The Smart Folder feature in Finder on Mac is a handy way to automatically place items into a folder for you. This saves you time, reduces the risk of missing items, and helps you work more efficiently.
In this tutorial, we will go over how to create and use Smart Folders on your Mac in order to increase productivity.
Maybe you just picked up a new external hard drive, DVD or CD device, server, or even memory stick to use with your Mac. Being able to see these external devices and their contents is obviously important. And the most convenient place to access them is in the Finder Sidebar.
This short tutorial walks you through how to show external drives on Mac in the Finder Sidebar.
The Finder on your Mac is the place to be as this extremely handy spot lets you access all of your stuff. So, making it work for you is key to its purpose.
The Finder Sidebar gives you a quick view of your folders, drives, and tags so that you can navigate easily. For this reason, customizing the Sidebar just makes sense. Put items there you often use, remove those you never use, and arrange the Sidebar to fit your needs.
Here’s how to customize the Finder Sidebar on your Mac.
If you use iCloud Drive often, especially on your iPhone or iPad, then having fast access to it on your Mac can be a big help. You can certainly open your iCloud Drive from Finder or from iCloud.com, but if you want to access it with a click, there’s a better way.
Here’s how to add an iCloud Drive shortcut to your Mac desktop or Dock.
One of the quickest ways to access your recently-opened files is to create a folder for them and pop it into your Dock. In this article, we will show you how to add a folder of recently opened files and apps to your Dock so you can get to your latest items with a click.
Not every file you get rid of on your Mac needs to go to the Trash folder. Using Trash is handy just in case you want to get a file back. But, if you know for certain that you want to delete a file permanently, do so right away! Why bother sending it to Trash?
Here’s how to skip the Trash and delete files immediately on your Mac.
Do you have a hard time finding a folder on your Mac? Do you wish there was an easier way to access your data? A simple feature of macOS makes it simple to keep folders on top of your Desktop or Finder windows. Here's how to do it.Â
macOS includes a super-handy Automator feature to automate the tasks you do on your Mac. Even though Automator takes advantage of ready-made actions for easy creation of complex workflows without programming, most people are unaware of its existence or what it can do.
Most, if not all file interactions in macOS are handled through the Finder. The Finder is the default file manager used on Macs. Among other things, the Finder's graphical user interface shell lets you perform common file actions like moving, copying, duplicating, and making other changes to one or more items on your disk(s).
Even the simplest file interaction in a Finder window begins with highlighting one or more items. Like many other computer operating systems, macOS provides a few different ways to select one or multiple files.
If you're perplexed by multiple file selection, memorize the following Mac selection tips to increase your efficiency and productivity.
Sometimes you need to edit a system file, or look at a file created by one of your programs. Many of these files are hidden by default, so you'll need to make them visible before you can go about your business. One example I often encounter is hosts files, either for SSH or for your computer's whitelisted and blacklisted domains, though there are many others.
Say hello to macOS High Sierra, Apple's newest operating system update for Macs. Whether you're on an iMac or one of the Touch Bar-outfitted MacBook Pro models, there is a lot to love in this latest release of Apple's desktop operating system.
Neat freaks like me like to keep the desktop of their computers free of any clutter. That includes files, folders, and of course, the Macintosh HD icon. As a matter of fact, removing the Macintosh HD icon from the desktop is one of the first few things I do when setting up a new Mac.
Although pretty simple to do, hiding that icon is not very obvious to less tech-savvy people. So in this post, I will describe how to remove the Macintosh HD or the hard disk/SSD icon from the desktop on your Mac.