Get New Finder Windows to Open Where You Want

Does it bother you when you open a new Finder window and it doesn’t show up where you expect or in the right view? Here’s how you fix that. Press Command-N, and get the window looking exactly as you want it in terms of position, size, and view type. Then, before doing anything else, close that window with Command-W, and then press Command-N again. The window should appear as you wish, but if it doesn’t, repeat the process of customizing and closing it again—sometimes it takes two tries for the Finder to realize it should remember your settings.