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> It resets the config and the window size for a folder at every random occasion, creates .DS_Store garbage all over

I suspect you might be deleting the .DS_Store files, which would have a side effect of resetting your configuration.

Also, Finder doesn't do cut, you hold down ⌥ when pasting to move it rather than make a copy. And since it draws your desktop icons, it's supposed to stay running–that's why "Quit Finder" menu is hidden by default.

> I just can't understand how macOS dev feels Finder would work like that for 20 years without much change

I do a lot of stuff on the commandline, I don't really need an advanced graphical file manager. If necessary, I open an additional Finder window for more complex manoeuvres.

I wonder if there are people who, like me, come from Desktop Linux to macOS and kept working like that.

creates .DS_Store garbage all over

Has Windows stopped polluting the world with Thumbs_db files? I hate when I see those things on a server.

Yes, ever since Windows Vista thumbnails are in a central per-user directory. Old thumbnails are removed automatically. Definitely an improvement over previous behavior, at this point I would say it just needs easier configurability.