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How to Add Shortcuts to Finder: Five Routes That Work
How to add shortcuts to Finder on a Mac: sidebar rows, toolbar items, aliases and symbolic links, keyboard shortcuts and Dock stacks, with which one survives what.
How to compare two folders on a Mac, step by step
Compare folder contents on a Mac: the built-in diff and rsync commands, the quick-check trap tested on current macOS, and four comparison apps priced today.
How to find a file on a Mac when you forgot the name
How to find a file on mac: Spotlight for fragments, Finder search by kind and date, mdfind and find in Terminal, and what to check when the index never saw it.
How to organize files on a MacBook Pro that travels
How to organize files on MacBook Pro: a folder layout that survives travel, plus the Finder tools Apple builds in for stacks, tags, Smart Folders and iCloud storage.
Keyboard Shortcut for Word Finder: Which Key Does What
The keyboard shortcut for word finder depends on what is being found. The keys for finding a word in a document, in the Finder, and across every file on a Mac.
Mac cleanup apps: decide what to delete first
A Mac cleanup app only helps once the target is clear. Here are the four kinds of unneeded file, what the storage panel hides, what an app leaves behind, and which tool fits each job.
Showing where a file was actually saved on a Mac
How to show where a file is saved on a Mac: the path bar, Get Info, Spotlight's Command key, copying the full path, and where apps and screenshots save by default.
Finding the files eating your disk
Find large files on Mac OS with Storage settings, a Finder size search, Terminal and disk map apps, plus where the hidden gigabytes usually sit.