Apps

New to Mac? Here’s all the tools in the Mac Utilities folder

macOS Utilities Folder

If you’ve just purchased your first Mac, and especially if you’re coming from Windows, you might be wondering about the Utilities folder. You may see the folder but have yet to open it or you might be looking for a specific tool and don’t realize it’s in that folder.

Whatever the case, we’re here with another in our New to Mac series to help you out! We’ll explain what’s in the Utilities folder and what each tool is for.

How to redirect emails instead of forwarding in Mail on Mac

Apple Mail app icon

It’s one of those Mail features that’s easy to miss. It’s called Redirect, and it lets you send emails you’ve received to others without actually forwarding them. This is convenient for emails you receive by mistake, or that should be sent to someone else to handle.

When you redirect an email, it has no indication of it like it does when you forward a message. The person you redirect the email to receives it as if it came to them originally.