To remove a folder from Favorites, drag it out of the Sidebar.ĭragging a folder into the sidebar or removing it from the sidebar does not affect its actual location on your Mac. You can also drag folders from your iCloud Drive into the iCloud category. To add a folder to the Sidebar, drag a folder to the Favorites category in the Sidebar. In addition to the categories that you can display in Finder Preferences, you can drag individual folders into the Sidebar for quick access. Place the pointer on a category item in Favorites or Tags and drag it to a new location within the category. Place the pointer on the name of a category, and drag it to a new location in the Sidebar. Click Show to reveal the contents of the category. If the contents of a category are hidden, placing the pointer on the category name will display the word 'Show'. Place the pointer on the name of a category to its right the word Hide will appear.IMore's overview article covers how to display certain items in the sidebar, but you can do even more.

The Sidebar and some of its categories (Favorites, Tags, etc.) can be customized. By default it shows some Favorites (both tasks and folders on your Mac), Locations (such as iCloud Drive or devices on your network) and Tags that you can apply to folders and files. The far left side of the Finder window contains a column with a light gray background called the Sidebar. Showing the Toolbar for a Finder window will also show its Sidebar. If the Toolbar is hidden, the Hide Toolbar command changes to Show Toolbar. The Toolbar and Sidebar will still be visible on other open Finder windows. If you do so, the Sidebar (which we will get to in the next section) will also be hidden.

You can hide the Toolbar on any Finder window.

You can also add, delete, or rearrange individual Toolbar buttons by dragging them into, out of, or within the Toolbar. In the sheet that appears, from the Show pop-up menu, choose Icon and Text.From the View menu choose Customize Toolbar.

Finder preferences on mac