Changing to a new default documents folder in Mac OS X is simply a matter of creating a new folder inside your Home Directory. This can be useful when your Documents folder becomes crowded or, for ...

With macOS 10.12 Sierra, Apple introduced a way to offload some of your Mac’s storage dynamically using iCloud. The Documents & Desktop option had the most impact, in that it could not just sync your ...

Right from within the Files app on your iPhone or iPad, you can look up any folder or document on your Mac and read it. With one tap you can dig through your Mac as if it were on your iOS device, and ...

One of the key differences between iCloud and Dropbox is that iCloud will sync the native macOS documents folder along with your desktop. I have found the desktop syncing to be highly useful since I ...

iCloud Drive previously worked a bit like Dropbox, asking users to drag and drop files into a special folder in order to access them across multiple devices. That changes in macOS Sierra, which allows ...

AppleInsider didn't think Open and Save dialogs needed fixing, but it turns out that they could be improved — and this app does it so well you might get addicted. You open and save documents on your ...

Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...

Finder is an integral part of macOS. It allows you to browse your Mac’s file system and access any attached devices, be it an external disk, a thumb drive, or a camera, all in one place. IMAGE: ...

In the Mac’s earliest days, its key differentiator was a heavy reliance on the mouse and a desktop metaphor. Although other systems existed with windows and pointers, the vast majority of computers ...