Setup Kit chapter
Viewing Your Files
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Grid is bad. List is good. Column is great. Make column view easy to use.
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You’ve built your folder structure. You’ve nailed your naming. Now let’s talk about how you actually look at your files, because most people are doing it wrong.
The way you view your files affects how fast you can find things. The wrong view mode is like reading pages out of order. Everything’s there, but nothing’s where you expect it.
What this chapter covers
- Always show file extensions
- "Open with" and changing default apps
- List view: your eyes scan one direction
- Column view on Mac: set it per folder
- Space: the fastest preview on your Mac
- Why icon and grid view fail you
- Print to PDF: save anything as a file