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The Simple Finder, introduced in Mac OS 8, is a pared-downversion of the standard Mac OS Finder. In Mac OS 8 through9.x the Simple Finder is always available, but in Mac OS Xit is only for specifically configured non-administrative accounts.
To activate the Simple Finder, follow these steps:
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Mac OS X
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Note: The Simple Finder is only available in Mac OS X10.2 and later.
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- While logged into an account with administrative privileges, fromthe Apple menu, select System Preferences....
- In System Preferences, from the View menu, selectAccounts.
- In OS X 10.2.x only, in the
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preference pane,click the Users tab. - In the user list, select the account that you'd like to set to usethe Simple Finder, then click Capabilities... (10.2.x),Limitations (10.3.x), or Parental Controls (10.4.x).
- In 10.4.x, in the pane that appears, check the box next toFinder & System, and then clickConfigure.... In the sheet that drops down, click theradio button next to Simple Finder. You may determine whichapplications the account will have access to, and select otherfunctions which the account may use (e.g., CD and DVD burning,modifying the Dock). When you're finished, click OK to saveyour changes.In 10.3.x, in the pane that appears, click the Simple Finderbutton. In the section below that, you may determine whichapplications the account will have access to. Once you're finished,click another account, or close System Preferences and when prompted,click OK to save your changes.In 10.2.x, in the sheet that appears, click the checkbox next toUse Simple Finder. In the section below that, you maydetermine which applications the account will have access to. Onceyou're finished, click OK.
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When you are logged into an account where the Simple Finder is active,you can access the normal Finder by selecting Run FullFinder... from the Finder menu. You'll be asked toenter an administrator's username and password, and then the fullFinder will appear. To revert back to the Simple Finder, selectReturn to Simple Finder from the Finder menu.
Mac OS 8 through Mac OS 9.x
- From the Finder's Edit menu, selectPreferences....
- In Mac OS 8.5 and later, click the General tab, thenclick the checkbox next to Simple Finder. In Mac OS 8.0 and8.1, click the checkbox next to Simple Finder.