Sometimes the special burn folder the Finder creates to manage optical discs will not disappear when the disc is burned or ejected, resulting in an accumulation of them in the sidebar over time.

January 9, 2008 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Mac OS X Leopard only: If you keep lots of apps and folders in Finder's sidebar, organize your Places with ...

Occasionally users will mount shared file servers to download files remotely (often from online sources). These servers show up in Finder's sidebar under the "Shared" section. An occasional bug will ...

Finder is the native software component within Apple's macOS operating system that powers much of the file management experience across MacBooks, iMacs, Mac minis, and more. Not unlike Microsoft's ...

Here is a useful tip for new Mac OS X Lion users that will show you how to configure what is visible in your Finder windows sidebar. I think this particular tip is most useful for people who are new ...

Waaaay back in Tip #9, I said we’d take a closer look at the Finder sidebar. Let’s do that right now. Today we’re looking at the sidebar to the left. It’s the place for shortcuts to locations. Here, ...

Just like File Explorer on Windows, Finder on macOS is your go-to spot for files, folders, and apps. To make it easier to find what you need, the Finder sidebar is the handiest of tools. You can ...

Here's a nifty idea to add a little organization to your Finder sidebar. Since it does not natively support separators, one fellow decided to hack up a solution by creating some fake applications ...

Ever since OS X Lion came out (July 20, 2011) theres a couple of things that drive me nuts about its new Finder sidebar. 1. For starters, Apple changed from color icons to the lifeless gray ones ...