. In Windows 10 it ...

For over two decades, Windows has had a bizarre, almost stubborn relationship with folder views. You set things up just right, and somewhere down the line, File Explorer just decides one day that it ...