Basic Finder Actions |
Cmd + N | Open new window |
Cmd + T | Open new tab |
Cmd + W | Close active window OR ¹Close active tab |
Shift + Cmd + W | ¹Close active window |
Option + Cmd + W | Close all windows OR ¹Close all tabs except the active tab |
Option + Shift + Cmd + W | ¹Close all windows |
Cmd + O | Open selected item(s) |
Option + Cmd + O | Open selected item(s) and close active window or ¹active tab |
Shift + Cmd + N | Create new folder |
Control + Cmd + N | Create new folder and move selected item to it |
Cmd + I | Show Get Info pane for selected item(s) |
Option + Cmd + I | Show Inspector pane for selected item(s) |
Cmd + P | Open selected file for printing |
Enter | Rename selected item |
Cmd + C | Copy selected item(s) to clipboard |
Option + Cmd + C | ²Copy pathname of selected item to clipboard |
Cmd V | Paste item(s) from clipboard |
Option + Cmd + V | Move selected item(s) to active location i.e. cut-paste item(s) |
Cmd + Z | Undo last action |
Shift + Cmd + Z | Reverse “Undo action” |
Cmd + D | Duplicated selected item(s) |
Control + Cmd + A | Create alias for selected item(s) |
Option+ Control + Cmd + A | Locate original item for selected alias(es) |
³Space | Open Quick Look preview of selected item(s) |
³Cmd + Y | Open Quick Look preview of selected item(s) |
³Option + Cmd + Y | Open slideshow or fullscreen Quick Look preview of selected item(s) |
Control + Cmd + T | Add sidebar shortcuts for selected item(s) |
Control + Shift + Cmd + T | Add selected item(s) to Dock |
Cmd + Delete | Move selected item(s) to Trash |
Option + Cmd + Delete | Delete selected item(s) immediately |
Shift + Cmd + Delete | Empty Trash |
Option + Shift + Cmd + Delete | Empty Trash immediately i.e. without warning dialog |
Cmd + E | Eject the selected disk or volume |
Cmd + F | Open a Finder search window (search bar is activated automatically) |
Option + Cmd + Space | Open a Finder search window even when Finder is not active |
View and Sort Options |
Cmd + 1 | Switch to Icon view |
Cmd + 2 | Switch to List view |
Cmd + 3 | Switch to Column view |
Cmd + 4 | Switch to Gallery view |
Control + Cmd + 0 | ⁴Sort items into Groups |
Control + Option + Cmd + 0 | Sort items by None |
Control + Option + Cmd + 1 | Sort items by Name |
Control + Option + Cmd + 2 | Sort items by Kind |
Control + Option + Cmd + 3 | Sort items by Date Last Opened |
Control + Option + Cmd + 4 | Sort items by Date Added |
Control + Option + Cmd + 5 | Sort items by Modified |
Control + Option + Cmd + 6 | Sort items by Size |
Control + Option + Cmd + 7 | Sort items by Tags |
Option + Cmd + 1 | Clean up items by Name |
Option + Cmd + 2 | Clean up items by Kind |
Option + Cmd + 5 | Clean up items by Date Modified |
Option + Cmd + 6 | Clean up items by Size |
Option + Cmd + 7 | Clean up items by Tags |
Option + Cmd + S | Toggle sidebar |
Option + Cmd + T | Toggle toolbar and sidebar |
Shift + Cmd + T | Toggle tab bar |
Option + Cmd + P | Toggle path bar |
Shift + Cmd + P | Toggle Preview sidebar |
Cmd + / (Forward slash) | Toggle status bar |
Cmd + J | Show View options for active folder |
Shift + Cmd + . (Period) | Toggle visibility of hidden files |
Up Arrow | Icon View, Gallery View: Select last item |
| List View: Select item above |
| Column View: Select last item if no item selected, otherwise select item above |
Down Arrow | Icon View, Gallery View: Select first item |
| List View: Select item below |
| Column View: Select first item if no item selected, otherwise select item below |
Left Arrow | Icon View: Select item on the left |
| List View: Collapse folder |
| Column View: Select parent folder |
| Gallery View: Select last item if no item selected, otherwise select first item on the left |
Right Arrow | Icon View: Select item on the right |
| List View: Expand folder |
| Column View: Select child item |
| Gallery View: Select first item if no item selected, otherwise select first item on the right |
Tab | Icon, List, and Gallery View: Cycle through items in the forward direction |
Shift + Tab | Icon, List, and Gallery View: Cycle through items in the backward direction |
Cmd + Up Arrow | Open enclosing (parent) folder |
Cmd + Down Arrow | Select first item or open selected item(s) |
⁵Cmd + [ | Go one step backward |
⁵Cmd + ] | Go one step forward |
Accessing Standard Finder Locations |
Shift + Cmd + F | Open Recents window |
Shift + Cmd + O | Open Documents folder |
Shift + Cmd + D | Open Desktop folder |
Option + Cmd + L | Open Downloads folder |
Shift + Cmd + H | Open Home folder of current user account |
Shift + Cmd + C | Open Computer window |
Shift + Cmd + R | Open AirDrop window |
Shift + Cmd + K | Open Network window |
Shift + Cmd + I | Open iCloud Drive |
Shift + Cmd + A | Open Applications folder |
Shift + Cmd + U | Open Utilities folder |
Shift + Cmd + G | Open dialog to jump to folder using pathname |
Cmd + K | Open Connect to Server utility |
Cmd + , (Comma) | Open Finder preferences |
Window Management |
Cmd + M | Minimize active window |
Option + Cmd + M | Minimize all windows |
Cmd + ` (Backquote) | Cycle through (unminimized) windows |
Cmd + H | Hide Finder |
Option + Cmd + H | Hide all apps except Finder |
Cmd + Q | Quit Finder |
Mouse-Based Shortcuts |
Cmd-Click | Open sidebar item in new tab or window |
Cmd-Drag Toolbar/Sidebar Item | Add item to or move/remove item from toolbar/sidebar |
Cmd-Drag File/Folder | To toolbar/sidebar: Add a shortcut |
| To any location on disk: Move item there |
Esc | Cancel drag-and-drop action midway |
Double-click divider in Column View | Resize corresponding column to fit item with longest name |
Option + Double-Click divider in Column View | Resize all columns to fit items with the longest name in each |
Option-Drag divider in Column View | Resize columns equally |
Option-Click Go Menu | Reveal link to Library folder |
¹When window has multiple tabs ²If multiple items are selected, pathname of first item will be copied. ³If no item selected, preview parent folder with Quick Look. ⁴Does not work in Gallery View. ⁵Based on tab/window history |