Folders

How to create subfolders in Mail on iPhone, iPad and Mac

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated January 25, 2023
Create Mail Subfolder Mailbox iPhone

Apple’s Mail app has some nice features for organizing your inbox. You can use Smart Mailboxes that automatically filter and grab messages or use flags to call out certain emails. So if you’re looking for another way to keep your inbox under control, consider using subfolders.

While Apple doesn’t technically call folders or subfolders by those names and uses the word Mailbox instead, it’s much simpler for many people to refer to them as folders. If you’re new to the Mail app or just haven’t spent a lot of time organizing your accounts, here’s how to create subfolders in Mail on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

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Creative ways to use dates in Smart Folders to stay on top of things

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ April 30, 2020
Save New Smart Folder Mac

The Smart Folders feature on Mac gives you a great way to collect items that match specific criteria. You can use Smart Folders for business or pleasure and instead of searching for files, images, or documents.

We have a basic tutorial for how to use Smart Folders on Mac if you’re just getting started. But if you’ve used Smart Folders before, you might be interested in additional ways these handy folders can be even more useful.

To keep up with your work or school projects, here are several creative ways to use dates as conditions for Smart Folders on your Mac.

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How to create folders in Photos on iPhone, iPad and Mac

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated July 5, 2022
Folders inside the iPhone Photos app to store your photo albums

Most of us have a lot of photos and videos on our devices. So keeping those organized can help us find and share what we want much faster. One way to organize items in Photos is to create albums, and you can do this on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. But what happens if your albums end up getting out of control too? This is where folders come in.

The difference between albums and folders in Photos is that albums contain your photos while folders contain your albums. It’s sort of a hierarchy structure if you will. To help you organize your photos and albums further, we’ll show you how to create folders in Photos on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

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YouFold helps folders take better advantage of your iPhone’s tall display

Anthony Bouchard ∙ April 27, 2020

Folders can make organizing your iPhone’s Home screen a lot easier, but the native implementation leaves a lot to be desired. For example, why would anyone want to have a square-esque full-screen folder on a portrait-oriented rectangular display?

YouFold is a free and snazzy new jailbreak tweak by iOS developer Plat-Ykor that addresses this concern head-on by replacing the traditional full-screen folders in iOS with something more friendly to the iPhone’s natural display shape.

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How to change the file downloads folder for Chrome and Firefox on Mac

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated June 18, 2023
Chrome and Firefox Mac app icons with a download button

The default Downloads folder is obviously the ideal place to save files from the web. But you aren’t stuck using it. Changing your download location or having Firefox or Chrome ask where you want to save your files are alternatives to consider. We’ve shown you how to change where downloaded files go in Safari, but if you primarily use Chrome or Firefox, here's how to quickly change their file downloads location on your Mac.

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Customize iOS’ Home screen folders with Cartella

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 6, 2020

If you’re looking for a way to spice up your iPhone or iPad’s native Home screen folder behavior, then there’s a fairly good chance that a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called Cartella by iOS developer burrit0z could be right up your alley.

Cartella was designed to let jailbreakers adjust the look and feel of their handset’s Home screen folders. Straight out of the box, it incorporates a plethora of different customization options, including:

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How to merge folders on your Mac

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated November 4, 2022
Merge folders on Mac

Have you ever created a folder, forgot you did it and created another one with the same name in another spot? Maybe you did it for work files, tax documents, or school assignments. Now you end up with two different folders in two different locations that have the same name.

On the other hand, maybe you created those folders with slightly different names. But you still have the same problem, right? You still have two separate folders that should really be only one.

You can merge folders on Mac that have the same name, but of course, there are some caveats. And for those folders you want to merge with different names, you can “merge” them manually by simply moving the contents.

We’ll show you how to do both of these so you can clean up your Mac by merging folders.

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How to hide files and folders on Mac with Terminal

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ January 7, 2020
Hidden Folder Visible Mac

If you have some top-secret files on your Mac that you want to hide from Finder, there’s no switch or setting. However, there is a Terminal command you can use that lets you hide files or folders.

Once you hide them, they won’t display in Finder, but you can still get to them using their direct path. This keeps those items you want tucked away from plain view nice and safe.

Follow this tutorial to hide files or folders on your Mac.

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How to organize your Mac desktop for maximum efficiency

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated July 6, 2022
Organize Mac Desktop - MacBook

Just like a physical desk where you sit, your Mac desktop can get messy. You pile things on it like shortcuts, files, and folders, and before you know it, it’s cluttered and out of hand. This defeats the purpose of a desktop that should be easy to use and let you quickly find what you need.

If you’re new to Mac, you might not know about the various ways you can make better use of your desktop by organizing it. You can do things like use Stacks and group your items, change the icon or font size, adjust the spacing, and more.

We’ll walk you through all of these options so that you can take control of your desktop before it takes control of you. Here’s how to organize your Mac desktop for maximum efficiency.

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