Regret dragging the Finder column view slider to change column width, now my columns always expand super wide and I cannot seem to be able to change the defaults. Option clicking the slider does not change the default width for me - MacOS Tahoe.
tunacik wrote:
Regret dragging the Finder column view slider to change column width, now my columns always expand super wide and I cannot seem to be able to change the defaults. Option clicking the slider does not change the default width for me - MacOS Tahoe.
default width?
I never had control over widths.... option key or otherwise(?)
—Manually adjust them as you go and compare your results.
—Shut down and restart and compare your results.
—delete the com.apple.finder.plist ...Found here Finder>Go>Go to Folder copy and paste:
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
and restart or
You can try relaunching the Finder—
>Force Quit>Finder Relaunch
A SafeBoot Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support will sort many anomalies
Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.
To be proactive you can submit your feedback or file a bug report here: Product Feedback - Apple
verify your software is up to date—The current stable release of Tahoe including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 26.2
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Finder column view - cannot reset to default width