At 11:23 am +0200 10/18/04, Johannes Gebauer wrote:
I am having a little problem with OS X. Everytime I restart, or log out and log in again my Finder windows seem to have lost their preferences. They are always larger than before (and larger again when I restart once more) and they display large icons instead of lists etc.
Is there something I need to reset to get this back to normal? I have repaired permissions and checked the HD, that didn't help.
Johannes --
I won't swear that this will help, but...
It sounds like the ".DS_Store" file(s) for the folder(s) is (are) corrupted.
For individual folders the easiest solution is to launch Terminal and type
rm <folder name without these brackets around it>/.DS_Store
{ or, alternatively:cd <folder name without...> rm .DS_Store
}
n.b.: The file name .DS_Store starts with a period.
You can save yourself a lot of hassle in the <folder name without these brackets around it> entry stage by dragging the folder to the Terminal command line: this properly quotes it if it has spaces and escapes special characters, etc.
A utility like Cocktail will allow you to do more massive .DS_Store deletions. (<http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18282>)
n.b.: Deleting .DS_Store removes all formatting information for the folder and leaves it in its default state.
To get your windows back to a standard set of options open any folder and select Finder>View>Show View Options. Set this up the way you want your standard folder and then select the "All windows" radio button. Now all of your windows should default to this format and corresponding .DS_Store files should be created when you open them. You can then modify this format for specific windows using Show View Options, clicking on the "This window only" button and then modifying the other parameters as needed.
I hope that helps. All the above aside, it seems that the neXtoids have left some bugs in the window coding of 10.3.5, though I've not seen your exact problem before. (Mine have to do with snap-to-content being slightly off.)
Best wishes,
-=-Dennis
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