Default Folder View in Finder [FInder]

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Travis Reynolds ran a tip earlier this week about changing your default folder views in Finder. This problem has vexed me for a while so I figured I would post about it here.

If you prefer column view, but want to have the Icon view be the default in your Pictures folder (this way you can see the picture icons better) then there is a built in way to make the icon view. To do this, simply navigate to your pictures folder, and change to the view you desire. Now, hit Cmd-J to open the View Options window and check the box at the top of the window which is labeled something like, "Always open in icon view". If you're setting it to column, then instead of "icon" it will read "column".

What vexed me about this is that if you have your Home folder set to column view and your Pictures folder set to icon view, then when you navigate to your Pictures folder from your Home folder, your view will not automatically switch to icon view. However, there is a way around this. When you select your pictures folder, hit Cmd-O to open it up in the same window with it's default view. Double clicking on the folder's icon will have the same effect.

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