Contextual menus in Finder list view: a work-around Cameron Walters observes that, while the contextual menu in the Finder's list view is wrong (see previous item), if the file name is in edit mode ...

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 ...

How does the Mac OS X Finder desktop work any different than the Windows Explorer desktop? On either system, clicking on the desktop will unfocus all windows and put the focus on the desktop. On both ...

In yet another addition to the OS X Finder in OS X Mavericks, you can now tag your files. This is a wonderful way to keep track of stuff, since unless you’re an obsessive folder and sub-folder maker, ...

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion reverses a trend toward user interface complexity, delivering a desktop computing environment that not only incorporates graphical elements of iOS, but also copies the intuitive ...

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 ...

TotalFinder has become essential Mac software here at Gear Live. If you're unfamiliar, TotalFinder is an add-on for the Apple OS X Finder that provides a tabbed interface. That means that you can have ...

Super Get Info 1.0.4 is Bare Bones' utility designed to replace OS X's Show Info window. Super Get Info can now be invoked from within the Mac OS X Finder by means of a keyboard shortcut ...

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 ...