Selecting multiple files on a Mac is a basic function that you'll master quickly. So whether you're new to Macs or even relatively new to computers in general, don't worry: you're in the right place.

If you want a Mac with a clean desktop, where all your many files are orderly and easy to find, then you're going to have to get comfortable using folders. Analogous to the actual cardboard hardware ...

Clutter can sneak up on you — one screenshot here, an app icon there — and one day you wake up to your Mac desktop looking like a digital junkyard. And this chaos is the little leak that can sink a ...

Your Mac is hiding things from you – files and folders, that is. The macOS file system allows most folders to be flagged as either visible or hidden. Many of the hidden ones are housekeeping or ...

This article shows you how to change the icon of any file or folder on your Mac. Apart from adding a bit of personal style to your desktop, there are good practical reasons why you might want to do so ...

Have you ever sat on the couch, or out on the porch with your iPad, and realized that the file you need is on your Mac? And only on your Mac — not in Dropbox or iCloud Drive or some other ...

All files on your Mac, be it pictures, videos or documents, are stored in directories as part of the hard drive hierarchy. As you use your computer, so many of these files accumulate over time that ...

If your Mac is starting to run slow the first thing to check is if you are running low on space. It’s generally advised that you should have 10% of your total space free on your Mac for the most ...

To wirelessly share files between Mac and Windows without any third-party app, connect both machines to the same Wi-Fi network. On Windows, enable file sharing via Control Panel > Network and Internet ...

I recently wrote about 9 ways you can transfer files from one Mac to another, which is useful if you have, say, an iMac and a laptop, and need to pass files back and forth. But you may also need to ...

On Mac computers, there are two dates displayed in Finder: the date the file was created and the date it was last modified. When you download a file or create a new ...