Finder Default Settings

I dont know what happened when I left my mac with my gf but I quickly noticed my finder settings changed, I've been struggling to reset it.

this is how it looks:



and i want it to go back to my default setting:



(haha its like a game in Highlights where you try to find the similarities and differences) Thank you in advance for any assistance.


10.4.10 Intel IMac

You mean the Toolbar (the horizontal bar at the top) and the Sidebar?


For the Toolbar:

Right-click (or Control click) anywhere on the Toolbar and choose "Icon Only." (it is currently set to "Text Only")


For the Sidebar:

First, the items below the separator...


Go to your Home folder (which bears your account's short name; in the case of the 2nd picture you posted, "ppragados").

It should be at /Macintosh HD/Users/[account name]/
(Or alternatively: Go menu > Home)

All of the default folders are in there except Applications.

Just drag them back into the Sidebar. (note: In case you don't know, the Sidebar is merely a list of "shortcuts" to folders; dragging them in doesn't move the folders themselves in any way.)


Now, as for the Applications folder, it's at: /Macintosh HD/Applications/

As before, drag the Applications folder to the Sidebar.


Now, the items above the separator...

Go to Finder menu > Preferences...

Sidebar section

Check "Hard disks" and "Network"


Voilà.