10.5: Assign the Finder to all Spaces

Nov 05, '07 07:30:05AM

Contributed by: azguy

This is a rather simple hint, but a useful one that's not intuitively obvious. I was having some frustrating behavior with Spaces and Leopard's Finder. Basically, it was switching me from one Space to another unexpectedly when copying files, opening new windows, and other basic operations.

My idea for a solution? Simply force the Finder to be shown in "Every Space" using the Spaces control panel. The problem? The Finder isn't an app stored in the standard /Applications folder. Rather, it's stored at /System » Library » CoreServices » Finder.app.

So, from within the Spaces control panel, simply click the application assignment button (+), browse to this special directory, select the Finder from there, and set the pop-up Space assignment to Every Space.

[robg adds: This is the natural counterpart to this hint, which assigns the Finder to just one Space.]

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