Can I change how Icons behave when I'm dragging them into a folder?

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I have a Mac Pro, running OS X 10.8, and I admit I kind of dread dragging files into a folder that's in a window on the desktop in list view. As I drag over the window's contents, there's all this flashing going on, I can't find my target folder quickly enough so that it, or some other folder near it, doesn't open up covering the area where I was dragging it to, and if I do drop it faster, the result is I frequently drop it in the wrong place because the highlighted target folder, or a file shown inside that folder (they are all madly flashing on and off as I zero-in) "un-highlights" the instant before I let off the mouse button to drop it in. Then I have to go looking for the file, because it went somewhere else.

Man, do I sound like a lunatic?
I deal with this daily, but don't know how to verbalize it. I'd appreciate any chance to tame this "extra-helpful" interface light show with a preference setting or other tweak.

Thanks in advance!
 

pigoo3

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Are you talking about how the folders "spring open" when you hover over them with a file you're dragging?

If so…go to:

- the Finder/desktop
- then Finder Preferences
- General tab

Here you will find a setting for "spring-loaded folders". You can either choose to turn this setting off completely…or slow down the "spring-open" rate.

HTH,:)

- Nick
 
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Spring-Loaded Folders

Nick,
Yes, that definitely helps! Thanks.
I had been looking in system preferences, and never found any setting.
I just turned the spring-loaded folders completely off, and this has really simplified the function.

;)
 

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