Second, if you usually want to search by file name instead of the file’s contents, you can make sure the Search bar at the top of the Finder window is set to File Name without requiring an additional click. This option first appeared in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. From then on, when you invoke the Finder’s Find command by choosing File > Find (Command-F), searches will be limited to the current folder showing in the frontmost Finder window. To do this, choose Finder > Preferences, click the Advanced button, and choose Search the Current Folder from the pop-up menu. There’s nothing new here, but lots of Mac users still aren’t aware of these options.įirst, if you usually know roughly where the files you’re looking for are located, you can restrict Spotlight to search the current Finder folder by default, instead of This Mac. But EasyFind is relatively slow, since it doesn’t index your hard disk, and Spotlight can be tweaked to work more the way many of us want, with a few simple settings. One frequently mentioned solution to the Spotlight problem is the freeware EasyFind from DEVONtechnologies, which Matt reviewed in “ EasyFind 4.0: It’s Easy, It Finds, It’s Free” (11 October 2007).
I fall into that latter group – I know what my documents are called, for the most part, so if I’m looking for a document, I almost always search by file name (when I do search by “contents” – all file metadata, including textual content – I’m usually disappointed). For others, particularly those who want to search primarily by file name, Spotlight can be annoying to use. #1643: New Mac mini and MacBook Pro models, new second-gen HomePod, security-focused OS updates, industry layoffsįor some people, Apple’s Spotlight technology is a great boon, shining bright light into the dark nooks and crannies of a hard disk.#1644: Explaining Mastodon and the Fediverse, HomePod Software 16.3 and tvOS 16.3, GoTo breach.#1645: AirPlay iPhone to Mac for remote video, Siri learns to restart iPhones, Apple's Q1 2023 financials.1646: Security-focused OS updates, Photos Workbench review, Mastodon client wishlist, Apple-related conferences.1647: Focus-caused notification issues, site-specific browser examples, virtualizing Windows on M-series Macs.
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