Editing Finder (software) (section)

== Changes by versions ==

* In System 1.1, the About box with the Mountain scene and the Clean Up command were introduced.
* In System 2.0, the New Folder and Shut Down commands were introduced, alongside a MiniFinder application for quickly launching any chosen application.
* In System 2.1, the Finder was changed to use the [[Hierarchical File System (Apple)|Hierarchical File System]] (HFS) by default.
* In System 5, [[MultiFinder]] was introduced. It allows the user to have [[Computer multitasking|multiple apps opened simultaneously]].
* MultiFinder support was expanded upon in [[System 6]].
* In [[System 7]], Finder's UI is revamped and is updated to allow for native multitasking, taking most of its features from MultiFinder.
* Mac OS 7.6 made drastic performance improvements by increasing memory allocation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mac OS 7.6, Will it be worth it? |url=http://www.themacintoshguy.com/mactips/archive/tip13.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222120836/http://themacintoshguy.com/MacTips/archive/tip13.shtml |archive-date=December 22, 2010 |access-date=July 27, 2011}}</ref> 
* [[Mac OS 8]] redesigned the app to be based on the Platinum theme and rewrote it to be PowerPC-native, support 32-bit processors, and be multi-threaded. It also introduced pop-up windows, as well the Simple Finder, an option which reduces Finder menus to basic operations to avoid overwhelming new users.
* Mac OS 8.1 changed the Finder's default file system to be [[HFS Plus]].
* [[Mac OS 9]] introduced 128-bit [[encryption|file encryption]] to the app.
* Mac OS 9.1 introduced CD Burning and a new "Window" menu.
* [[Mac OS X 10.0]] revamped the Finder from the ground up in the Carbon API; its UI is also redesigned to use [[Aqua (user interface)|Aqua]] with a web browser like layout, and removes CD burning, DVD burning, and colored labels.
* [[Mac OS X 10.1]] reintroduced CD and DVD burning support from Mac OS 9.1, as well the ability to hide [[file extensions]] on a per-file basis. It also made significant performance improvements.
* [[Mac OS X Jaguar]] added a search bar to the app, powered by [[Sherlock (software)|Sherlock 3]].
* [[Mac OS X Panther]] revamped the app. It gained a brushed-metal interface, live search results, a customizable Sidebar, secure deletion, [[Label (Mac OS)|colored label]]s reintroduced from Mac OS 9,<ref>{{cite news|title=One more cool cat|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-mac103003-column.html|date=October 30, 2003|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|quote=Those nostalgic for Mac OS 9 will celebrate the return of colored file labels in this menu.|access-date=October 8, 2021|archive-date=October 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008040422/https://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-mac103003-column.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[ZIP (file format)|ZIP]] support built in. The icon was also changed.
* In [[Mac OS X Tiger]], the Window menu in the Finder introduced a "Cycle Through Windows" option, while the Get Info window for items in the Finder also added a "More Info" section that includes Spotlight information tags such as Image Height & Width, when the file was last opened, and where the file originated.
* In [[Mac OS X Leopard]], the app is redesigned with [[Skeuomorphism|skeuomorphic]] elements, alongside new features similar to those seen in [[iTunes]] 7, including [[Cover Flow]] and a Source List-like sidebar.
* In [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard]], the app was rewritten from the ground up in [[Cocoa (API)|Cocoa]], and gained support for 64-bit processors. However, it did not receive a major user interface overhaul.
