Can people even explain
why they hate Finder, or is it just a fashionable bandwagon to jump on?
While I do prefer Path Finder [1] for file-heavy workflows, Finder is perfectly usable with a few tweaks here and there:
- Get TinkerTool [2] to show hidden and system files, pathname in the window title etc.
- Tweak and create your own keyboard shortcuts for Finder in System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> App Shortcuts.
- Trim the Finder Sidebar and Toolbar to only show you the most relevant items, or hide them outright.
- Tags are your friends! Use them freely. They can be used to effectively store a file in multiple "folders", and are very handy in combination with Spotlight and even Siri.
- Show the Comments column and use them too if you need to! (Comments are applied from the Get Info panel.)
- You can customize icons for files and folders by Get Info -> Drag an .icns file to the icon in the Info panel. To delete a custom icon, click the icon in the Info panel and press Backspace.
[1] http://cocoatech.com/pathfinder/
[2] http://www.bresink.com/osx/TinkerTool.html
While I do prefer Path Finder [1] for file-heavy workflows, Finder is perfectly usable with a few tweaks here and there:
- Get TinkerTool [2] to show hidden and system files, pathname in the window title etc.
- Tweak and create your own keyboard shortcuts for Finder in System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> App Shortcuts.
- Trim the Finder Sidebar and Toolbar to only show you the most relevant items, or hide them outright.
- Tags are your friends! Use them freely. They can be used to effectively store a file in multiple "folders", and are very handy in combination with Spotlight and even Siri.
- Show the Comments column and use them too if you need to! (Comments are applied from the Get Info panel.)
- You can customize icons for files and folders by Get Info -> Drag an .icns file to the icon in the Info panel. To delete a custom icon, click the icon in the Info panel and press Backspace.
[1] http://cocoatech.com/pathfinder/
[2] http://www.bresink.com/osx/TinkerTool.html