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.

Even if you always just launch straight into apps on the Mac, you're using the Finder, but this core macOS feature is replete with useful features that get missed — or often not understood. Apple has ...

If you generally prefer to work with only a few Finder windows at a time, you’ve probably disabled the Finder preference (on the General tab) labeled “Always open folders in a new window.” Set up in ...