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    How to create a shortcut to a folder in the dock?!

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by StrongerThanAll, Nov 11, 2008.

  1. StrongerThanAll

    StrongerThanAll Notebook Deity

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    When i click on the folder in my dock it opens as stack or as a grid, can't i just have it open as the finder? cause stacks is cool and etc, but when you have over 10 files its kind of useless...


    so is there a way to put a shortcut on the dock and have it open as if i was opening in the finder?
     
    StrongerThanAll, Nov 11, 2008
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  2. duffyanneal

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    Hold the command key then click on the folder. The folder contents will open in a Finder window.
     
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    I believe there are settings where you right click on the folder that you want to change and there should be a choice between fan, grid, and something else. If that doesn't work then try system prefernces and there should defiantly be a choice in there to use finder as your option. Hope that helps!
     
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  4. StrongerThanAll

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    but this doesnt open the folder itself, it opens the folder which contains the folder i selected..
    plus, it kind of sucks having to press command, but thanks for the tip


    and right-clicking does not give me an option to select it to open it in the finder, ive looked in the system preferences and i couldnt find anything either
     
    StrongerThanAll, Nov 11, 2008
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  5. circa86

    circa86 Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    just control+click or right click on the item in your dock and set it to open as a folder.
     
    circa86, Nov 11, 2008
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  6. StrongerThanAll

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    hm.. thx..
    but isnt there a way to open it as a folder with a single left-click?
     
    StrongerThanAll, Nov 11, 2008
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    Dunno, it works for me. If I drag the Apps folder to the dock and I Cmd + click on it the App folder opens in the Finder.
     
    duffyanneal, Nov 11, 2008
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  8. StrongerThanAll

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    yeah, it works, but i want to find a way so that i dont have to hold Cmd
     
    StrongerThanAll, Nov 11, 2008
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    I think you can make an alias(like a shortcut in windows, rightclick>make alias) of the folder, then add it to the dock.

    Should open on a single click then iirc.
     
    sulkorp, Nov 12, 2008
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  10. StrongerThanAll

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    it worked!!

    love you!! :D
     
    StrongerThanAll, Nov 12, 2008
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  11. circa86

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    oh I see what you were saying, sorry about that. what I usually do is have my commonly used folders, such as my Projects folder, as a menu style folder on the dock, and then all the specific projects I am working on at the time, Aliased on the dock. I never really keep anything on my Desktop that isn't very temporary.

    you can also Cmd+Opt+Drag a folder somewhere to make a quick alias of it as an interesting side note.
     
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  12. StrongerThanAll

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    what does Opt mean?

    but thats what i meant, have a link of the folder in the dock, not on the desktop
     
    StrongerThanAll, Nov 12, 2008
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  13. sulkorp

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    opt=option (alt)
     
    sulkorp, Nov 12, 2008
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