[X4U] Finder Question

[Christopher Collins]

Ah yes, I didn't get that bit from the original email. Yes, Spotlight  
is not perfect and I don't think search programs ever are or can be.

I don't understand why you want to move all these files you want to  
delete to one folder before you delete them?

Isn't that really a double step? Why not just delete them where they  
are?

Also, I wonder why the need to delete them at all? With disk space  
being so cheap, why not just move them off to an external backup disk?

Have you looked at the Spotlight Preferences available in System  
Preferences? It allows you to define what is returned and in what order.

Might be useful?

Regards,

cjc


On 20/11/2008, at 5:28 PM, Ed Gould wrote:

>
> On Nov 19, 2008, at 4:36 PM, Christopher Collins wrote:
>
>> This makes no sense at all. If you are going to delete a file, then  
>> you need the folder open to be able to delete it. If I do a search  
>> in spotlight, I then click on the right file and a finder window  
>> opens in the right folder so I can work with the file. Then I close  
>> the finder window. Job Done.
>>
>> Why would you want it to work any other way?
>>
>> Also the Path Bar on a Finder window is a "Switch On" option. Make  
>> sure you are in the Finder with "Finder" listed in the Menu Bar,  
>> click on "View" then "Show Path Bar". Then it will show up in all  
>> Finder windows. People that automatically turn it on when they  
>> reformat forget that some of these options are switched OFF by  
>> default.
>>
>> cjc
>>
>
> What you may have missed (the original problem) was there wasn't  
> just 1 file it was over 20 files scattered throughout MANY MANY  
> folders. I needed to find all the files. While spotlight seems to  
> *SOMETIMES* highlight in yellow the path to the file it does not  
> seem to do this all the time. I am just looking for a way to get the  
> files out of the folders and into another folder so I can go through  
> them manually (with GC a side issue to be sure).
>
> Not to throw any confusion into this but at times I have  
> inadvertently dragged and dropped an entire folder and it has taken  
> me days to find it again. Spot light shows too many hits and I get  
> tired of with the process and leave it to the next day. Maybe one of  
> the suggested replacements for spotlight will work, I have not had a  
> chance as I am busy busing friends to medical appointments.
>
> Ed