I like to have a few finder windows open, that have lists of files that I am working on. Through Snow Leopard, it was easy to make a list mode window kind of narrow, so you can see just the filenames.

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 ...

We’ve looked at the Dock, and we’ve looked at the Menu Bar. Today we’re taking our first look at Finder. This is what you’ll see when you first start to use Finder in Mac OS X. Broadly speaking, it ...

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, ...

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 ...

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.

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: ...

Through the years, Apple has refined the OS X Finder's interface and added a few hidden tricks, and I've found newer Finder revisions to be more and more appealing than previous versions. Here are ...

We continue to cover an issue where the Panther Finder does not accurately update folder sizes when subfolders are modified. This bug occurs whether viewing the folder size in a Finder window (with ...