Why Can't I See My Hard Drive On My Mac Desktop? If your hard drive doesn't appear on the desktop, go to the Finder (you can select it in your dock or just click on your desktop) and select Finder >... Read answer Asked by Jerry G. on August 19th, 2011 Filed Under: Mac OS X, Preferences, OS X Lion, Finder
How Do I Refresh A Finder Window On A Mac? There isn't a perfect way to refresh Finder windows in macOS or OS X. You can, however, force a refresh by hitting the back button and then forward... Read answer Asked by Loren B. on September 5th, 2013 Filed Under: Windows, OS X, Finder, Mavericks, Mountain Lion
Where Is The Dropbox Folder In Mac OS X? Open up your hard drive and navigate to the Users folder. From the Users folder double-click on your username. The Dropbox folder is located in that... Read answer Asked by Mike L. on July 6th, 2012 Filed Under: OS X, Dropbox, Finder, Users
How Do I Stop The Finder From Showing All My Files? From your Finder go to Finder > Preferences (or Command-Comma). Click on the General tab and look for "New Finder windows show:". Click on the... Read answer Asked by Tina C. on March 25th, 2014 Filed Under: Preferences, Finder, All My Files
How Do I Remove Tags From My Finder Sidebar In OS X Mavericks? Yes, you can remove Tags from your Finder window sidebar in OS X Mavericks. Go to your Finder and select Finder > Preferences (or Command+Comma).... Read answer Asked by Carol G. on December 31st, 2013 Filed Under: Finder, Mavericks, Tags
How Do I Delete Tags In OS X Mavericks? Yes, from the Finder go to Finder > Preferences and click on Tags. Select the Tag you would like to remove, then right-click or control-click to bring... Read answer Asked by Lorraine S. on September 9th, 2013 Filed Under: OS X, Finder, Mavericks, Tags
How Do I Fix Error Code -36 In Mac OS X? Launch the Terminal app on your Mac (it's inside of Applications > Utilities) and then type in the following (customized to your directory... Read answer Asked by Ramona R. on February 23rd, 2015 Filed Under: OS X, Terminal, Finder
What's The Easiest Way To Duplicate A Finder Window In OS X? Yes, this can be done very easily as long as the Path Bar is visible in your Finder window. If you don't see the Path Bar at the bottom of your Finder... Read answer Asked by Erick O. on June 7th, 2013 Filed Under: OS X, Finder, Window, Path Bar
How Do I Show Hidden Files In OS X Finder? Yes, launch the Terminal app from inside the OS X Applications folder and type in the following commands to show hidden files. defaults write... Read answer Asked by Roosevelt R. on September 18th, 2013 Filed Under: OS X, Terminal, Finder, Hidden Files
How Do I Increase The Size Of My Desktop Icons In OS X? To adjust the size of your desktop icons and the file name text size, go to your Finder by clicking on its icon in the dock or clicking on your... Read answer Asked by Sara L. on August 23rd, 2011 Filed Under: Mac OS X, Desktop, Preferences, Icons, OS X Lion, Finder
How Do I Access The Library Folder In OS X Mavericks? Open a Finder window and navigate to your Home folder. It can be found inside the Users folder in your hard drive. It has an icon that looks like a... Read answer Asked by Danielle C. on November 14th, 2013 Filed Under: OS X, Finder, Library Folder, Mavericks
Can I Pin My Dock To A Corner In OS X Mavericks? Launch the Terminal app on your Mac (it's inside Applications > Utilities). If you have a vertical dock and would like it pinned on the top corner or... Read answer Asked by JP A. on January 17th, 2014 Filed Under: Dock, Terminal, Finder
How Can I Add Tabs To Finder Windows In OS X? As of OS X Mountain Lion, tabbed browsing in the Finder isn't built-in to the OS, but you can add it via a free utility called XtraFinder. The app... Read answer Asked by Joseph C. on June 5th, 2013 Filed Under: OS X, Finder, Tabs, XtraFinder
How Do I Automatically Delete Items From Trash On A Mac? Yes, you can setup automatic Trash removal on your Mac as long as you have macOS Sierra 10.12 or newer. First go to the Finder (you can get there by... Read answer Asked by Liz B. on May 17th, 2017 Filed Under: Mac, Finder, Trash, MacOS
How Do I Hide Disk Icons On The Desktop In OS X? From the Finder, go to Finder > Preferences > General and uncheck as many items as you would like to remove from your Desktop. Options include hard... Read answer Asked by Martha B. on July 9th, 2012 Filed Under: Desktop, Preferences, Icons, OS X, Finder
How Do I Close Every Window At Once On My Mac? Yes, you can close each window for an application (or each Finder window), by pressing Option+Command+W. Close a single window with Command+W. If you... Read answer Asked by Ross N. on March 20th, 2014 Filed Under: Windows, OS X, Finder, Shortcuts
How Do I Merge Finder Windows In OS X Mavericks? Yes, you can combine windows into one tabbed window in OS X Mavericks. From the Finder, go to Window > Merge All Windows to complete the process. Read answer Asked by Vicky P. on August 23rd, 2013 Filed Under: Windows, OS X, Finder, Tabs, Mavericks
How Do I Open A Folder In A New Tab In OS X Mavericks? Hold down the Command key (next to the space bar) and double tap on the folder to open it in a new tab. Read answer Asked by Darrin M. on August 28th, 2013 Filed Under: OS X, Finder, Folders, Mavericks
Why Is The iDisk Icon Still Showing Up? From the Finder, go to Finder > Preferences > Sidebar and uncheck it from the list of Devices at the bottom of the window. Read answer Asked by Sean R. on July 13th, 2012 Filed Under: Preferences, Finder, MobileMe, iDisk
How Do I Free Up Hard Drive Space On My Mac? One approach we recommend when your Mac hard drive gets full is to attempt to delete any large files that you no longer need. This provides the... Read answer Asked by Lauren P. on June 24th, 2018 Filed Under: Mac, Hard Drive, Finder, Files