I want a folder to be always opened in a tab instead of new window. The reason I want this is so that I have only one Finder window with multiple tabs.
If apps keeps on opening new window you may miss the opened folder.
New to mac so wondering how to do.
I am using OS X 10.9.2
Best Answer
As noted by another answer: you can't have all new Finder calls open as tabs in one Finder window. Cool idea though.
And, as noted by another answer: you can control the behaviour of Cmd-Click actions in Finder so they open new tabs instead of new windows by going to the Finder preferences (Cmd+
) and making sure
Open folders in tabs instead of new windows` is selected in the General tab on the Preferences pane:The above preference settings for Finder won't stop apps from opening new windows. You can, however, use Finder's
Window > Merge All Windows
menu item to pull all open Finder windows in to the current, front-most, Finder window as tabs. This will address your straggler concerns, though in an inelegant manner I'm afraid.You could use this Alfred workflow to trigger the Merge from Alfred. Or, if you're a LaunchBar user like me, here's a little AppleScript that'll do it:
It's based off of this handy code blob. It'll work for other programs too like Safari. You need to enable access for assistive devices on your Mac for that script to work.