I like to have a few finder windows open, that have lists of files that I am working on. Through Snow Leopard, it was easy to make a list mode window kind of narrow, so you can see just the filenames.

Most Mac users know familiar Finder window backgrounds, but few know you can also set Finder window backgrounds to any color you like. Here's how to do it. When you open a folder on the macOS desktop ...

The Finder is one of the most customizable elements of macOS. However, Apple’s two interrelated settings for how folders open a Finder window don’t seem to have any effect and haven’t for years.