Almost everyone can relate to the feeling of trying to find that one obscure file on your Windows drive only for it to churn ...

Though you can’t remove Finder from your Mac entirely, you can install alternatives and choose to use them instead. Apple’s own file manager has plenty going for it, but it’s a little light on ...

Spotlight's default search is limited to user files, but if needed you can expand it to include most system files. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to ...

Easy Duplicate Finder is a feature-rich duplicate file detector that can keep your chaos of files under control. Though powerful, it’s expensive and sometimes buggy. No matter how big hard drives get, ...

Apple's OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion includes its Spotlight search tool, so why do you need to buy a third-party program named Find Any File ($7.99) when you can simply type Cmd-spacebar, type in a few ...

Windows 8's built-in search function is pretty good at finding individual files and all the other files that share the same name. However, it does not do a good job of clearly flagging identical files ...

The Finder has the option to view file previews and thumbnails, which can be seen both in the document itself as well as the "get info" window for documents. However, for some users, documents that ...

While there are many new features in Lion—like Mission Control and Launchpad—you’ll also find some old familiars: The Finder, Spotlight, Quick Look, the Dock, and About this Mac, for example, are all ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. Apple's OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion includes its Spotlight ...