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David McGavock

9 Simple Tricks to Improve the OS X Finder - 0 views

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    The OS X Finder is how most of us interact with the filesystem on our Macs, and while the default settings are user friendly, there are some additional options that can be configured to make the Finder a much better experience. From the simplest things like showing the extension of documents, to revealing the status bar and having invisible items become shown again, you're sure to get more out of the Mac Finder by making a few of these adjustments.
David McGavock

10 Tips for a Better Finder Experience | Mactuts+ - 0 views

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    The Finder app is arguably the most central element of the OS X user experience. It lies at the very heart of nearly everything you do. In light of this, you should learn to make the most of it! Follow along as we go over ten awesome tips for improving your Finder use. We'll cover everything from adding tabs to hidden shortcuts.
David McGavock

OSX - Customize Finder - Status Bar Path Bar and Toolbar - YouTube - 0 views

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    A tour of the finder. Some tips on how to customize the finder. 6 minutes long.
David McGavock

Mac Basics: Applications, files, and folders (OS X Lion) - 0 views

  • Mac Basics: Applications, files, and folders (OS X Lion)
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    Basic of basics but good for a beginner to orient themselves
David McGavock

How to fix Apple Mail by rebuilding and reindexing the Mailbox | Computerworld - 0 views

  • If your Apple Mail doesn't seem to be searchable and/or has become so slow it seems to hang your Mac -- or even displays incorrect email content, then it's time you attacked  the problem: it's time to rebuild and reindex your Mailbox.
  • Before we begin Delete messages inside your Deleted Items and Spam folders Delete messages you no longer need Update to the latest version of Mail
  • Step 1: Rebuild Rebuilding a Mailbox in Mail sound daunting but it really isn't. Launch Mail, select one of your mailboxes and click on the Mailbox menu. At the bottom of the pane choose the Rebuild option. If you have a large mailbox, you can expect the process to take a few hours. You must repeat this step for each one of your Mailboxes.
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  • Step 2: Reindex Manual reindexing of Mail messages is the only way to go if the  application has become so unresponsive it barely works at all, search is not functioning correctly or the app won't launch.
  • To get to your home Library folder, hold down the Option key, then in the Finder choose Go > Library. In ~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData, delete any file that begins with “Envelope Index,” such as Envelope Index or Envelope Index-shm. (Before you actually delete the files, it makes sense to copy them to a folder on your desktop.)
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    Tips for rebuilding and reindexing Mailbox in Mail.
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