{"bookResponse":{"bookId":"1e3315f99020a6121c59854bd2016fe2","locale":"en_US","title":"Mac Help","meta":{"productVersion":"10.13","platformOSVersion":"10.13","icon":"https://help.apple.com/assets/58C4D6EA680CE2040551B9B2/58C4D6EC680CE2040551B9BB/en_US/937fa92677a2c49a18fa81070e5d8419.png","build_date":"Tue Oct 03 23:04:36 GMT 2017","product":"mac-help","creationDate":"Sun Mar 12 05:04:42 GMT 2017","lastModifiedDate":"Thu Oct 05 19:17:17 GMT 2017","contentType":"book","framework":"duck-10.2.12:goose-1.4.2:cuckoo-1.7.1"},"tocId":"MH43558","bookInfo":{"versions":["10.13"]},"articles":[{"articleId":{"id":"BK_1E3315F99020A6121C59854BD2016FE2_MCHLP2605","locale":"en_US"},"meta":{"lastModifiedDate":"Thu Oct 05 19:17:17 GMT 2017","publishedDate":"Thu Oct 05 19:17:17 GMT 2017","contentType":"book","archive":"false","ownerName":"apd migration","modifiedBy":"apd migration","version":"1","unPublished":false},"content":{"main":{"title":"See your files","summary":"On your Mac, use the Finder (identified by the blue icon with the smiling face) to organize and access almost everything."},"sections":[{"level":"1","text":"<body dir=\"ltr\" id=\"mchlp2605\" class=\"AppleTopic\"><a name=\"mchlp2605\"></a><figure class=\"topicIcon\"><img src=\"https://help.apple.com/assets/58C4D6EA680CE2040551B9B2/58C4D6EC680CE2040551B9BB/en_US/937fa92677a2c49a18fa81070e5d8419.png\" alt=\"\" height=\"30\" width=\"30\" originalImageName=\"SharedGlobalArt/AppIconDefault_MacHelp.png\"></figure><h1>See your files in the Finder</h1><p>The Finder is the home base for your Mac. The Finder icon looks like a blue smiling face; click the icon in the Dock to open a Finder window.</p><figure><img src=\"https://help.apple.com/assets/58C4D6EA680CE2040551B9B2/58C4D6EC680CE2040551B9BB/en_US/24e0e42004c1a66d648049c983303a43.png\" alt=\"A blue arrow pointing to the Finder icon at the left side of the Dock.\" height=\"143\" width=\"371\" originalImageName=\"SharedArt/S0030_FinderDock.png\"></figure><p>You use Finder windows to organize and access almost everything on your Mac.</p><figure><img src=\"https://help.apple.com/assets/58C4D6EA680CE2040551B9B2/58C4D6EC680CE2040551B9BB/en_US/ba09d67144237c3a944922ab213584a4.png\" alt=\"An example of a Finder window.\" height=\"264\" width=\"465\" originalImageName=\"Art/S0051_FinderWindow.png\"></figure><div id=\"apd7b7bb5255f574\" class=\"Subhead\"><h2 class=\"Name\">See your stuff</h2><p>Click items in the <a href=\"https://support.apple.com/guide/?platform=mac&amp;product=mac-help&amp;vanityname=finder-sidebar&amp;version=10.13&amp;locale=en_US&amp;topicid=MH14108&amp;type=ddm&amp;platformOSVersion=10.13&amp;aside=true\" class=\"xRef Aside\">Finder sidebar</a> to see your files, apps, downloads, and more. To make the sidebar even more useful, <a href=\"https://support.apple.com/guide/?platform=mac&amp;product=mac-help&amp;vanityname=customize-the-finder-toolbar-and-sidebar&amp;version=10.13&amp;locale=en_US&amp;topicid=MCHLP3011&amp;type=ddm&amp;platformOSVersion=10.13\" class=\"xRef AppleTopic\">customize it</a>.</p><p>Or, <a href=\"https://support.apple.com/guide/?platform=mac&amp;product=mac-help&amp;vanityname=use-siri-on-your-mac&amp;version=10.13&amp;locale=en_US&amp;topicid=MCHL6B029310&amp;type=ddm&amp;platformOSVersion=10.13\" class=\"xRef AppleTopic\">ask Siri</a> to help you find what you want.