Prevent Finder From Opening At Startup

Prevent Finder From Opening At Startup

Prevent Finder From Opening At Startup, is a question is a common question lately. Whenever you start your Mac you get greeted with the Mac Finder window. Why does this keep happening? Chances are Finder is not the first thing you see pop up. Wouldn’t it be nice if Apple gave us a visible button to turn this off?

What is Mac Finder

Mac Finder on the Mac OS is the equivalent to File Explorer on Windows. Mac Finder is how we browse the file system. Similar to Windows File Explorer, it allows you to move, copy, and delete files. It also allows you to launch applications and connect to network drives. Again, it’s equivalent to File Explorer (formerly known as Windows Explorer) on Windows.

In this post I’m going to explain how to prevent Finder from opening at startup. If you still experience issues after completing these steps, reach out to me in the comments below.

Prevent Finder From Opening At Startup
  1. Click on the Apple icon in the upper left of the screen.
  2. Click on System Preferences / Users & Groups / Login Items.
  3. Put a check in the item you do not want to start up.
  4. Click the minus sign.
  5. Restart your computer.

That should do it. From now on you should no longer see Finder pop up on start up.

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Edit Mac Hosts File

Edit Mac Hosts File

What is the Mac hosts file

The Mac hosts file is a plain text file that resides on most operating systems, including Windows and Mac. It’s primary job is to map hostnames to IP addresses. To edit mac host file is to block, redirect or loop back various applications to a specific IP address of your choice.

Edit Mac Hosts File

In this post I provide instructions on how to edit mac host file. Editing the Mac hosts file is easy and only takes a few minutes. To make changes to your Hosts file make sure you have the Administrator’s password handy. Alternately, the video link above, visually show you how to edit Mac host file.

Block Malicious Sites

The hosts file has the ability to prevent known malicious sites from being accessed. This is just one way employers prevent their employees from wasting time on social media or streaming websites. Thanks to the hosts file, If a link or pop-up attempts to enter the site, your DNS system simply re-routes it and takes you to a safer page.

Increased Speed

Finding a website via the DNS system is like flicking through the yellow pages for the correct address. The hosts file is located on your Mac or Windows computer, if setup correctly, could potentially speed up your browsing by omitting the middle man.

Improve Productivity

For employers, productivity is their number one priority. If you edit Mac hosts file correctly, you can give or take away control over which websites your employees are allowed to visit. If you are unable to monitor their activity, simply block them from visiting social media or streaming sites all together. Blocking access to time-wasting sites is a good way of keeping them focused on the job at hand.

Related tutorials and resources: Prevent Finder From Opening At Startup.

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Transfer iPhone Contacts To New Computer

Transfer iPhone Contacts To New Computer

Transfer iPhone Contacts To New Computer

(This video may be outdated for your particular hardware & software)

Transfer iPhone Contacts To New Computer

  • On your old computer, mac or pc, sync/backup your iPhone.
  • On your new computer, mac or pc, open iTunes and look in preferences then devices and make sure you select “Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically”.
  • Plug your iPhone into the new computer that you want to transfer your contacts to. Once your iPhone appears in the left navbar, select it.
  • Now you should see “Summary, Info, Apps, Ringtones, Music etc.” Select “Info” and place a check mark in “sync address book contacts” and all contacts should be selected as well.
  • Scroll to the bottom and make sure “advanced” has nothing checked.
  • Don’t worry about syncing anything else for now, we just want to focus on getting your contacts over to your new computer.
  • Now it is safe to sync your iPhone with your new computer.
  • The last thing you will see is a windows pop up. It will say, the information on your phone is synced with another user account. Do you want to sync this iPhone with the information from this user account instead. There will be 3 options, cancel, replace info and merge info. Select Merge Info!

If you have questions regarding this video or the steps I outlined in this article, please post them in the comments section below. I always respond to questions and comments. Also be sure to checkout my YouTube channel and Follow me on Twitter.

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