Close all Finder windows but one...

May 05, '06 07:30:00AM

Contributed by: redsweater

Have you ever wished you could clean up your Finder workspace without closing the frontmost window? I often end up closing much of the clutter manually, but I just discovered a trick that lets me do it fairly easily:

  1. In the window you want to keep, press Command-Shift-G to produce a "Go to Folder" sheet.
  2. Press Command-Option-W to close all windows.
Result: The Go to Folder sheet prevents the window it's attached to from closing, but all the other close as expected.

[kirkmc adds: Nice hint! However, note that this only works when you close all windows from the keyboard; if you hold down the Option key and click the Close button in any of the Finder windows, this closes the window with the Go to Folder sheet as well.]

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