</p><div class=\"Alert\"><p class=\"SiriQuery\"><strong class=\"siri\">Ask Siri. </strong>Say something like:</p></div><ul><li><p><span class=\"SaytoSiri\">&#x201C;Show me all the files called Expenses&#x201D;</span></p></li><li><p><span class=\"SaytoSiri\">&#x201C;Open the presentation I created last night&#x201D;</span></p></li><li><p><span class=\"SaytoSiri\">&#x201C;Show me files tagged &#x2018;conference&#x2019;&#x201D;</span></p></li><li><p><span class=\"SaytoSiri\">&#x201C;Search for files that Jason sent last week&#x201D;</span></p></li></ul></div><div id=\"mchld5ed6b04\" class=\"Subhead\"><h2 class=\"Name\">Access everything, everywhere</h2><p><a href=\"https://support.apple.com/guide/?platform=mac&amp;product=mac-help&amp;vanityname=store-your-desktop-and-documents-in-icloud&amp;version=10.13&amp;locale=en_US&amp;topicid=MCHLE5A61431&amp;type=ddm&amp;platformOSVersion=10.13\" class=\"xRef AppleTopic\">Use iCloud Drive</a> to automatically store your Desktop and Documents files and folders in iCloud. You can access them on any Mac where you&#x2019;re signed in with the same <a href=\"https://support.apple.com/guide/?platform=mac&amp;product=mac-help&amp;vanityname=apple-id&amp;version=10.13&amp;locale=en_US&amp;topicid=MH22612FA790&amp;type=ddm&amp;platformOSVersion=10.13&amp;aside=true\" class=\"xRef Aside\">Apple ID</a>.</p></div><div id=\"mchlp5aae9c5\" class=\"Subhead\"><h2 class=\"Name\">Use folders &#x2026; or don&#x2019;t</h2><p>If you like organizing your files in folders, you can do that. It&#x2019;s easy to <a href=\"https://support.apple.com/guide/?platform=mac&amp;product=mac-help&amp;vanityname=organize-files-in-folders&amp;version=10.13&amp;locale=en_US&amp;topicid=MH26885&amp;type=ddm&amp;platformOSVersion=10.13\" class=\"xRef AppleTopic\">create new folders</a> in your Documents folder, on the desktop, or in iCloud Drive.</p><p>You can also <a href=\"https://support.apple.com/guide/?platform=mac&amp;product=mac-help&amp;vanityname=tag-files-and-folders&amp;version=10.13&amp;locale=en_US&amp;topicid=MCHLP15236&amp;type=ddm&amp;platformOSVersion=10.13\" class=\"xRef AppleTopic\">use tags</a> to organize your files.</p></div><div id=\"mchlpea11146\" class=\"Subhead\"><h2 class=\"Name\">Choose your view</h2><p>You can <a href=\"https://support.apple.com/guide/?platform=mac&amp;product=mac-help&amp;vanityname=ways-to-view-items-in-finder-windows&amp;version=10.13&amp;locale=en_US&amp;topicid=MCHLP1745&amp;type=ddm&amp;platformOSVersion=10.13\" class=\"xRef AppleTopic\">choose how you view</a> the items in Finder windows. For example, you don&#x2019;t have to view your items in a list&#x2014;Cover Flow lets you flip through your files and folders visually.</p></div><div id=\"mchlp7469f91\" class=\"Subhead\"><h2 class=\"Name\">Send it with AirDrop</h2><p>You can send a file to a nearby iOS device or Mac right from the Finder. Click AirDrop in the sidebar to get started. For more information, see <a href=\"https://support.apple.com/guide/?platform=mac&amp;product=mac-help&amp;vanityname=send-files-using-airdrop&amp;version=10.13&amp;locale=en_US&amp;topicid=MH35868&amp;type=ddm&amp;platformOSVersion=10.13\" class=\"xRef AppleTopic\">Use AirDrop to send files to devices near you</a>. </p><p>You can also select a file in the Finder, then click the