* In [[Mac OS X Lion]], the app received numerous improvements, such as the ability for Finder search to allow multiple search criteria to be specified without creating a smart folder as well as to offer suggestions, the ability for files to be grouped by various attributes, and the ability to merge files under two folders with the same name, though a prompt appears asking to replace or keep both files.<ref>{{cite web|title=Finder|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104020714/http://www.apple.com/macosx/whats-new/features.html#finder|url=https://www.apple.com/macosx/whats-new/features.html#finder|archive-date=January 4, 2012|publisher=Apple Inc.|access-date=August 26, 2014}}</ref><ref name="AppleInsider: Inside Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: New Finder search, item arrangement views">{{cite web|url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/27/inside_mac_os_x_10_7_lion_new_finder_search_item_arrangement_views.html|title=Inside Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: New Finder search, item arrangement views|date=February 27, 2011|publisher=[[AppleInsider]]|access-date=September 22, 2023}}</ref> The navigation sidebar lost the ability to show the specific icon of a map{{vague|c=Network mapped volume?; "map icon" sounds like an atlas|date=March 2012}} or volume (by default; there is a hack to still add the old ability), instead it shows a grey standard map icon.
* In [[OS X Mountain Lion]], the Finder displays a progress bar in the "size" column when copying a file.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5X9hdt1GFJUC&q=os+x+mountain+lion+%22software+update+app%22&pg=PT479|title=OS X Mountain Lion: Visual QuickStart Guide|last=Langer|first=Maria|date=2012-09-21|publisher=Peachpit Press|isbn=9780133088083|language=en|access-date=October 27, 2020|archive-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027170101/https://books.google.com/books?id=5X9hdt1GFJUC&q=os+x+mountain+lion+%22software+update+app%22&pg=PT479|url-status=live}}</ref>
* In [[OS X Mavericks]], [[Tab (GUI)|tabs]],<ref name="features"/><ref name="pcmag-osxreview">{{Cite web|url=https://au.pcmag.com/software/11651/apple-os-x-1092-mavericks-for-mac|title=Apple OS X 10.9.2 Mavericks (for Mac)|first=PCMag|last=Australia|date=October 21, 2013|website=PCMag Australia}}</ref> full-screen support, and document [[tag (metadata)|tags]] are introduced,<ref name="features"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/10/os-x-10-9/7|title=OS X 10.9 Mavericks: The Ars Technica Review – Finder|author=John Siracusa|date=October 22, 2013|access-date=June 14, 2017|archive-date=January 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117144154/http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/10/os-x-10-9/7/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/10/os-x-10-9/8|title=OS X 10.9 Mavericks: The Ars Technica Review – Tabs|author=John Siracusa|date=October 22, 2013|access-date=June 14, 2017|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312062850/https://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/10/os-x-10-9/8/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/10/os-x-10-9/9|title=OS X 10.9 Mavericks: The Ars Technica Review – Tabs implementation|author=John Siracusa|date=October 22, 2013|access-date=June 14, 2017|archive-date=January 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117103333/http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/10/os-x-10-9/9/|url-status=live}}</ref> while inch-to-zoom and swipe-to-navigate-history gestures have been removed.
* In [[OS X Yosemite]], the Finder is updated to include a refreshed user interface with updated typography and translucency, along with a new icon. Functionally, it also adds official support for extensions, allowing synchronization and cloud storage applications such as [[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]] to display sync status labels inside the Finder display.<ref name="OS X Yosemite review Siracusa">{{cite web|last1=Siracusa|first1=John|date=October 16, 2014|title=OS X Yosemite review|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/10/os-x-10-10/17/|access-date=15 August 2015|website=Ars Technica|archive-date=July 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720235927/https://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/10/os-x-10-10/17/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* In [[OS X El Capitan]], the app gains a new security feature called [[System Integrity Protection]] (SIP),<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://arstechnica.co.uk/apple/2015/09/os-x-10-11-el-capitan-the-ars-technica-review|title=OS X 10.11 El Capitan: The Ars Technica Review|date=September 29, 