How to Get Your Data Off a Mac That Won’t Boot
If your Mac won’t boot, there’s still a good chance you can recover the data. Here’s how you can get your files off your Mac’s internal drive—even if macOS keeps crashing or refusing to start.
How to Get the iMac’s “Hello” Screen Saver on Your Mac
The redesigned 2021 iMac includes an “exclusive” new screen saver reminiscent of the iconic 1984 Macintosh’s “Hello” imagery. If you have a Mac or Macbook running macOS Big Sur 11.3 or later, you can install the Hello screen…
How to Transfer Files with Mac Sharing Mode on Apple Silicon
With the arrival of Apple Silicon-powered ARM Macs, Apple has replaced the old Target Disk Mode with the new “Mac Sharing Mode.” This provides a useful way of copying data from one Mac to another.
How to Add an Image to a PDF with Preview on Mac
The Preview app on the Mac doesn’t make it easy to add an image to a PDF file, but there’s a clever workaround you can use with Preview itself, and we’ll show you how to do it.
How to Resize or Reduce Photo Size on Mac
If an image is too large, you can reduce its size in two ways. You can resize and reduce the resolution, or you can export it in a lower quality. Here’s how to resize or reduce photo size on Mac.
How to Screen Record on Your Mac
Screen recording on Mac was vastly improved with macOS Mojave (first introduced in 2018). With nothing but a built-in application, you can capture sound, mouse clicks, portions of your screen, and more. Here’s how to screen r…
3 Ways to See the Current Folder Path on Mac
Every file on your Mac has a folder path that starts all the way at the root directory, but it’s not always easy to see what it is. Here are three ways to see the current folder path on your Mac.
How to See Storage Device Icons on Your Mac Desktop
If you’re a fan of working from the desktop on your Mac, you might enjoy seeing icons for hard disks, removable drives, optical media, and network shares directly on the desktop itself. They can be handy shortcuts. Here’s how…
What Does “Adopting Apps” Mean on a Mac?
After buying a new Mac and launching the App Store, you might see a message that asks you to adopt a handful of apps. We’ll explain what that means and how to do it.
How to Drag Windows on Your Mac Trackpad without Clicking
Dragging windows using your Mac’s trackpad can be tedious: You need to click, hold, then drag. But thanks to a little-known accessibility feature, you can quickly drag windows using a three-finger gesture instead. Here’s how …
How to Make a Shortcut (Alias) to a File or Folder on a Mac
If you’re tired of digging through Finder to find a frequently opened file or folder, consider making an alias, which is a shortcut to the original item. Here’s how to do it.
How to Quickly Locate Your Mac Mouse Cursor by Shaking
With such big screens these days, it’s easy to lose track of such a tiny mouse cursor. Luckily, Apple introduced a quick way to visually locate the cursor in 2015. Here’s how to use it.
How to Download and Install Multiple Apps Quickly on Mac
While setting up a new Mac, you’ll want to download all your favorite apps, but it can be a tedious process. Thanks to a free service called Macapps.link, it’s easy to automatically download and install many apps at once. Her…
How to Exclude Folders and Files from Mac Spotlight Search
Spotlight is a powerful tool, offering instant search through everything on your Mac. But sometimes you’d rather keep some files private. Or maybe you’re just tired of seeing configuration files in the results. In either case…
How to Add an App to the Dock on a Mac
If you need to use a particular app on your Mac frequently, it’s easy to add it to your Dock. Once there, your favorite app is only one click away at any time. Here’s how to do it.
How to Quickly Launch a Mac App with Spotlight
Tired of fumbling around trying to find an app on your Mac? With one quick keyboard shortcut, you can launch any app quickly from anywhere thanks to Spotlight Search. Here’s how to use it.
How to Take a Mac Screenshot Without a Keyboard
If you need to take a screenshot on your Mac but you don’t have a working keyboard or would rather just use a mouse, you can easily use a mouse to trigger a screenshot. Here’s how.
How to Make Finder Always Search the Current Folder on Mac
By default, when you use the Search feature in Finder, it has the eerie habit of searching your entire Mac instead of only searching the current folder. Thankfully, you can make Finder always search the current folder by chan…
3 Ways to “Bookmark” a Folder in Finder on Mac
If you find yourself frequently searching for a certain folder in Finder on your Mac, you can create a quick “bookmark” to that folder instead. Here are three ways to do it.
How to Turn on Tap to Click on Mac
The Force Touch trackpad on your MacBook has a wonderful vibration feedback when you press to click. What’s even better is just lightly tapping the trackpad to click. Here’s how to enable tap to click on your Mac….
How to Take a Screenshot with a Visible Mouse Cursor on Mac
When taking screenshots on a Mac, the Mac screenshot tool usually hides the mouse pointer so it won’t get in the way. But sometimes, you need to capture the pointer to illustrate something properly. Luckily, it’s easy to turn…
How to Change the Tracking Speed for a Trackpad or Mouse on Mac
The cursor is the primary way you interact with your Mac’s screen. If the cursor speed is too slow—or too fast—it can spoil your experience. Here’s how to change the tracking speed for your trackpad and mouse on Mac….
How to Restore Your Default Fonts on a Mac
If you find yourself with a Mac where fonts are misbehaving, it’s easy to restore them to their default state using macOS’s built-in Font Book app. Here’s how to do it.
Where Is the Photos Library on my Mac?
The Photos Library is a bundled file on your Mac that contains all of the images imported into the Apple Photos app. Sometimes you need to locate this library to do advanced troubleshooting or to move it to another machine. B…
How to Close All Finder Windows at Once on Mac
If you have tons of Finder windows open on your Mac and want to close them all quickly without having to individually close each one, there’s a quick way to do it in Finder. Here’s how.
