I need to have two folders on my desktop open at the same time. One is an external HD, the other is a folder containing RAW images. I’ve googled for the solution but nothing I am trying seems to work. I know this used to happen automatically but now I am just baffled. I have a feeling there is an easy solution but it is just escaping me.

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I am on a 15” Macbook Pro running Mojave.

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Thanks for any help you can send my way.

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Beadnik?wrote:

I need to have two folders on my desktop?open at the same time.

Otto?replied:

Is this in Finder?
With Finder active, Command N opens a new window.
Finder in recent OS versions also has tabs, so Command T opens a new?tab.

There are also some pretty good “Dual-Pane” directory utilities available:

Commander One (in the Mac App Store):?<manager/id1035236694?mt=12>

If you are attempting to copy and/or transfer files from one place to another, then have you tried Finder? You can do a right click and open a second Finder and then drag/drop between different folders/drives/volumes etc. I use it all the time and it works well.

On Oct 30, 2019, at 1:14 PM, Beadnik <beadnik2@...> wrote:

I need to have two folders on my desktop open at the same time. One is an external HD, the other is a folder containing RAW images. I’ve googled for the solution but nothing I am trying seems to work. I know this used to happen automatically but now I am just baffled. I have a feeling there is an easy solution but it is just escaping me.

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Howdy.

Beadnik! Open a Finder window for the external HD. Move it and
resize it so there is room for a 2nd folder next to it or under it or
above it. Then open the other folder and move and resize it so both
appear side-by-side or over and under.

Mac will remember the positions of these windows. The trick for it to
remember is to open a window, change it, immediately close it, then
reopen.

Trick. Open a Finder window using the Finder icon on the Dock. Change
it to a location and size you like and immediately close it. Then open
it again.

The trick is that you can then press the Command key (?) and click the
mouse arrow on a different drive in the Sidebar and that drive window
will open as a 2nd window. Arrange/move/resize it, close it, do the
Command click again and you have a fast way to have to windows open, in
separate Desktop locations, at the same time.

You can also determine which window opens when you click the Finder
icon on the Dock. Go to Finder then choose Preferences. The Finder
Preferences dialog opens. Click General icon and in the New Finder
windows show: popup, pick what you want.

Denver Dan

p.s. Bead-nik??? As in beads????


On Wed, 30 Oct 2019 10:14:51 -0700, Beadnik wrote:

I need to have two folders on my desktop open at the same time. One
is an external HD, the other is a folder containing RAW images. I’ve
googled for the solution but nothing I am trying seems to work. I
know this used to happen automatically but now I am just baffled. I
have a feeling there is an easy solution but it is just escaping me.

I am on a 15” Macbook Pro running Mojave.

Thanks for any help you can send my way.

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