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You're not taking full advantage of Finder on your Mac.

6 features you might not know about:

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Bulk rename files in Finder

Select the files you want to rename, right-click on any of them, and select the “Rename…” option from the menu. A dialog box will appear, asking you to specify the criteria for renaming the files.

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Search the current folder as the default

Annoyed that every time you use the Search in Finder, you search your entire Mac and not the current folder? Fix it by going to Finder > Settings > Advanced and selecting "Search the current folder" under "when performing a search"

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Navigate quickly with the keyboard in Finder

You can use Command and ↑ or ↓ to navigate in and out of folders.

(PS: This don't work in Column-view)

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Create Finder shortcuts

You can press ⌘ and drag any app or document, into the toolbar for quick access

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Display more folder information in Finder

Go to View and select "Show Path Bar" and "Show Status Bar" to get more information about the current folder location, number of files in folder, and more.

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Remove background from images in Finder

Select the images you want to remove the background from, right click and select Quick Actions > Remove Background.

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