Public service announcement: Don't use the Mac OS X Finder to do anything serious, like transferring large files. Thank you.

Feb 12, 2013 · 8:14 PM UTC

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@cplaetzinger Terminal.app, or iTerm.
Replying to @pavlobaron
@pavlobaron I typically use the shell, and regret occasional Finder usage every time
Replying to @stilkov
@stilkov don't click on a 600MB CSV file in OS/X finder either, as the preview window can bring things to a halt
Replying to @pavlobaron
@pavlobaron @stilkov Try TotalFinder.
Replying to @pavlobaron
@pavlobaron Ok, cmd line junkie? ;-)
Replying to @pavlobaron
@pavlobaron Look I'm only 24 years old and grown up with Windows98...
Replying to @pavlobaron
@pavlobaron @fmueller_bln @stilkov +1 for opening the selected directory from TotalFinder in iTerm2 ;) aheusingfeld.github.com/2012…