If no problems are found, simply restart your computer. Then run First Aid again. If the disk fails to be repaired after several First Aid rounds, reinstall macOS. Do you get the spinning beachball whenever you try to do anything related to Finder?
The culprit is most likely a corrupted. However, before we get into this, try launching the app in Safe Mode. Restart your Mac and hold down the Shift key when it starts booting. Log in normally and see if the problem is still there, then restart the computer normally. If Safe Mode is no use, follow these steps to get rid of the corrupted. Finder running slow can be the result of several issues. Another reason for a slow Mac Finder is Spotlight indexing.
This is a normal process that happens whenever you update your software or transfer a large volume of data to a cloud or an external carrier.
During indexing, Spotlight registers the files on your internal disk that you can search for. It can take a while to complete but will stop on its own with no separate action required. Finally, as with many other issues, your Finder may be slow to respond due to a corrupt preference file.
You can read a solution to this in the previous section of this article. When Finder Search is not working, you will see a blank page whenever you try to look something up in your file manager. On one hand, this might not seem a big deal — however, many users rely on the Search feature and will be extremely upset with such a problem. The first users to point out this issue were the ones who updated their MacBooks to macOS Mavericks — there was a lot of turmoil at the time about the superiority of Snow Leopard over the subsequent upgrades.
The process of reindexing Spotlight makes the tool register every file on your disk all over again. It takes just eight steps:. With over 5 years of supporting Mac users, Ruslana lives and breathes everything Mac. Tech expert, Apple lover, and well, a cutie. Say hi on LinkedIn! Oops, something went wrong. Moving between actual files and folders is impossible. I have tried all 4 arrow keys both with and without using the VO keys.
Command up arrow and command down arrow don't open folders, they just don't take me anywhere when I press them. I still stay stuck in that list of file or folder info. I do use list view. Most of the time, when I do actually manage to find a file I want to open, command o and VO space do nothing. Sorry, I answered your other topic before this one. I think you have pressed space and accessed quick look mode.
This may sends you back to the desktop. What is quick look mode and how do I get in and out of it without having to close the window? How will having quick nav off or on effect the use of the finder? Some people have told me to use the finder with quick nav off and some people have said to use the finder with quick nav on.
Quick Look is a way to quickly view files - display the content of a document, listen to a music file, view a picture, and so on. The spacebar by itself toggles this on and off, so as another comment suggested, you may have pressed just the spacebar alone. I find it far easier to leave Quick Nav off. Having it on, you can think you are arrowing inside a table or list, but actually jump around the entire Finder window, for instance.
Basically, until you have a really good handle on how Finder, VoiceOver, and Quick Nav work, it's best to leave it off except on webpages. Again, that's just my opinion. When I use the search function in Finder I can not figure out how to change it from searching for file name matches to searching for file content matches.
I believe that adjusting a search criterium like you described will cause the Mac to run the search again, not search within results already found. Simply make the change s you want, and you should get a new list of results. Home Guides. Getting Started with the macOS Finder. Submitted by mehgcap on Tuesday, April 8, Last modified.
The Finder Finder is the Mac's file browser. View Setting The first thing you need to understand is that Finder offers four possible ways in which to view your files and folders. Copying and Pasting This aspect of managing files and folders can be confusing at first, so I will explain how it works. Navigating In List View, you open a folder or drive by pressing command-o or command-down arrow, and close with command-w. Folder Hotkeys Finder includes several helpful shortcut keys to let you quickly jump to several folders on your mac.
To set the default view for any folder or drive: Open Finder and navigate to the drive. I find the easiest way to do this is command-shift-c, then up or down arrow to the drive to which you want to assign a default view. If you have not done so already, set the view you want to use by pressing command-2 or command Once you are focused on the drive, but have not yet opened or expanded it, press command-j. In the "View Options" dialog that appears, choose to use whatever view is already in use as your default it should be the first checkbox you find, called "open in [selected view]".
Set any other options you want, but the view is the main one for our purposes. Be sure to check the "Browse in [selected view]" box as well.
Go to the bottom of the window and hit the "Use as Defaults" button, then close the window. Selecting Selecting contiguous items is easy, just hold shift as you arrow. Find the first item you want to select, and press vo-command-enter. Now vo-up or vo-down to the next item you want. Be careful not to use the arrows by themselves, or you will de-select everything. Once you are on the second item, press vo-command-enter. Once you have all the items you want, perform your action - delete, copy, whatever it is, it will apply to everything you just selected.
Dealing with External Drives If you need to browse a thumb drive, external hard drive, memory card, or other detachable storage, here are a few hints. Miscellaneous Commands Here are a few commands you will find helpful. Delete item: command-delete Rename item: enter Open item: command-o Control-click item open contextual menu : vo-shift-m copy: command-c paste copy: command-v Paste, erasing original equivalent to Windows cut : command-option-v Go to path you can type a folder path directly : command-shift-g Open new Finder window: command-n Cycle between open windows: command-accent, or command-shift-accent to move backward same as most Mac apps.
Tags macOS. Disclaimer The article on this page has generously been submitted by a member of the AppleVis community. Options Log in or register to post comments. Thanks again. What can you sync with the Finder Albums, songs, playlists, movies, TV shows, podcasts, books, and audiobooks. Photos and videos. Contacts and calendars. Sync or remove content using the Finder Open a Finder window and connect your device to your computer using a USB cable.
If you connect your device to your computer with a USB cable and your computer doesn't recognize your iPhone, iPad, or iPod, learn what to do.
Your device appears in the sidebar of the Finder window. Click the device to select it. If prompted, trust your device. Select the type of content that you want to sync or remove. To turn syncing on for a content type, select the checkbox next to Sync.
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