Chapter 4
Fiddling with Files and Folders
IN THIS CHAPTER
Becoming fast friends with Finder
Organizing your stuff with folders
Categorizing your stuff with tags
Searching your stuff with Spotlight
Sending your stuff to the trash
It’s possible to use your Mac without creating anything with it. For example, if you use your Mac only to explore the web, exchange email and text messages, and listen to podcasts, you’re not creating anything. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but it’s more likely that you’ll want to use your Mac to make things, such as documents with the Pages app or spreadsheets with the Numbers app. Similarly, it’s also likely that you’ll use your Mac to work with things you’ve created elsewhere, such as photos or videos taken with your iPhone or iPad.
An item such as a document, spreadsheet, photo, or video is an example of a file, which is the fundamental storage unit on your Mac. Your personal files are stored either on your Mac’s internal hard drive or in iCloud ...
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