The Finder is your gateway to all of the files, apps, and downloads on your Mac. Everything, from your Dropbox folders to your cool new desktop wallpaper, can be located in the Finder. You also have a lot of control over what the Finder will show you, and how different parts of the Finder will work.
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Follow this guide to take control of the Finder and make it work for you.
There are a few methods for opening windows in the Finder to let you get at your files.
Be default, the Finder toolbar offers a number of different buttons you can use to do things like change the view of the Finder or perform an action, but you can customize the bar to your liking with several different tools.
Right-, control-, or two-finger-click on the toolbar.
Click and drag different tools onto the bar. Here are some that you can choose from:
Click Done once you've added all of the tools to the toolbar that you want.
After adding Quick Look to the Finder toolbar, use it to take a peek at a document, photo, or other files that you've got in the Finder.
Find the file you wish to use Quick Look with and click it once.
Click the Quick Look button on your Finder's toolbar
Alternatively, tap the Space bar on your keyboard.
After adding the Info button to the Finder's toolbar, you can use it to get information on a given item in the Finder.
Click on the item for which you want information.
Click the Info button.
Click General.
Check the boxes for the types of items you want to display on your desktop.
Click General.
In the drop-down menu, click on the folder or storage device new Finder windows should show when it opens.
If your desired section isn't immediately available, choose Other.
Click Tags.
Check the boxes next to your tags to select which tags are displayed in your Finder's sidebar.
Drag a favorite tag to the bottom of the Tags tab to make it available for quick access in Finder menus.
Click Tags.
Below the list of tags, click the + button.
Enter a name for your tag.
Click the circle next to your tag to assign it a color.
Click Sidebar.
Check the boxes next to the items you want to see in your Finder's sidebar.
Click Use Stacks.
Hover your mouse cursor over Group Stacks By. Choose between Kind, Date Last Opened, Date Added, Date Modified, Date Created, and Tags.
Navigate to the folder or section that you want to view.
Click the Gallery View button on the right-most side of the view selection buttons on the Finder window.
Choose the view you want to use.
Click View in the Menu bar.
Click Show More in the Preview pane to view additional metadata.
Choose the view you want to use.
Click View in the Menu bar if the Preview pane isn't already visible.
Choose one of the actions available at the bottom of the Preview pane to perform it on the selected file or files.
Click More… to find any other actions that you might be able to take.
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Choose the view you want to use.
Click the action button to take an action on the file. What actions you can take and what the button looks like will depend on the file type.
Do you have any questions about how to use Finder on the Mac? Drop them in the comments and we'll help you out.
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The Finder is the first thing that you see when your Mac finishes starting up. It opens automatically and stays open as you use other apps. It includes the Finder menu bar at the top of the screen and the desktop below that. It uses windows and icons to show you the contents of your Mac, iCloud Drive, and other storage devices. It's called the Finder because it helps you to find and organize your files.
To open a window and see the files on your Mac, switch to the Finder by clicking the Finder icon (pictured above) in the Dock. Switching to the Finder also reveals any Finder windows that might be hidden behind the windows of other apps. You can drag to resize windows and use the buttons to close , minimize , or maximize windows. Learn more about managing windows.
When you see a document, app, or other file that you want to open, just double-click it.
To change how files are displayed in Finder windows, use the View menu in the menu bar, or the row of buttons at the top of the Finder window. You can view files as icons , in a list , in columns , or in a gallery . And for each view, the View menu provides options to change how items are sorted and arranged, such as by kind, date, or size. Learn more about customizing views.
When you view files in a gallery, you can browse your files visually using large previews, so it's easy to identify images, videos, and all kinds of documents. Gallery View in macOS Mojave even lets you play videos and scroll through multipage documents. Earlier versions of macOS have a similar but less powerful gallery view called Cover Flow .
Gallery View in macOS Mojave, showing the sidebar on the left and the Preview pane on the right.
The Preview pane is available in all views by choosing View > Show Preview from the menu bar. Or press Shift-Command (⌘)-P to quickly show or hide the Preview pane.
macOS Mojave enhances the Preview pane in several ways:
With Quick Actions in macOS Mojave, you can take actions on a file without opening an app. Quick Actions appear at the bottom of the Preview pane and vary depending on the kind of file selected.
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To manage Quick Actions, click More , then choose Customize. macOS Mojave includes a standard set of Quick Actions, but Quick Actions installed by third-party apps also appear here. You can even create your own Quick Actions using Automator.
macOS Mojave introduces Stacks, which lets you automatically organize your desktop into neat stacks of files, so it's easy to keep your desktop tidy and find exactly what you're looking for. Learn more about Stacks.
The sidebar in Finder windows contains shortcuts to AirDrop, commonly used folders, iCloud Drive, devices such your hard drives, and more. Like items in the Dock, items in the sidebar open with just one click.
To change the items in your sidebar, choose Finder > Preferences from the Finder menu bar, then click Sidebar at the top of the preferences window. You can also drag files into or out of the sidebar. Learn more about customizing the sidebar.
To search with Spotlight, click the magnifying glass in the menu bar, or press Command–Space bar. Spotlight is similar to Quick Search on iPhone or iPad. Learn more about Spotlight.
To search from a Finder window, use the search field in the corner of the window:
When you select a search result, its location appears at the bottom of the window. To get to this view from Spotlight, choose “Show all in Finder” from the bottom of the Spotlight search results.
In both Spotlight and Finder, you can use advanced searches to narrow your search results.
To move a file to the Trash, drag the file to the Trash in the Dock. Or select one or more files and choose File > Move To Trash (Command-Delete).
To remove a file from the Trash, click the Trash to open it, then drag the file out of the Trash. Or select the file and choose File > Put Back.
To delete the files in the Trash, choose File > Empty Trash. The storage space used by those files then becomes available for other files. In macOS Sierra, you can set up your Mac to empty the trash automatically.