Mac有一个很棒的文件资源管理器，称为
Finder，它为您提供了许多管理和组织文件的选项。应用程序中的大多数功能默认启用。但是，有一些不是，您可以让它们在Finder中使用它们。
学习使用这些新功能将使您充分利用Mac上的(Mac)Finder应用程序。
设置默认 Finder 文件夹(Set a Default Finder Folder)
当您启动Finder实用程序时，它会打开已设置为默认文件夹的文件夹。通常，它不是您要打开的文件夹。好吧(Well)，您只需单击几下即可更改它。
当您在Finder窗口中时，单击顶部的Finder菜单并选择(Finder)Preferences。
如果您还没有，请单击“常规”选项卡。(General)从New Finder windows show下拉菜单中选择新的默认Finder文件夹。(Finder)
现在，每次打开Finder时都会启动您选择的文件夹。
显示文件路径(Show File Paths)
Finder可让您轻松查找Mac上任何文件的路径。可以使用两种方式来完成。
(Click)按住Control键的同时单击Finder窗口的标题栏。
单击顶部的View菜单并选择(View)Show Path Bar。它将在底部添加一个栏，显示当前目录的完整路径。
还有更多方法可以显示 Mac 上的文件路径(many more ways to reveal file paths on your Mac)。
访问库文件夹(Access The Library Folder)
您的Mac不允许您轻松访问
Library文件夹，但在Finder中有一种解决方法。
按住Option键并单击顶部的Go菜单。(Go)它将为您启用库(Library)选项。
单击该选项将打开Mac上的(Mac)Library
文件夹。
快速查看全屏(Make Quick Look Full Screen)
Quick Look默认情况下不会全屏打开。但是，有一个技巧可以让它遍布您的屏幕。
单击(Click)要快速查看(Quick Look)的文件，按住Option键，然后按空格键(Spacebar)。
快速查看(Look)将全屏打开。
更改搜索选项(Change Search Options)
默认情况下，当您执行搜索时，
Finder会搜索您的整个Mac。不过，您可以使用一个选项来更改它。
单击Finder菜单并选择Preferences。
前往高级选项卡，然后从(Advanced)执行搜索时(When performing a search)下拉菜单中选择适当的选项。
然后，Finder将仅搜索您默认指定的位置。
自定义工具栏(Customize The Toolbar)
您可以在Finder(Finder)的工具栏中添加更多项目，
以便对文件和文件夹执行各种操作。
右键单击(Right-click)Finder工具(Finder)栏并选择自定义工具栏(Customize Toolbar)。
在以下屏幕上选择要添加到工具栏的项目。
您的工具栏现在将添加您选择的项目。
合并查找器窗口(Merge Finder Windows)
如果你想合并屏幕上打开的多个Finder窗口，你可以很容易地做到这一点。
单击窗口(Window)菜单并选择合并所有窗口(Merge All Windows)。
您的多个窗口将合并到单个Finder窗口中的选项卡中。
显示状态栏(Show The Status Bar)
状态栏(Status Bar)显示目录中的文件数量以及Mac上的总可用存储空间。
单击查看(View)菜单并选择显示状态栏(Show Status Bar)。
该栏将出现在Finder窗口的底部。
自定义 Finder 标签(Customize Finder Tags)
标签(Tags)可帮助您在Mac上找到相关文件，您
也可以自定义这些文件。
单击Finder菜单并选择Preferences。
前往标签(Tags)选项卡并按照您想要的方式添加、删除和自定义标签。
启用文件扩展名(Enable File Extensions)
如果您想在
Finder中查看文件扩展名，以下是启用它的方法。
单击Finder菜单并选择Preferences。
转到高级(Advanced)选项卡并启用显示所有文件扩展名(Show all filename extensions)选项。
查看隐藏文件(View Hidden Files)
默认情况下，隐藏(Hidden)文件不会在Finder中显示，但您可以启用一个选项来显示它们。
打开终端(Terminal)应用程序并运行以下命令。
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES; killall Finder
Finder将开始显示隐藏文件。
从选择中创建一个文件夹(Create A Folder Out Of
Selection)
如果您想将多个文件放入一个文件夹，Finder让您轻松完成。
选择(Select)要放入文件夹中的所有文件，右键单击任何一个文件，然后选择New Folder with Selection。
它可以让您创建一个包含所有选定文件的新文件夹。
快速共享文件(Quickly Share Files)
您无需打开任何应用程序即可从Finder共享文件。Finder有一个内置的共享选项。
选择您要共享的文件，然后单击顶部的共享图标。
选择(Choose)您要与之共享文件的服务。
将文本另存为文件(Save Text As a File)
