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Re:macOS Finder is still bad at network file copies by Solvency on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @08:54PM (#39925269)
it's fucking outrageous.

one of my favorites: go save a file in some deeply nested directory. use Column view in the save dialog to get you there.

now try to save another file. you're in Column view only there's one one column: the last saved folder.

ZERO WAY to get back out!

WHY WOULD YOU TRUNCATE ALL OF THE PARENTS FOLDERS FOR NO REASON!

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Re:macOS Finder is still bad at network file copies by threeseed on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @09:17PM (#39925477)
Not sure what app you are doing this in.

I just tried a few e.g. Safari, Word and can't recreate the behaviour.

Every time column view shows the full hierarchy.

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Re:macOS Finder is still bad at network file copies by nedrylandJP on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @08:59PM (#39925313)
Can't you go up a folder using the dropdown at the top?
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Re:macOS Finder is still bad at network file copies by Solvency on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @09:05PM (#39925376)
Yes which is completely insane.

Here we made these columns. But arbitrarily we decided can't use them, so here's a flat, non-structured, hodgepodge miniature list of stuff in a drop-down.

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