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.

The fastest way to do anything on your computer is with a dedicated keyboard shortcut. That includes navigating files and folders, which is where Finder shortcuts come in so handy. Speeding up such 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 ...

The macOS Finder lets you customize window sidebars to provide quick access to files and volumes on your Mac. Here's how to personalize it to your needs. In macOS Finder windows, there's a wide range ...

Finder is the premier file management utility within macOS - here are the secret settings I tweak to make it a more powerful experience on my MacBook.

The window 'manager' you never knew you wanted. Photo: John Siracusa If you’re at your Mac, go ahead and click a window for another app (don’t forget to come back right away). Clicking an app’s window ...

Although Apple exposed this option in macOS 26 Tahoe for the first time, it has been available in previous versions of macOS for some time via a defaults write command or Marcel Bresink’s free ...