Try changing the scroll bar preferences between “Automatic based on mouse or trackpad,” “When Scrolling,” and “Always,” to see how it affects the look of the column dividers. Note: Don’t see the column separator icon? It may be because of the scroll bar settings in the General preference pane. The separation icon shown inside the red box, and the menu options when right-clicking the icon. Right-click the column separator icon and select from one of the options: Here are a few more tricks for adjusting the columns… Hold down the Option key when dragging a column and all columns in the same Finder window will be adjusted at the same time.

Double-click the separation icon to have the column automatically expand to show the longest name without truncation.

You can drag the column separator to increase or decrease the width of the column.

At the bottom of the column divider, you’ll find a small separation icon (two vertical parallel lines).

There are several ways to adjust the column width: When viewing a Finder window in the column view, you may discover a column width is too small to allow a file or folder name to be displayed without truncation.

You can try out each of these Finder tips, and with any luck, one or more of them will be useful and help you streamline how you work with your Mac. They can help alleviate annoying issues, such as file names that are too long and become truncated in a window, or help you keep your files better organized. These tips are the ones often used in our household. The Finder, of course, is the main way you find, organize, and make use of files on your Mac. They may not all be fantastic, but these 10 Finder tips can help you become a master of Finder finesse.

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