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I recently found this in MacFormat, one of the GREAT Mac magazines. Did you know that you can drag folders onto the Finder button bar (not the Sidebar, the top button bar across the top of the Finder window) and they will stay there, providing you another one click access to your favorite folders?

Here is how it works. Navigate to a Finder window showing your favorite folder. Click and drag that folder up onto the button bar. Hold it there for a while, don't just drop it right away. When you do drop it, it sticks!

Neat - I have put my Home folder there.
 
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Yeah... It's very useful IMO..

Here's mine:
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Strange, I just found that out half an hour ago by accident.
 
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I recently found this in MacFormat, one of the GREAT Mac magazines. Did you know that you can drag folders onto the Finder button bar (not the Sidebar, the top button bar across the top of the Finder window) and they will stay there, providing you another one click access to your favorite folders?

Here is how it works. Navigate to a Finder window showing your favorite folder. Click and drag that folder up onto the button bar. Hold it there for a while, don't just drop it right away. When you do drop it, it sticks!

Neat - I have put my Home folder there.

Another brilliant tip from you mac57! I'm always navigating to my iTunes Music folder for one thing or another and this is perfect for me.

Thanks for sharing it ... :*
 
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I recently found this in MacFormat, one of the GREAT Mac magazines. Did you know that you can drag folders onto the Finder button bar (not the Sidebar, the top button bar across the top of the Finder window) and they will stay there, providing you another one click access to your favorite folders?

Here is how it works. Navigate to a Finder window showing your favorite folder. Click and drag that folder up onto the button bar. Hold it there for a while, don't just drop it right away. When you do drop it, it sticks!

Neat - I have put my Home folder there.

Its nice, but what advantage is there to it over putting it on your sidebar?
 
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Thats pretty cool...I love learning new things.
 
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Neat trick mac57. Thanks!!!
 
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Another brilliant tip from you mac57! I'm always navigating to my iTunes Music folder for one thing or another and this is perfect for me.

Thanks for sharing it ... :*

Disclaimer: *** This is ALL IN FUN***

Pulse... you okay? Having any memory problems?

Click HERE to view a thread and a post of yours from 3 months ago.

Just razzing you Pulse. ;D ;D :D :D :D :p
 
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Disclaimer: *** This is ALL IN FUN***

Pulse... you okay? Having any memory problems?

Click HERE to view a thread and a post of yours from 3 months ago.

Just razzing you Pulse. ;D ;D :D :D :D :p

ahahaha BUSTED.

Can't give you rep RIDE, it's not spread enough, unlike the mayonnaise from the roast beef sandwich that I am eating right now :)
 
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I recently found this in MacFormat, one of the GREAT Mac magazines. Did you know that you can drag folders onto the Finder button bar (not the Sidebar, the top button bar across the top of the Finder window) and they will stay there, providing you another one click access to your favorite folders?

Here is how it works. Navigate to a Finder window showing your favorite folder. Click and drag that folder up onto the button bar. Hold it there for a while, don't just drop it right away. When you do drop it, it sticks!

Neat - I have put my Home folder there.

Is this known as Deja Vu?
 
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there isnt any sound... i watched it but still cant figure it out

Hold Command (Apple key) and then drag it out of the sidebar as if it were an icon on the dock. It will "Poof!" away


I wanted to ask again, since I didn't really get a response the first time, but what advantage does this feature have over putting those same folders in your sidebar?
 

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yeah, i like that one mac57 - been using it for a long time now. i posted that in one of the "favorite trick" threads.
 
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Got another one for ya.
Press shift and minimize a window...oooohhhh
Press shift and open that same window...oooohhh
Press shift and try expose or widgets. Nice uhh?
 

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