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Would like to Use Mac Full time, but issues still with Mac File Managers. .
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<blockquote data-quote="Aleese" data-source="post: 1543754" data-attributes="member: 312108"><p>Hi Jake,</p><p></p><p>One thing which is nice is that the way the comments work in Mac allows user to comment on any file type (pdf, etc). This helps if you want to make a quick revision note. (The comments are entered under spotlight comments under "get info")</p><p>Jake, thanks for the info on versions column. I set it up and then looked under "get info" but did not find a place to enter them.</p><p>PS. I also have a correction to make about my original complaint about copying files.</p><p>I found out the issue was not with Mac's Finder but with the file manager "Forklift." [It's back up file safeguards are inadequate and I lost my morning's work.)</p><p>So perhaps my advice for fellow switchers is to not switch too quickly to the substitute file manager system until you completely investigate "Finder."</p><p>For a newcomer from Windows, Finder is different, but I think it is more reliable than the alternative app.</p><p>When copying to another drive (my correction here), Finder does ID -if not with specific file size in the dialog box but with a note saying which file is "old" and which file is "new." Forklift that I was using did not do this. Backing up files on Finder is different from a PC in that it seems to rely solely on drag and drop rather than "right" clicking the mouse (or copy to). Anyway, it does have safeguards when copying files which I appreciate.</p><p>This is my process of backing up to external drive: </p><p>I open two Finder windows (which acts as a dual pane interface). One window has the Mac hard drive and the second Finder window has my external drive. I then can back up by dragging the file to the external drive. (I haven't figured out yet the difference between dragging and copying versus dragging and moving as sometimes it does one or the other).</p><p>When backing up files on Finder in the column view, one can also see in the column the file property info. So this is probably why you, Jake, were saying you were happy with Finder and I was saying the opposite. My apologies--as I was talking about a different file manager, assuming Finder was the same.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aleese, post: 1543754, member: 312108"] Hi Jake, One thing which is nice is that the way the comments work in Mac allows user to comment on any file type (pdf, etc). This helps if you want to make a quick revision note. (The comments are entered under spotlight comments under "get info") Jake, thanks for the info on versions column. I set it up and then looked under "get info" but did not find a place to enter them. PS. I also have a correction to make about my original complaint about copying files. I found out the issue was not with Mac's Finder but with the file manager "Forklift." [It's back up file safeguards are inadequate and I lost my morning's work.) So perhaps my advice for fellow switchers is to not switch too quickly to the substitute file manager system until you completely investigate "Finder." For a newcomer from Windows, Finder is different, but I think it is more reliable than the alternative app. When copying to another drive (my correction here), Finder does ID -if not with specific file size in the dialog box but with a note saying which file is "old" and which file is "new." Forklift that I was using did not do this. Backing up files on Finder is different from a PC in that it seems to rely solely on drag and drop rather than "right" clicking the mouse (or copy to). Anyway, it does have safeguards when copying files which I appreciate. This is my process of backing up to external drive: I open two Finder windows (which acts as a dual pane interface). One window has the Mac hard drive and the second Finder window has my external drive. I then can back up by dragging the file to the external drive. (I haven't figured out yet the difference between dragging and copying versus dragging and moving as sometimes it does one or the other). When backing up files on Finder in the column view, one can also see in the column the file property info. So this is probably why you, Jake, were saying you were happy with Finder and I was saying the opposite. My apologies--as I was talking about a different file manager, assuming Finder was the same. [/QUOTE]
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