The Column View
Viewing the Finder window in columns allows you to see not only the contents of a selected folder or hard disk, but you can easily keep track of where each file is located. You can also view the contents of another folder without losing sight of the first one. This view helps you understand where everything is kept in your computer.
If you have photographs, graphic images, or movies in your folders, the last column displays previews of the items. You can even play a small movie in this preview column. Some documents can display previews as well.
In the example above, you can see that the “top level” folder ...
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