To change the folder that new Finder windows display, go to Finder > Preferences > General and set 'New Finder windows show' to any folder.įiles created in iOS apps are stored in your iCloud Drive, yet you don't have to open those files from within apps on a Mac, like you would in iOS.Ĭhoose Go > iCloud Drive or select the iCloud Drive shortcut in a Finder window's sidebar to browse them. Folders can be added to the Dock by dragging them into the area to the right of the dividing line, and the appearance of these shortcuts, called Stacks, can be customised by Ctrl-clicking them. You can drag any folder into the Favorites group in the sidebar to make it reachable in an instant. If you need to reinstate something in the sidebar you can do so by delving into Finder's Preferences where you get choose what items show up there However, both of these things are customisable to help you reach what you need more quickly. Recent versions of OS X have changed a few things: new windows show the All My Files view by default, and a few of the pre-created folders in your home folder are no longer listed in the sidebar. Sometimes you still end up digging around for files in Finder, though. Try to include a description, project, version and even a date in the file's name. If you're going to rely on Spotlight to find files, it's a good idea to start naming files intelligently so you can identify them in Spotlight. Click a result with the Command key held to open a Finder window at its location. Select a file in the results and hold down the Command key to view the path to where it's stored.
So if you can't find a specific file, press Command + Spacebar to call up the Spotlight search bar and type the file or folder name or a word it contains. Yosemite emphasises Spotlight's ease of use in searching, assuming you would prefer to type what you're looking for into a search field, rather than locate it in a familiar folder. Spotlight can search for files in which metadata matches certain attributes, such as type and creation date