The Finder has been with the Mac since day one, way back in 1984. But just because it’s old, doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have some new tricks. Did you know, for instance, that you can add a path bar ...

Finder is fundamental to the macOS experience. It’s how you get around, so it should be as efficient as possible. Here’s how ...

A few weeks ago we wrote an article on options for launching applications in OS X, which included creating a quick-launch or Windows "Run" equivalent with Automator, using Spotlight, and also using an ...

Finder windows on OS X are a bit finicky. One time you’ll open it and it’ll be tiny, another time it’ll be huge. Over on MacWorld, they take a look at why this happens and came up with a way to set a ...

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 ...

You do most of your work in apps, but you manage your files in the Finder. This window and file manager is the heart of OS X, and offers a plethora of features for working with files: sorting, tagging ...

A MacFixIt reader writes in to alert us to a Finder bug that does not allow column sorting in the search window. After testing this on my machine, I can confirm that it seems to be a bug. MacFixIt ...

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 ...

Ever end up with a lot of Finder windows floating around your Mac screen? In previous versions of Mac OS X, the choice was to close them all with a keyboard shortcut, Option-Command-W, which will end ...

Is there anyway that you can set the default Finder Window size for present folders and future created ones as well? I always find myself resizing Finder windows for new Folders that have opened in a ...

Many of the apps on your Mac have a toolbar; that’s the gray section at the top of the window that contains a number of buttons and, perhaps, a search field. You see this in Safari, Mail, the iWork ...

Finder hides file paths while Windows Explorer offers more direct and easy access with an address bar. Both Finder & Explorer ...