Share button <img src=\"https://help.apple.com/assets/58C4D6EA680CE2040551B9B2/58C4D6EC680CE2040551B9BB/en_US/6bc766c1653e5e0ce440d2fbc1005533.png\" alt=\"\" height=\"30\" width=\"26\" originalImageName=\"SharedGlobalArt/IL_shareButton_osx.png\"> (or use the <a href=\"https://support.apple.com/guide/?platform=mac&amp;product=mac-help&amp;vanityname=touch-bar&amp;version=10.13&amp;locale=en_US&amp;topicid=GLOSBABD4062&amp;type=ddm&amp;platformOSVersion=10.13&amp;aside=true\" class=\"xRef Aside\">Touch Bar</a>) to <a href=\"https://support.apple.com/guide/?platform=mac&amp;product=mac-help&amp;vanityname=share-on-twitter-facebook-linkedin-and-more&amp;version=10.13&amp;locale=en_US&amp;topicid=MH40614&amp;type=ddm&amp;platformOSVersion=10.13\" class=\"xRef AppleTopic\">share it</a> using Mail, AirDrop, Messages, Notes, and more.</p></div><div class=\"LinkUniversal\"><strong>See also</strong><a href=\"https://support.apple.com/guide/?platform=mac&amp;product=mac-help&amp;vanityname=ways-to-organize-files-on-your-desktop&amp;version=10.13&amp;locale=en_US&amp;topicid=MH35951&amp;type=ddm&amp;platformOSVersion=10.13\" class=\"xRef AppleTopic\">Ways to organize files on your desktop</a><a href=\"https://support.apple.com/guide/?platform=mac&amp;product=mac-help&amp;vanityname=finder-preferences&amp;version=10.13&amp;locale=en_US&amp;topicid=MCHLP2803&amp;type=ddm&amp;platformOSVersion=10.13\" class=\"xRef AppleTopic\">Finder preferences</a><a href=\"https://support.apple.com/guide/?platform=mac&amp;product=mac-help&amp;vanityname=ways-to-quickly-see-and-open-items&amp;version=10.13&amp;locale=en_US&amp;topicid=MH11493&amp;type=ddm&amp;platformOSVersion=10.13\" class=\"xRef AppleTopic\">Ways to quickly see and open items</a><a href=\"https://support.apple.com/guide/?platform=mac&amp;product=mac-help&amp;vanityname=search-with-spotlight&amp;version=10.13&amp;locale=en_US&amp;topicid=MCHLP1008&amp;type=ddm&amp;platformOSVersion=10.13\" class=\"xRef AppleTopic\">Search with Spotlight</a><a href=\"https://support.apple.com/guide/?platform=mac&amp;product=mac-help&amp;vanityname=rename-files-folders-and-disks&amp;version=10.13&amp;locale=en_US&amp;topicid=MCHLP1144&amp;type=ddm&amp;platformOSVersion=10.13\" class=\"xRef AppleTopic\">Rename files, folders, and disks</a><a href=\"https://support.apple.com/guide/?platform=mac&amp;product=mac-help&amp;vanityname=manage-icloud-storage&amp;version=10.13&amp;locale=en_US&amp;topicid=MH36833&amp;type=ddm&amp;platformOSVersion=10.13\" class=\"xRef AppleTopic\">Manage iCloud storage</a><a href=\"https://support.apple.com/guide/?platform=mac&amp;product=mac-help&amp;vanityname=use-the-touch-bar&amp;version=10.13&amp;locale=en_US&amp;topicid=MCHLBFD5B039&amp;type=ddm&amp;platformOSVersion=10.13\" class=\"xRef AppleTopic\">Use the Touch Bar</a></div></body>"}]},"categoryInfo":{"categories":["DisplayVersion/macOS High Sierra","platform/mac","ContentMode/liveContent","ArchivalStatus/Unarchived","MetaFollow/MetaFollowOFF","SupportSearchIndex/SupportSearchIndexON","ExternalIndex/ExternalIndexON"],"categoryDictionaries":[{"key":"SupportSearchIndexON","name":"SupportSearchIndexON","englishName":"SupportSearchIndexON","displayName":"SupportSearchIndexON","articleCount":"1746"},{"key":"liveContent","name":"Live 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