Finder is one of the Mac's most underappreciated apps. At first glance, it appears to be a simple app that displays your files, but there's a lot more to Finder than that. This is an app that Apple has refined over decades, with hidden features to explore and third-party apps to install. With these 10 Finder hacks, you'll be able to add many of its most powerful features to your daily workflow.
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Change Finder's default search location to the current folder
Credit: Pranay ParabAdvanced and selecting the drop-down menu under "When performing a search." Here, select Search the Current Folder. While you're at it, you can also try out the hidden advanced search mode in Finder to add multiple search filters. This makes it easier to find a specific file in a massive, unorganized folder. After you type a query, hit the "+" button below Finder's search bar to reveal these filters.
Advanced, and enable "Remove items from Trash after 30 days."
Automatically delete zip files after expanding an archive to avoid clutter on your Mac
When you unzip a compressed file, your Mac pastes the contents in a new folder, but it doesn't automatically delete the original archive. You can make it automatically delete these files to clean up the mess. For this, you can press Command-Space, search for Archive Utility, and open the app. Next, click the Archive Utility button in the menu bar, and head over to Settings. Click the drop-down menu next to "After expanding," and choose "move archive to Trash."
Use this plugin to view folder contents on your Mac without opening them
Credit: Pranay ParabThose who switch from Windows to Mac will immediately miss the lack of an obvious cut-and-paste workflow for files. Your Mac does ship with this feature, but it's not easy to discover. You can first copy a file by pressing Command-C, or going to the Edit menu and selecting "Copy." Next, open a different folder, and press Command-Option-V to move it, as opposed to pasting it. You may also use the Edit menu and select "Move Item Here." In case this option doesn't show up there, you can right-click an empty space in the destination folder, and hold Option to reveal "Move Item Here."
Use Quick Actions to remove an image's background without opening it
Credit: Pranay ParabRemove Background. This will create a new image file without the background present in the original. The Quick Actions menu shows multiple actions for some file types, so you should explore it to find other useful functions.
Advanced, and enable "Show all filename extensions."
Customize Finder's toolbar to instantly reveal file paths (and more)
Use this hidden setting to change the background of Finder windows
If you're tired of the standard white or black backgrounds that Finder defaults to, you can change the background color or even replace it with a wallpaper of your choice. This feature only appears when you use the "Icons" view in Finder. To check it out, open any folder in Finder, and press Command-1 (or click "View" in the menu bar, and pick "as Icons") to switch to the Icons view. Now press Command-J (or View > Show View Options) to open a pop-up window. Under "Background," you can select "Color" to set a new background color, or "Picture" to add a wallpaper. Note that the wallpaper won't automatically scale to fit the window, so if you resize windows often, you'll be left with a blank white space at times.
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