Quickly move between folders on your Mac with a few easy tweaks

Searcher is the reference application to access all the files and folders of our Mac. Searcher we can search, create smart folders, order our files, compress them, etc. For all these reasons, Searcher it probably is, one of the most used applications on our Mac and, therefore, it is important that we can configure it to our liking.

How to Set Finder Open Folder

One of the most important options offered by Searcherwhen configuring it, is to choose the folder that it will show us when we open a new window of the app. Just as we can create a folder with recent applications in the Dock of our Mac, we can choose, for example, the documents or the desktop folder for faster access. The steps are as follows:

1. We open the application Searcher on our Mac.
2. On the menu Searcher we choose preferences.
3. We enter the tab General.
4. In New Finder windows show: we choose from the options offered to us or touch other to select any system folder.

Once we have closed the preferences of Searcherall the new windows or tabsthat we open Searcher will display the folder we just chose.

How to customize the sidebar

The sidebar of Searcher This is another point of great importance of the application. From this we can access files and folders on our system in a practical and effective way, so it is essential to display exactly the elements that interest us. We can add or hide the different elements.

For remove sidebar shortcuts just drag them out of it while holding down the Command (⌘) key. Let’s keep in mind to wait about a second before releasing the item, doing so we will see how it disappears from the bar.

In some sections, including favorites oh iCloudwe can rearrange items. To do this, we will simply to click over them and we’ll drag and drop them to the new position.

Finally, we can Add Items at the bar In this case, the steps are:

1. We open the application Searcher on our Mac.
2. On the menu Searcher we choose preferences.
3. We enter the tab Lateral bar.
4. We mark with a tick the elements that we want to appear.

As one can see, Searcher It offers us many customization options. Surely these are the main ones so that we can have our favorite file manager application to our liking.