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I used search to find a folder, and so using the back button takes me back to search. I would like to view folders that are in the folder-I-searched-for's parent folder, but I don't know where it is on my computer.
Finder does not tell me where it is from what I can tell.
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I used search to find a folder, and so using the back button takes me back to search. I would like to view folders that are in the folder-I-searched-for's parent folder, but I don't know where it is on my computer.
Finder does not tell me where it is from what I can tell.
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It really depends on your view & how you have Finder set. As it stands the question is just too broad. See macworld.com/article/2040256/… for some starters
– Tetsujin
8 hours ago
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I used search to find a folder, and so using the back button takes me back to search. I would like to view folders that are in the folder-I-searched-for's parent folder, but I don't know where it is on my computer.
Finder does not tell me where it is from what I can tell.
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I used search to find a folder, and so using the back button takes me back to search. I would like to view folders that are in the folder-I-searched-for's parent folder, but I don't know where it is on my computer.
Finder does not tell me where it is from what I can tell.
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It really depends on your view & how you have Finder set. As it stands the question is just too broad. See macworld.com/article/2040256/… for some starters
– Tetsujin
8 hours ago
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It really depends on your view & how you have Finder set. As it stands the question is just too broad. See macworld.com/article/2040256/… for some starters
– Tetsujin
8 hours ago
It really depends on your view & how you have Finder set. As it stands the question is just too broad. See macworld.com/article/2040256/… for some starters
– Tetsujin
8 hours ago
It really depends on your view & how you have Finder set. As it stands the question is just too broad. See macworld.com/article/2040256/… for some starters
– Tetsujin
8 hours ago
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Using the keyboard shortcut Command + ↑ should do the trick.
When using Finder:
Command + ↓ open the currently selected file folder.
Command + ↑ takes you to the parent of the current folder.
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Taking your (rather broad) question at the simplest level you can always see your full path to the current folder in any Finder window.
Press and hold ⌘ Command and CLICK on the title bar where it shows the name of the folder you are currently in and you will get a menu that shows the path and allows you to go up a level, or two, or three...
The picture shows I am in the Documents folder and selecting the next one down "Steve" will move me up in the folder hierarchy.
Note that the arrows in the upper left of a Finder window (under the stoplight buttons) move you back and forth in Finder history. So clicking the back button will take me back to the previously viewed Finder window, and will often give you a menu to select from. This is much like a browser forward/back button moves you back and forth in your browsing history. It is not the same as moving up a folder, unless the last folder was downward in the folder hierarchy.
The ⌘ Command CLICK trick works in all views, column, icon, list, etc.
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When in a window showing the results of your search in Finder, the info in one of the other answers, the ⌘-Click, is not applicable as the title of the window, e.g, Searching "This Mac" is static, that is until you go into a found folder; however, there is the Path Bar that shows on the bottom edge of the window.
Note: When in window showing the results of your search in Finder and you select a found item, I believe the Path Bar automatically shows; however if not, it can be enabled from the View menu in Finder, i.e., Show Path Bar or press ⌥⌘P when in a normal Finder window, not a search results window.
You can also double-click any folder shown in the Path Bar to go into that folder, or right-click it for more options as shown in the image below:
This is the more appropriate answer in the given context (since the proxy icon is not shown in the toolbar when performing a search).
– Nimesh Neema
4 hours ago
@Nimesh Neema, thanks, but what is "proxy icon"?
– user3439894
4 hours ago
The icon representing the open file/folder shown in a macOS app's toolbar is called proxy icon. Command + clicking a proxy icon shows the complete directory hierarchy starting from root reaching upto the file/folder. This works in almost all macOS app's not just Finder.
– Nimesh Neema
4 hours ago
You should consider editing your answer to mention the fact that the proxy icon is not shown in Finder's toolbar when performing searching. (Proxy icon is generally shown almost all the other times).
– Nimesh Neema
4 hours ago
@Nimesh Neema, Never heard it called a "proxy icon", but looking at it in Accessibility Inspector there is an image there and it's there in a normal window and a search window as in the image in my answer. It's just when you actuate the menu by ⌘-Click, it's just a single level, not the full path like in a normal window and why I posted an answer around the Path Bar in the context of the question. BTW It's actually not in the Toolbar, because if you hide the Toolbar ⌥⌘T it's still there.
– user3439894
4 hours ago
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Using the keyboard shortcut Command + ↑ should do the trick.
When using Finder:
Command + ↓ open the currently selected file folder.
