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Mac users love to customize their work\/play environments. Apple doesn\u2019t let you tinker (much) with its hardware, but you can tailor things such as the Finder to your liking. At least to a degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the way, don\u2019t confuse the Finder with the Desktop. The Finder is the first thing that you see when your Mac finishes starting up. It opens automatically and stays open as you use other apps. It includes the Finder menu bar at the top of the screen and the\u00a0Desktop\u00a0below that. The Desktop is the space where you see file, folder, and application windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are four ways to view folder items in a Finder window in macOS: as icons, as a list, in columns, or in Gallery view. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To choose a view, first make sure you\u2019re \u201cin\u201d the Finder by clicking its icon (the blue smiley face in the Dock). Now use the View buttons at the top of the Finder window. In the four views, there are additional ways to customize how your items are displayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Finder
The Finder<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

To open a Finder window, select the folder you want to change, then click a View button: Icon, List, Column, or Cover Flow. Choose View > Show View Options, then set the options you want. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what a folder looks like in Icon view:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Finder
Icon view<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what the folder looks like in List view:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Finder
List view<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what the folder looks like in Columns view:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Finder
Columns view<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what the folder looks like in Gallery View:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Finder
Gallery view<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

To have the folder always open in a particular view, when you\u2019re using that view option, click the \u201cMore\u201d icon (a circle with three dots inside) in the top right of your folder window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Finder
More options<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Select the \u201cAlways open in\u201d checkbox. To have subfolders also open in this view, choose the \u201cBrowse in\u201d checkbox. If a subfolder opens in a different view, select the subfolder, choose View > Show View Options, then deselect the \u201cAlways open in\u201d and \u201cBrowse in\u201d checkboxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The checkboxes must be selected for the main folder and deselected for the subfolder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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