I'm a Windows user at home, but at work, I use a Mac (currently dual-booting Mavericks and Yosemite on a Late 2012 Mac Mini). I frequently deal with files that other users have created, so I have to ...

Finder is the native software component within Apple's macOS operating system that powers much of the file management experience across MacBooks, iMacs, Mac minis, and more. Not unlike Microsoft's ...

Most Mac users know familiar Finder window backgrounds, but few know you can also set Finder window backgrounds to any color you like. Here's how to do it. When you open a folder on the macOS desktop ...

Toolbars in macOS make performing common tasks much easier in apps, but you can make them better. He's how to arrange them to your liking. Ever since the Mac debuted in 1984, macOS windows have ...

When I double click on a folder or drive (from the desktop), it appears that no finder window actually opens. However, if I swipe on the trackpad to move across spaces, the windows show momentarily, ...

The Finder is one of the most customizable elements of macOS. However, Apple’s two interrelated settings for how folders open a Finder window don’t seem to have any effect and haven’t for years.

One of the least known and most useful shortcuts in the Mac toolbox has long been the capability to use a window’s proxy icon—the little icon next to the window’s title—as though it were any other ...

Finder is an integral part of macOS. It allows you to browse your Mac’s file system and access any attached devices, be it an external disk, a thumb drive, or a camera, all in one place. IMAGE: ...

I find the Finder window’s sidebar immensely useful. By default, it shows a number of useful folders and locations you might need quick access to, and you can drag in folders, servers, smart folders, ...