您是否曾经因为想从网页中保存一些文本而不得不创建一个全新的文本文件？多亏了Finder(Finder)，您不再需要这样做。
选择任何网页上的文本并将其拖放到桌面上。
Finder将自动创建一个文本文件，其中包含您选择的文本。
锁定文件或文件夹(Lock a File Or Folder)
锁定文件或文件夹可确保项目不会被自动移动或删除。
右键单击(Right-click)文件或文件夹，然后选择Get Info。
选中以下屏幕上的Locked选项。(Locked)
当您对文件或文件夹执行移动或删除操作时，您会收到提示。
创建智能文件夹(Create Smart Folders)
智能文件夹通过查找和列出您想要的所有文件为您节省大量时间。
单击文件(File)菜单并选择新建智能文件夹(New Smart Folder)。
指定文件夹的条件并保存文件夹。
Mac 上的智能文件夹有多种用途(various uses of Smart Folders on a Mac)。
重命名多个文件(Rename Multiple Files)
使用Finder(Finder)一次给多个文件起一个新名称并不难。
选择您的文件，右键单击其中任何一个，然后选择Rename X Items。X 是您选择的文件数。
选择您希望如何重命名文件。
在打开的应用程序之间切换(Switch Between Open Apps)
您无需访问Dock即可在(Dock)Mac上打开的应用程序之间切换。Finder可让您使用组合键来完成。
同时按下Command + Tab按钮。您将能够在打开的应用程序之间导航。
排序时将文件夹保持在顶部(Keep Folders On Top When
Sorting)
当您按名称对文件进行排序时，您的文件夹不一定会出现在顶部。您可以使用选项更改此行为。
单击Finder菜单并选择Preferences。
打开“高级(Advanced)”选项卡并启用“按名称排序时将文件夹保留在顶部”(Keep folders on top when sorting by name)选项。
重新启动 Finder 以解决问题
如果您在Finder(Finder)中遇到任何问题
，重新启动Finder很可能会为您解决问题。
打开终端(Terminal)应用程序并执行以下命令。
killall 查找器(killall Finder)
它会关闭，然后在您的Mac上重新启动(Mac)Finder应用程序。
20 Tips To Get The Most Out Of The Finder On Mac
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Set a Default Finder Folder
When you launch the Finder utility, it opens
the folder that has been set as the default one. More often than not, it’s not
the folder you’re trying to open. Well, you can change that with a few clicks.
While you’re inside a Finder window, click on the Finder menu at the top and select Preferences.
Click on the General tab if you aren’t already there. Select your new default Finder folder from the New Finder windows show dropdown menu.
Your chosen folder will now launch each time
you open Finder.
Show File Paths
Finder makes it easy to find paths of any of
the files on your Mac. It can be done using two ways.
Click on the title bar of a Finder window while holding down the Control key.
Click on the View menu at the top and select Show Path Bar. It’ll add a bar at the bottom showing the full path of the current directory.
There are also many more ways to reveal file paths on your Mac.
Access The Library Folder
Your Mac doesn’t let you easily access the
Library folder but there’s a workaround to do it in Finder.
Hold down the Option key and click on the Go menu at the top. It’ll enable the Library option for you.
Clicking on the option will open the Library
folder on your Mac.
