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

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.

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.

If you generally prefer to work with only a few Finder windows at a time, you’ve probably disabled the Finder preference (on the General tab) labeled “Always open folders in a new window.” Set up in ...