Macintosh Finder: Changing the Maximum for Open Windows



What is the maximum number of windows that I can open at once under the
Finder and MultiFinder? Can I increase this?

Finder 6.x allows a maximum of 13 windows open at once. You can use
ResEdit to change this value. Here are the steps:

1) Work only on a COPY of your Finder.

2) Start ResEdit.

3) Open the Finder file from ResEdit.

4) Open the LAYO resource named ID=128. (It's probably the only one of
that type.)

5) Scroll until you find the layout default called "Max # of windows".
It's at the bottom of the list.

6) Change this to the desired value.

7) Quit ResEdit and answer Yes to "Save 'Finder' before closing?"

Changing this value to a higher number causes the Finder to use more memory.
You may have to allocate more memory for the Finder, if you are running
MultiFinder.


Published Date: Feb 18, 2012