Make Quick Look Full Screen
Quick Look, by default, doesn’t open in
full-screen. However, there’s a trick to make it go all over your screen.
Click on the file you want to Quick Look, hold down the Option key, and press the Spacebar.
Quick Look will open in full-screen.
Change Search Options
By default, when you perform a search, the
Finder searches your entire Mac. You can change that with an option, though.
Click on the Finder menu and select Preferences.
Head to the Advanced tab and select an appropriate option from the When performing a search dropdown menu.
The Finder will then only search the location
you have specified by default.
Customize The Toolbar
You can add more items to the toolbar in
Finder so you can perform various operations on your files and folders.
Right-click on the Finder toolbar and select Customize Toolbar.
Choose the items you’d like to add to the toolbar on the following screen.
Your toolbar will now have your chosen items
added to it.
Merge Finder Windows
If you want to merge multiple Finder windows
that are open on your screen, you can do it pretty easily.
Click on the Window menu and select Merge All Windows.
Your multiple windows will be merged into tabs
in a single Finder window.
Show The Status Bar
Status Bar shows the number of files in a
directory and the total available storage on your Mac.
Click on the View menu and select Show Status Bar.
The bar will appear at the bottom of your Finder windows.
Customize Finder Tags
Tags help you find relevant files on your Mac
and you can customize these as well.
Click on the Finder menu and select Preferences.
Head to the Tags tab and add, remove, customize your tags the way you want.
Enable File Extensions
If you want to view file extensions in the
Finder, here’s how to enable it.
Click on the Finder menu and choose Preferences.
Go to the Advanced tab and enable the Show all filename extensions option.
View Hidden Files
Hidden files aren’t shown by default in Finder but you can enable an option to show them.
Open the Terminal app and run the following command.
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES; killall Finder
The Finder will start to show the hidden files.
Create A Folder Out Of
Selection
If you want to put multiple files into a
folder, Finder lets you do it with ease.
Select all the files you want to put inside a folder, right-click on any one file, and select New Folder with Selection.
It’ll let you create a new folder with all of
your selected files in it.
Quickly Share Files
You don’t need to open any app to share files
from the Finder. Finder has a built-in share option.
Select the files you want to share and click on the share icon at the top.
Choose the service you’d like to share your files with.
Save Text As a File
Has it ever happened to you that you had to
create a completely new text file just because you wanted to save some text
from a webpage? You no longer need to do it thanks to the Finder.
Select the text on any webpage and drag and drop it onto your desktop.
The Finder will automatically create a text
file with your selected text in it.
Lock a File Or Folder
Locking a file or folder ensures the item
doesn’t get automatically moved or deleted.
Right-click on a file or folder and select Get Info.
Checkmark the Locked option on the following screen.
You’ll get a prompt when you perform a move or
deletion operation on your file or folder.
Create Smart Folders
Smart Folders save you a lot of time by
finding and listing out all the files you want.
Click on the File menu and select New Smart Folder.
Specify the criteria for your folder and save the folder.
There are various uses of Smart Folders on a Mac.
Rename Multiple Files
Giving a new name to multiple files at once isn’t
hard with the Finder.
Select your files, right-click on any one of them, and choose Rename X Items. X is the number of files you’ve selected.
Choose how you’d like to rename your files.
Switch Between Open Apps
You don’t have to access the Dock to switch
between open apps on your Mac. Finder lets you do it with a key combination.
Press the Command + Tab buttons at the same time. You’ll be able to navigate between open apps.
Keep Folders On Top When
Sorting
When you sort files by name, your folders don’t necessarily appear at the top. You can change this behavior with an option.
Click on the Finder menu and select Preferences.
Open the Advanced tab and enable the Keep folders on top when sorting by name option.
Relaunch Finder To Fix Issues
If you ever encounter any issues with the
Finder, relaunching the Finder will most likely fix the issue for you.
Open the Terminal app and execute the following command.
killall Finder
It’ll close and then relaunch the Finder app
on your Mac.
