Smart Folders

Smart folders, which is a new feature in Mac OS X 10.4, takes the Find command one step further. It enables you to save search criteria as a special folder. Opening the folder automatically performs a search and displays matching items. So the smart folder’s contents always contain items that match search criteria, even if the files and folders on your computer change.

To create a smart folder

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Choose File > New Smart Folder (Figure 6) or press .A New Smart Folder window, which looks a lot like a New Search or Searching window, appears (Figure 12).
Figure 12. The New Smart Folder window.
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