Learn how to customize the Finder's preview pane by choosing specific glanceable details to show when browsing files on your Mac.
How to customize the Finder Preview Pane options on Mac
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How to customize folder icons on your Mac
Find out how to replace the default folder icon with a custom photo or logo to personalize your Finder experience on Mac.
How to create and use Smart Folders on Mac
Learn how to enhance your Mac's organization and boost productivity by creating and using Smart Folders in Finder.
How to add an iCloud Drive shortcut to your Mac desktop or Dock
Find out how to add an iCloud Drive shortcut to your Mac desktop and Dock for faster access to your online files, folders, and documents.
How to add a recently opened files folder to your Dock
Learn how to add a folder to the Dock of your Mac that automatically gathers your recently opened files in real-time for convenient one-click access.
How to immediately delete files on your Mac and skip the Trash altogether
Learn how to immediately delete files on your Mac and skip the Trash altogether, which will permanently erase the items without a chance of undeleting them later.
How to select one, several, or all files on your Mac
Learn all the ways you can select stuff on your Mac, including contiguous groups of Finder files, multiple non-adjacent items, and more.
A quicker way to toggle hidden files on macOS, no Terminal required
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.
How to remove the Macintosh HD icon from the desktop on Mac
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.
How to use referenced library mode in Mac Photos to save space
In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to use referenced library mode in Mac’s Photos app to stop it from making copies of your media and help save space.
How to change Finder’s default search scope on Mac
In this brief tutorial, we’ll show you how to adjust the search scope for Finder on your Mac. You can set it to search the entire drive (which is the default), search the current folder you are in, or use the search scope you last specified.
How to hide specific mounted volumes from your Mac’s desktop
We've already covered how to completely prevent partitions from mounting under macOS, but sometimes you want a partition mounted and ready to use but still want the benefit of it not cluttering up your desktop. For example, many people want their Time Machine partition constantly mounted and backing up throughout the day but don't need it to be visible at all.
Finder's preferences allow for hiding all volumes from the desktop but offer no control on a volume-by-volume basis. Therefore, we'll show you how to use the Terminal to hide mounted volumes on a case-by-case basis.