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The default finder window looks like this:enter image description here

If I click on the folder name (AdventOfCode) twice, first a popup with the path opens, and then the directory icon stays, until I click again or move out of the "label area".

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Does anyone know how to avoid the hiding of this icon?

bmike
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Fabian Blechschmidt
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You can revert application toolbars to their 10.x look by setting NSWindowSupportsAutomaticInlineTitle. To set this for Finder, use com.apple.finder as the domain.

Disclaimer (from the comments):

I always wish “killall Finder” had a disclaimer. It’s safer to log out and back in since killing finder can interrupt copies, spoil mounted share and other such items... they are clearly edge cases...

defaults write com.apple.finder NSWindowSupportsAutomaticInlineTitle -bool false
killall Finder

From my answer to a similar more generic question: Revert UI on Big Sur?

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grg
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    I always wish “killall Finder” had a disclaimer. It’s safer to log out and back in since killing finder can interrupt copies, spoil mounted share and other such items... they are clearly edge cases... – bmike Dec 26 '20 at 23:21
  • I usually prefer to hit cmd-option-esc and Relaunch Finder. – noamtm Feb 17 '21 at 10:25
  • I lived with grg's answer for quite some time. But I still love the minimal style of Big Sur at the same time. Then I discovered an option in Onyx, turn off delay of displaying the proxy icon. This option immediately show the directory icon as soon as mouse is over there. I think you'll like it better too. – VOX Aug 15 '21 at 19:51
  • @VOX and you don’t need Onyx for that! https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/419355/37797 – grg Aug 15 '21 at 19:52
  • As of Monterey this isn't working :( But this answer mention Monterey specifically, it's an Accessibility setting now https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/419355/116544 – lewis Jan 16 '22 at 18:47
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Enable "Show window title icons" option from "System Preferences" app => "Accessibility" => "Display" Section. [Refer screenshot] [Only available in Monterey macOS, not in Big Sur macOS]

Accessibility options

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