09-17-2006, 06:52 PM

I'm running OS 10.3.9. My question simply, how do I make the Finder default to list view? If I set list view for a certain directory, it will stay that way, but they default to icon view. How can I change this?

09-17-2006, 07:19 PM

There isn't a system wide setting for list view.
You can do it for certain directories as you have noticed and mentioned already, but no global setting.

09-17-2006, 08:35 PM

You serious? How could they overlook something like that?

12-03-2006, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by nalencer

I'm running OS 10.3.9. My question simply, how do I make the Finder default to list view? If I set list view for a certain directory, it will stay that way, but they default to icon view. How can I change this?

So here is a response I posted when I finally found the solution. This is how it was on 10.4, but you may get the same esired behavior.

I couldn't believe how "undocumented" and hard this was to figure out.

The desired view will "take" if

- you are currently on an Administrator account, and
- you change the view (via the view selectors) while the Home account/folder is selected.

Paolo