Many people would agree that the Finder is a decent, powerful, yet simplistic Folder navigation app. However, I think we all need side by side Finder windows when copying and moving files around. The fact that when a new Finder opens it always overlaps the existing Finder and one has to resize it, move it accordingly, etc., is quite annoying. There are several commercial applications like Path Finder or ForkLift that let you do this dual pane display mode and lots of other things. These tool are OK, but honestly most of the times one just needs another Finder, not having to launch a new application. In addition there are many apps that have the “reveal in Finder” option, so most of the times one ends up using the Finder, instead of launching another app. Furthermore, Path Finder and ForkLift are both expensive if you’re only buying for the dual mode. There is a third option, less expensive but simpler it’s called Total Finder and its main feature is that it enables tab browsing within the original Finder, like in any modern web browser and the “dual mode” as well. However, I do think it’s a bit expensive for being a really simple tool, it costs $18.
Once your files have been imported onto your hard drive, open a Finder window. Set your Finder window to show your items in a 'List' view. Navigate to the location which your files have been imported to. Right-click any of the columns and make sure that 'Date Created' and 'Date Added' have a check mark next to it. Purchasing Replacement Trailer and Camper Windows on eBay. Whether your RV, camper, or trailer needs a new window or you're restoring an older one to like-new condition, eBay is a great place to find replacement windows.
Therefore, I googled a bit and developed my own Apple Script for displaying two Finder windows side by side. I must say I was inspired by the post on How To Mac, but I tweaked the code so much it’s actually a new script altogether.
The script is the following. Feel free to copy, modify and redistribute this script any way you like:
One of the good things about this script is that it closes all of the existing Finder windows except the one from which you called the script. On top of that it remains in the same folder you were originally working and launches the second Finder window in the home folder. The script from How To Mac simply created two Finder windows without figuring out if there were any open windows and it didn’t keep the current window open. So fire up the AppleScript Editor and paste the code in it. Save it as an app and place it wherever you want. I have it in a folder in my home directory called Scripts. I named it “DualFinder.app”. After saving the app, drag it to the Finder window toolbar.
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I actually changed the icon later to something more interesting.
If you want to change the icon of your script you can do it in the following way. First get an icon file. Findicons.com is a great place to get free icons. Then open the icon file in preview, select all, and copy the image. Afterward, in Finder click the script, press cmd+i, go to the icon, and paste the new one, and you’re good to go.
Update: The other way to change the application icon is by right clicking on the app and selecting Show Package Contents then Contents > Resources and replacing the .icns file.
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Here’s the final result. Hope it makes you be more productive. Cheers!