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Category: Finder
Integrate Your Cloud Storage Service into the Finder
Many businesses, schools, and other organizations have adopted cloud storage services like Box, Dropbox, Google Drive,...
Quickly Put Lots of Files in a Folder with One Command
Imagine that you’re working with a bunch of files, and you want to put a set of them in a new folder. You could stop...
Go Beyond Get Info with the Finder’s Inspector Window
You probably know that selecting a file in the Finder and choosing File > Get Info (Command-I) brings up the Get...
Five Best Practices for Organizing and Naming Computer Files
We’ve had decades to get used to organizing computer files, but it’s still hard for many people. Part of the problem...
Having Trouble Finding Files on Your Mac? Here’s How to Reset Spotlight
For the most part, Spotlight works well. Press Command-Space or use the Search field in a Finder window, and it finds...
Apple Hid the Proxy Icon in Big Sur’s Finder. Here’s How to Reveal It
This is a twofer tip. You may not have known that every document window in macOS has long had a proxy icon in the...
A Quick Shortcut to Create an Instant Slideshow from a Folder of Images
You probably know that you can select an image in the Finder and press the Space bar to preview it in a Quick Look...
Personalize Your Mac with Custom Document Icons
Do you have a document that you open regularly, perhaps from your Desktop? If you’d like to make it stand out from...
Tired of PDFs or Other Documents Opening in the Wrong App?
When you double-click a document, macOS uses the document’s file extension to figure out which app should open the...
Taking Out the Garbage: Tips for Working with the Trash on the Mac
One of the great innovations of the Mac, way back when, was the concept of the Trash. Instead of deleting files...
Fix a Frozen Finder with This Quick Tip
Finder freezes. They shouldn’t happen at all, and they don’t happen often, but it’s not unheard of for your Mac’s...
Here’s How to Hide All Windows on Your Mac So You Can Work on the Desktop
If your Mac is anything like ours, you end up with lots of apps open, each with one or more windows that obscure the...
The Fastest Ways to Switch between Virtual Screens on Your Mac
When you click the green zoom button in a window on your Mac, that puts the window into full-screen mode. It’s a great...
Finder Secrets: Navigating Your Folder Hierarchy with the Path Bar
Apple is known for creating clever little features that do a lot more than most people realize. Learn these, and...