[X4U] "New Folder" bizarre problem

[Earle Jones]

On Jun 12, 14, at 1:15 PM, JOHN SWITLIK <johnsandiego at mac.com> wrote:

> I suspect the folder is empty. After double clicking on the new, untitled folder, check what "View" you are in by looking at the tool bar at the top of the window. YOu will see exactly what you saw if you are in "Column" view. You willl see an empty folder if you are in "Icon" or "List" view. Column view is the third icon from the left in rhe "View" section of the tool bar.

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John (and others):

Thanks!  I guess we learn something new every day.

Why would they design things that way?  If I want a New Folder, it makes a (big) difference which View I am using.  As you say, the folder is empty, but the long list of column items looks like the folder is not empty.

Many thanks!

earle
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> On Jun 12, 2014, at 12:53, mcclernan1 at verizon.net wrote:
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>> Earle,
>> Did you try shift-command-N ?
>> JM 
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>> On 06/12/14, Earle Jones<earle.jones at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> In our Mac class yesterday, we were presented with this problem:
>> (We connect the mac to a digital projector so that all can see exactly what is going on.)
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>> Ms. L.  opened her laptop.  Fairly conventional desktop and dock.  (Mavericks 10.9.3)
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>> In the Finder>File>New Folder
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>> Double click on the new "Untitled Folder."
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>> The newly created folder has about ten or twelve documents, folders, etc.
>> On further probing, it contains all of the items in the "Desktop" file.
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>> She was unable to create a new empty folder.
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>> There is an item under File:  "New Folder With Selection."
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>> If you select a few items on the desktop and then click on "New Folder With Selection" the new folder will contain the selected items.
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>> But we were completely unable to help Ms. L.  She will probably go the Apple Store today.
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>> Any ideas?
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> earle
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