Command + ↑ takes you to the parent of the current folder.
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Using the keyboard shortcut Command + ↑ should do the trick.
When using Finder:
Command + ↓ open the currently selected file folder.
Command + ↑ takes you to the parent of the current folder.
add a comment |
Using the keyboard shortcut Command + ↑ should do the trick.
When using Finder:
Command + ↓ open the currently selected file folder.
Command + ↑ takes you to the parent of the current folder.
Using the keyboard shortcut Command + ↑ should do the trick.
When using Finder:
Command + ↓ open the currently selected file folder.
Command + ↑ takes you to the parent of the current folder.
edited 5 hours ago
answered 6 hours ago
Nimesh NeemaNimesh Neema
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Taking your (rather broad) question at the simplest level you can always see your full path to the current folder in any Finder window.
Press and hold ⌘ Command and CLICK on the title bar where it shows the name of the folder you are currently in and you will get a menu that shows the path and allows you to go up a level, or two, or three...
The picture shows I am in the Documents folder and selecting the next one down "Steve" will move me up in the folder hierarchy.
Note that the arrows in the upper left of a Finder window (under the stoplight buttons) move you back and forth in Finder history. So clicking the back button will take me back to the previously viewed Finder window, and will often give you a menu to select from. This is much like a browser forward/back button moves you back and forth in your browsing history. It is not the same as moving up a folder, unless the last folder was downward in the folder hierarchy.
The ⌘ Command CLICK trick works in all views, column, icon, list, etc.
add a comment |
Taking your (rather broad) question at the simplest level you can always see your full path to the current folder in any Finder window.
Press and hold ⌘ Command and CLICK on the title bar where it shows the name of the folder you are currently in and you will get a menu that shows the path and allows you to go up a level, or two, or three...
The picture shows I am in the Documents folder and selecting the next one down "Steve" will move me up in the folder hierarchy.
Note that the arrows in the upper left of a Finder window (under the stoplight buttons) move you back and forth in Finder history. So clicking the back button will take me back to the previously viewed Finder window, and will often give you a menu to select from. This is much like a browser forward/back button moves you back and forth in your browsing history. It is not the same as moving up a folder, unless the last folder was downward in the folder hierarchy.
The ⌘ Command CLICK trick works in all views, column, icon, list, etc.
add a comment |
Taking your (rather broad) question at the simplest level you can always see your full path to the current folder in any Finder window.
Press and hold ⌘ Command and CLICK on the title bar where it shows the name of the folder you are currently in and you will get a menu that shows the path and allows you to go up a level, or two, or three...
The picture shows I am in the Documents folder and selecting the next one down "Steve" will move me up in the folder hierarchy.
Note that the arrows in the upper left of a Finder window (under the stoplight buttons) move you back and forth in Finder history. So clicking the back button will take me back to the previously viewed Finder window, and will often give you a menu to select from. This is much like a browser forward/back button moves you back and forth in your browsing history. It is not the same as moving up a folder, unless the last folder was downward in the folder hierarchy.
The ⌘ Command CLICK trick works in all views, column, icon, list, etc.
Taking your (rather broad) question at the simplest level you can always see your full path to the current folder in any Finder window.
Press and hold ⌘ Command and CLICK on the title bar where it shows the name of the folder you are currently in and you will get a menu that shows the path and allows you to go up a level, or two, or three...
The picture shows I am in the Documents folder and selecting the next one down "Steve" will move me up in the folder hierarchy.
Note that the arrows in the upper left of a Finder window (under the stoplight buttons) move you back and forth in Finder history. So clicking the back button will take me back to the previously viewed Finder window, and will often give you a menu to select from. This is much like a browser forward/back button moves you back and forth in your browsing history. It is not the same as moving up a folder, unless the last folder was downward in the folder hierarchy.
The ⌘ Command CLICK trick works in all views, column, icon, list, etc.
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When in a window showing the results of your search in Finder, the info in one of the other answers, the ⌘-Click, is not applicable as the title of the window, e.g, Searching "This Mac" is static, that is until you go into a found folder; however, there is the Path Bar that shows on the bottom edge of the window.
Note: When in window showing the results of your search in Finder and you select a found item, I believe the Path Bar automatically shows; however if not, it can be enabled from the View menu in Finder, i.e., Show Path Bar or press ⌥⌘P when in a normal Finder window, not a search results window.
