You click on an item and continue to hold down the click while you drag within a window to draw a selection box and select more files.
Multiple files can be easily selected in macOS using Click+Drag. OK, back to selecting files in the Finder. Think of it this way: the Finder is, for all intents and purposes, an application the Desktop is a space in the Finder window. Although selecting a file, folder, or other object in Windows 10 may seem particularly boring, it swings the doors wide open for further tasks: deleting, renaming, moving, copying files, and performing other file-juggling tricks. It’s designed to offer a convenient place to save files. The Mac Desktop is the space where you see file, folder, and application windows. The Finder uses windows and icons to show you the contents of your Mac, iCloud Drive, and other storage devices. Select View > Options > Change folder and search options. It includes the Finder menu bar at the top of the screen and the Desktop below that. Windows 10 Right-click the Start button and select File Explorer. The Finder opens automatically and stays open even when you’re using other apps. It’s the computer’s file manager and graphical user interface “shell” that’s designed to, among other things, help you, well, find stuff. The Finder is the first thing that you see when your Mac powers up. Ever needed to select more than one item in the macOS Finder? It’s easy.īut first a brief reminder on the difference between the Mac Finder and the Mac Desktop.
