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SEARCHING ON A MAC MAC

SEARCHING ON A MAC MAC

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TechRepublic’s macOS Big Sur: A cheat sheet PDF download will give you “everything you need to know, including features, requirements, and where to get the newest release in the macOS line.” With Big Sur, Apple is shifting from the OS X/macOS 10.x codebase to a new 11.0 codebase and introducing a host of new functionality. Get the latest on Apple, macOS, and more helpful Mac and iPhone tips and tricksĪpple announced macOS Big Sur at its 2020 all-virtual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). įigure F Using Boolean operators to narrow macOS Finder search results.

Use a Boolean operator as part of your query such as AND, OR, and NOT or a minus sign (-) for AND NOT (example: macOS tips kind:document OR kind:image) ( Figure F).

Include keywords in the original search string (example: macOS tips kind:document) ( Figure E).įigure E Using keywords to narrow macOS Finder search results.

Add criteria to your search, such as Kind, Last Opened Date, and Name, on the search result Finder window ( Figure D).įigure D Using additional criteria to narrow macOS Finder search results.

If you need to further refine your the search results in a Finder window, you can use also the following tricks:

SEARCHING ON A MAC HOW TO

Instead of searching everywhere on your Mac for a file, Finder or other windows with the search field will search the current folder ( Figure C).įigure C How to narrow macOS Finder search results Under When Performing A Search select Search The Current Folder.įigure A You can open Finder Preferences by clicking anywhere on the desktop and then clicking Finder on the menu bar.įigure B Click Advanced on the Finder Preferences windows to change the default search location.If you know the file’s general location, such as the drive on which it’s stored or the folder where it’s located, searching just that location can dramatically narrow the results and help you find the file more quickly. How to search the current folder or drive with macOS Finder Luckily, you can easily change the default search location for Apple macOS Finder. While handy if you’re searching for a fairly unique text string and have no idea where the file could be, the results from such a broad search can be overwhelming or difficult to sort through, especially when searching for a common term or a string of characters used in a system file. Using the This Mac option means the search is performed on the internal hard drive and all connected drives, such as external hard drives, USB thumb drives, and even network-connected drives. When you search for a file on a Mac using Spotlight, Finder, or another window with a search field, the default search range is This Mac. Search your Mac more efficiently by changing the default search range for macOS Finder from This Mac to the current folder. How to search the current folder on your Mac instead of This Mac with Finder