You can also double-click any folder shown in the Path Bar to go into that folder, or right-click it for more options as shown in the image below:
This is the more appropriate answer in the given context (since the proxy icon is not shown in the toolbar when performing a search).
– Nimesh Neema
4 hours ago
@Nimesh Neema, thanks, but what is "proxy icon"?
– user3439894
4 hours ago
The icon representing the open file/folder shown in a macOS app's toolbar is called proxy icon. Command + clicking a proxy icon shows the complete directory hierarchy starting from root reaching upto the file/folder. This works in almost all macOS app's not just Finder.
– Nimesh Neema
4 hours ago
You should consider editing your answer to mention the fact that the proxy icon is not shown in Finder's toolbar when performing searching. (Proxy icon is generally shown almost all the other times).
– Nimesh Neema
4 hours ago
@Nimesh Neema, Never heard it called a "proxy icon", but looking at it in Accessibility Inspector there is an image there and it's there in a normal window and a search window as in the image in my answer. It's just when you actuate the menu by ⌘-Click, it's just a single level, not the full path like in a normal window and why I posted an answer around the Path Bar in the context of the question. BTW It's actually not in the Toolbar, because if you hide the Toolbar ⌥⌘T it's still there.
– user3439894
4 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
When in a window showing the results of your search in Finder, the info in one of the other answers, the ⌘-Click, is not applicable as the title of the window, e.g, Searching "This Mac" is static, that is until you go into a found folder; however, there is the Path Bar that shows on the bottom edge of the window.
Note: When in window showing the results of your search in Finder and you select a found item, I believe the Path Bar automatically shows; however if not, it can be enabled from the View menu in Finder, i.e., Show Path Bar or press ⌥⌘P when in a normal Finder window, not a search results window.
You can also double-click any folder shown in the Path Bar to go into that folder, or right-click it for more options as shown in the image below:
This is the more appropriate answer in the given context (since the proxy icon is not shown in the toolbar when performing a search).
– Nimesh Neema
4 hours ago
@Nimesh Neema, thanks, but what is "proxy icon"?
– user3439894
4 hours ago
The icon representing the open file/folder shown in a macOS app's toolbar is called proxy icon. Command + clicking a proxy icon shows the complete directory hierarchy starting from root reaching upto the file/folder. This works in almost all macOS app's not just Finder.
– Nimesh Neema
4 hours ago
You should consider editing your answer to mention the fact that the proxy icon is not shown in Finder's toolbar when performing searching. (Proxy icon is generally shown almost all the other times).
– Nimesh Neema
4 hours ago
@Nimesh Neema, Never heard it called a "proxy icon", but looking at it in Accessibility Inspector there is an image there and it's there in a normal window and a search window as in the image in my answer. It's just when you actuate the menu by ⌘-Click, it's just a single level, not the full path like in a normal window and why I posted an answer around the Path Bar in the context of the question. BTW It's actually not in the Toolbar, because if you hide the Toolbar ⌥⌘T it's still there.
– user3439894
4 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
When in a window showing the results of your search in Finder, the info in one of the other answers, the ⌘-Click, is not applicable as the title of the window, e.g, Searching "This Mac" is static, that is until you go into a found folder; however, there is the Path Bar that shows on the bottom edge of the window.
Note: When in window showing the results of your search in Finder and you select a found item, I believe the Path Bar automatically shows; however if not, it can be enabled from the View menu in Finder, i.e., Show Path Bar or press ⌥⌘P when in a normal Finder window, not a search results window.
You can also double-click any folder shown in the Path Bar to go into that folder, or right-click it for more options as shown in the image below:
When in a window showing the results of your search in Finder, the info in one of the other answers, the ⌘-Click, is not applicable as the title of the window, e.g, Searching "This Mac" is static, that is until you go into a found folder; however, there is the Path Bar that shows on the bottom edge of the window.
Note: When in window showing the results of your search in Finder and you select a found item, I believe the Path Bar automatically shows; however if not, it can be enabled from the View menu in Finder, i.e., Show Path Bar or press ⌥⌘P when in a normal Finder window, not a search results window.
You can also double-click any folder shown in the Path Bar to go into that folder, or right-click it for more options as shown in the image below:
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This is the more appropriate answer in the given context (since the proxy icon is not shown in the toolbar when performing a search).
– Nimesh Neema
4 hours ago
@Nimesh Neema, thanks, but what is "proxy icon"?
