Finder Preferences

Column sizes

I like navigating folders in “column” view, but columns are too narrow.

Hold OPTION and drag the divider between columns. This becomes the default.

Also, you can right-click the divider for options like “right size all columns individually”, but it doesn’t persist.

General

Hard disks
External disks
CDs, DVDs, and iPods
Connected servers
New Finder windows show brendan
The user home folder
Open folders in tabs instead of new windows

Tags

I don’t use tags.

Sidebar

Favorites
Recents
AirDrop
Applications
Desktop
Documents
Downloads
Movies
Music
Pictures
Brendan
iCloud
iCloud Drive
Locations
Elendil
Hard disks
External disks
CDs, DVDs, and iPods
Bonjour computers
Connected servers
Tags
Recent tags

Disable all “Shared” items to prevent printers from showing on the desktop.

Advanced

Show all filename extensions
Show warning before changing an extension
Show warning before removing from iCloud Drive
Show warning before emptying the Trash
Remove items from the Trash after 30 days
Keep folders on top
In windows when sorting by name
On desktop
When performing a search Search the current folder