Finder

Keyboard Shortcuts to Move Files in Finder

August 18, 2011

Since switching from Windows to the Mac in late 2007, I’d always wanted a way to cut and paste files from one folder (or directory, in Windows parlance) using keyboard shortcuts. In Windows: You first select one or more files. Press Ctrl+X to “cut” those files. Navigate to the destination directory. Press Ctrl+V to “paste” [...]

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How to view the BSoD Icon in Cover Flow

June 24, 2008

A Finder time-wasting tip on how to view the Blue Screen of Death picture in Cover Flow.

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Get the total size of multiple files or folders in Finder

June 10, 2008

Here’s some keyboard / mouse combination magic to obtain the total size of multiple files / folders selected in Finder.

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Three ways to quickly navigate up to a parent or enclosing folder in the folder hierarchy

May 16, 2008

Here are three ways to know your exact location and go up the Mac OS X folder hierarchy in a jiffy.

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Keyboard shortcut for moving to the first or last item in a Finder list

May 12, 2008

Here’s a quick way to move the cursor from the first item to the last and back in a Finder window

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