– user3439894
4 hours ago
The icon representing the open file/folder shown in a macOS app's toolbar is called proxy icon. Command + clicking a proxy icon shows the complete directory hierarchy starting from root reaching upto the file/folder. This works in almost all macOS app's not just Finder.
– Nimesh Neema
4 hours ago
You should consider editing your answer to mention the fact that the proxy icon is not shown in Finder's toolbar when performing searching. (Proxy icon is generally shown almost all the other times).
– Nimesh Neema
4 hours ago
@Nimesh Neema, Never heard it called a "proxy icon", but looking at it in Accessibility Inspector there is an image there and it's there in a normal window and a search window as in the image in my answer. It's just when you actuate the menu by ⌘-Click, it's just a single level, not the full path like in a normal window and why I posted an answer around the Path Bar in the context of the question. BTW It's actually not in the Toolbar, because if you hide the Toolbar ⌥⌘T it's still there.
– user3439894
4 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
This is the more appropriate answer in the given context (since the proxy icon is not shown in the toolbar when performing a search).
– Nimesh Neema
4 hours ago
@Nimesh Neema, thanks, but what is "proxy icon"?
– user3439894
4 hours ago
The icon representing the open file/folder shown in a macOS app's toolbar is called proxy icon. Command + clicking a proxy icon shows the complete directory hierarchy starting from root reaching upto the file/folder. This works in almost all macOS app's not just Finder.
– Nimesh Neema
4 hours ago
You should consider editing your answer to mention the fact that the proxy icon is not shown in Finder's toolbar when performing searching. (Proxy icon is generally shown almost all the other times).
– Nimesh Neema
4 hours ago
@Nimesh Neema, Never heard it called a "proxy icon", but looking at it in Accessibility Inspector there is an image there and it's there in a normal window and a search window as in the image in my answer. It's just when you actuate the menu by ⌘-Click, it's just a single level, not the full path like in a normal window and why I posted an answer around the Path Bar in the context of the question. BTW It's actually not in the Toolbar, because if you hide the Toolbar ⌥⌘T it's still there.
– user3439894
4 hours ago
This is the more appropriate answer in the given context (since the proxy icon is not shown in the toolbar when performing a search).
– Nimesh Neema
4 hours ago
This is the more appropriate answer in the given context (since the proxy icon is not shown in the toolbar when performing a search).
– Nimesh Neema
4 hours ago
@Nimesh Neema, thanks, but what is "proxy icon"?
– user3439894
4 hours ago
@Nimesh Neema, thanks, but what is "proxy icon"?
– user3439894
4 hours ago
The icon representing the open file/folder shown in a macOS app's toolbar is called proxy icon. Command + clicking a proxy icon shows the complete directory hierarchy starting from root reaching upto the file/folder. This works in almost all macOS app's not just Finder.
– Nimesh Neema
4 hours ago
The icon representing the open file/folder shown in a macOS app's toolbar is called proxy icon. Command + clicking a proxy icon shows the complete directory hierarchy starting from root reaching upto the file/folder. This works in almost all macOS app's not just Finder.
– Nimesh Neema
4 hours ago
You should consider editing your answer to mention the fact that the proxy icon is not shown in Finder's toolbar when performing searching. (Proxy icon is generally shown almost all the other times).
– Nimesh Neema
4 hours ago
You should consider editing your answer to mention the fact that the proxy icon is not shown in Finder's toolbar when performing searching. (Proxy icon is generally shown almost all the other times).
– Nimesh Neema
4 hours ago
@Nimesh Neema, Never heard it called a "proxy icon", but looking at it in Accessibility Inspector there is an image there and it's there in a normal window and a search window as in the image in my answer. It's just when you actuate the menu by ⌘-Click, it's just a single level, not the full path like in a normal window and why I posted an answer around the Path Bar in the context of the question. BTW It's actually not in the Toolbar, because if you hide the Toolbar ⌥⌘T it's still there.
– user3439894
4 hours ago
@Nimesh Neema, Never heard it called a "proxy icon", but looking at it in Accessibility Inspector there is an image there and it's there in a normal window and a search window as in the image in my answer. It's just when you actuate the menu by ⌘-Click, it's just a single level, not the full path like in a normal window and why I posted an answer around the Path Bar in the context of the question. BTW It's actually not in the Toolbar, because if you hide the Toolbar ⌥⌘T it's still there.
– user3439894
4 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
It really depends on your view & how you have Finder set. As it stands the question is just too broad. See macworld.com/article/2040256/… for some starters
– Tetsujin
8 hours ago