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Re:macOS Finder is still bad at network file copies by 10729287 on Thursday April 04, 2024 @11:54AM (#39932018)
Don’t forget selecting multiple files, right clicking to check infos to know how much the total weight. Enjoy
Re:macOS Finder is still bad at network file copies by duffyjp on Thursday April 04, 2024 @01:26PM (#39933398)
You mean you didn't want 400 info windows that have to be closed individually?
Re:macOS Finder is still bad at network file copies by tpmoney on Thursday April 04, 2024 @03:22PM (#39934691)
I can see an argument for the default behavior (though I would want the combined info too). But in case you or any other reader doesn’t know, hold option when choosing from the right click (or press cmd-opt-i) to get the “inspector” instead which will give you information about the whole group of files.

And related if you do open a mess of individual info windows, holding option while closing a window will close all windows in an application (note that since the info windows are in the finder, this will close your finder window too)

Re:macOS Finder is still bad at network file copies by 10729287 on Saturday April 06, 2024 @02:22AM (#39950443)
Thanks for the tips. I was aware of holding option to show inspector but not about this behaviour while closing apps holding it. Nice to know. As always, the best features of Macos are the hidden ones.

Still, to me, inspector should be the default.