Say I have Desktop 1 (D1) and Desktop 2 (D2). I am currently focused on D2 and want to open a new Chrome window but there is already a window open in D1. I want to make it so that when I click the Chrome icon in the dock it opens a new window on the existing desktop rather than switching to the desktop with an open window. Is there a way to do this for all applications (new "instance" rather than switching focus to an existing one)?
Macos – On OS X, can you force Chrome to open a new window on your current desktop rather than switch to the desktop that currently has Chrome opened
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In Safari's preferences under "General" at the bottom is an item that says:
Open links from applications: in a new window or in a new tab in the current window
Make sure the radio button beside new tab in a current window is selected.
Did you unselect the option "Always open folders in a new window"?
Or, you could use the Columns view:
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If you right click the Dock icon & select Options > None
then later, right-clicking the Dock icon & selecting New Window will open on the current Space.
I'm not certain how well that will work if you have "Displays have separate Spaces" enabled (& I'm not messing up my 6-Space, 2-Display layout to find out;) in System Prefs > Mission Control.