Reveal folder in finder - select folder

[Versus]

Hi!

 

Since recently after I select "Reveal in Finder" option on a folder, the Finder opens the parent folder, but does not select the target folder.

So, if I am searching for `TARGET` folder and it is located in `/Users/myself/somefolder/TARGET/` then it will open `somefolder`, but `TARGET` will not be selected.

 

As opposed to Spotlight, which opens the `somefolder` AND selects the `TARGET` folder.

 

How to reproduce:

1. Open Alfred
2. press space to search for files/folders
3. find a folder
4. press CMD+Enter
5. The target folder is not selected

 

Repeat the same with files - they will be selected.

Repeat the same with Spotlight - the folder will be selected

 

Really nasty bug that slow me down. I would appreciate any advice.

[deanishe]

By all appearances, it’s a Catalina bug: "Reveal in Finder" doesn’t work correctly with any application.

 

It also doesn’t work in Spotlight: If you press ⌘↩ on a result (which is "Reveal in Finder"), the folder also isn’t selected. It works if you just press ↩ because that’s "Open in Finder".

  

1 hour ago, Versus said:

I would appreciate any advice.

 

Press ↩ instead of ⌘↩.

 

Edited April 28, 2020 by deanishe

[Versus]

And this is right! Thanks for pointing this out. I'll find a workaround then based on the type of the folder (I am talking about my workflow)

[yyzjlx]

Oh,  The same issue！！How to solve???🥵

[Versus]

Terrible and dirty workaround, but it works if you files always have an extention. See attached screenshot.

Basically, if it is a folder, use "Open file" instead of "Reveal in Finder".

[yyzjlx]

version 4.1[1162]  until  not slove bug！！！

[Andrew]

6 minutes ago, yyzjlx said:

version 4.1[1162]  until  not slove bug！！！

 

As Dean points out, this is a bug in Catalina

[Terminal]

2 hours ago, Andrew said:

 

As Dean points out, this is a bug in Catalina

 

FYI, appears fixed in in Big Sur