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Working with files, terminal and AI on a Mac.
Showing where a file was actually saved on a Mac
A practical guide to mac file location show: how to find the file you just saved, why the folder an app names is not always the folder on disk, and which route answers which question.
Batch renaming from a list instead of a pattern
A batch rename command works when one rule fits every file. When the new names come from a spreadsheet or a shoot log instead, drive the rename from a mapping file.
Finder alternative on a Mac: what it can and cannot take over
A Finder alternative on a Mac never fully replaces Finder. Here is which jobs actually move out, the file metadata that has to survive, and the permissions to check first.
Finder and the Applications folder: where apps really live
Finder shows one Applications folder, but a Mac keeps apps in several places and only one accepts writes. Where each kind lives, and what macOS 26 changed.
Finder keyboard shortcuts, sorted by what they act on
A working map of Finder keyboard shortcuts grouped by location, window, selection and clipboard, plus how to create the ones macOS does not ship.
Finder on a Mac computer: what it is and what it is not
Finder on a Mac computer is the one app that never quits. Where it lives, how to relaunch it safely, what it hides by default, and the jobs it never takes on.
Finder replacements for a Mac, and when to switch
A Finder replacement for Mac only helps if the right thing is broken. Here are the four reasons people switch, what each app costs, and the parts of macOS that no replacement takes over.
Finder sidebar not showing: find the cause first
Finder sidebar not showing? Three different faults share the phrase. Match the symptom to the cause, then fix the strip, the section, or the one missing row.