2015|access-date=September 29, 2015|website=Ars Technica|last1=Cunningham|first1=Andrew|last2=Hutchinson|first2=Lee|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930120734/http://arstechnica.co.uk/apple/2015/09/os-x-10-11-el-capitan-the-ars-technica-review|archive-date=September 30, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> sometimes referred to as "rootless"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://arstechnica.co.uk/apple/2015/06/preview-os-x-el-capitans-first-beta-is-a-promising-heap-of-refinements/4/#h1|title=First look: OS X El Capitan brings a little Snow Leopard to Yosemite|date=June 17, 2015|access-date=June 18, 2015|website=[[Ars Technica]]|last=Cunningham|first=Andrew|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619203247/http://arstechnica.co.uk/apple/2015/06/preview-os-x-el-capitans-first-beta-is-a-promising-heap-of-refinements/4/#h1|archive-date=June 19, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.macrumors.com/2015/06/12/os-x-el-capitan-trim-support|title=OS X El Capitan Opens Door to TRIM Support on Third-Party SSDs for Improved Performance|date=June 12, 2015|access-date=June 18, 2015|website=[[MacRumors]]|last=Slivka|first=Eric|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619202908/http://www.macrumors.com/2015/06/12/os-x-el-capitan-trim-support|archive-date=June 19, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>) that protects certain system [[Process (computing)|processes]], [[system file|files]] and [[System folder|folders]] from being modified or tampered with by other processes even when executed by the [[superuser|root user]] or by a user with root privileges ([[sudo]]). Apple says that the root user can be a significant [[risk factor]] to the system's security, especially on systems with a single user account on which that user is also the administrator. System Integrity Protection is enabled by default, but can be disabled.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://devstreaming.apple.com/videos/wwdc/2015/706nu20qkag/706/706_security_and_your_apps.pdf|title=Security and Your Apps|date=June 2015|access-date=June 18, 2015|website=[[Apple Developer]]|publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]|last=Martel|first=Pierre-Olivier|pages=8–54|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619201207/http://devstreaming.apple.com/videos/wwdc/2015/706nu20qkag/706/706_security_and_your_apps.pdf|archive-date=June 19, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/mac/releasenotes/MacOSX/WhatsNewInOSX/Articles/MacOSX10_11.html|title=What's New in OS X|date=June 8, 2015|access-date=June 18, 2015|website=Mac Developer Library|publisher=Apple|at=At section OS X v10.11|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611174304/https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/mac/releasenotes/MacOSX/WhatsNewInOSX/Articles/MacOSX10_11.html|archive-date=June 11, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* In [[MacOS Sierra]], the app gains an option to show folders always at the top of the view hierarchy, for instance in list views.
* In [[MacOS High Sierra]], the app now uses the [[Apple File System]] (APFS) as its default.
* In [[MacOS Mojave]], the app now has [[metadata]] preview accessed via View > Show Preview. In addition, the software updates are once again performed from the app,<ref name="martellaro">{{cite web|url=https://www.macobserver.com/reviews/quick-look/apples-macos-mojave-a-user-perspective-review|title=Apple's macOS Mojave: A User Perspective & Review|first=John|last=Martellaro|date=September 26, 2018|access-date=January 14, 2019|archive-date=January 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115023323/https://www.macobserver.com/reviews/quick-look/apples-macos-mojave-a-user-perspective-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> while a new Gallery View replaces Cover Flow, and lets users browse through files visually.<ref name="announced-features">{{cite news|url=http://osxdaily.com/2018/06/04/macos-mojave-announced-features|title=MacOS Mojave Announced, Checkout the New Features|date=June 4, 2018|work=OS X Daily|access-date=June 6, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180607183913/http://osxdaily.com/2018/06/04/macos-mojave-announced-features|archive-date=June 7, 2018}}</ref>
* In [[MacOS Catalina]], with the removal of [[iTunes]], [[iOS]] device management is now done in the app.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/3/18647182/apple-itunes-podcasts-music-tv-mac-os-wwdc-2019|title=Apple breaks up iTunes, creates separate Podcasts, TV, and Music apps for macOS|last=Carman|first=Ashley|date=June 3, 2019|website=[[The Verge]]|access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/itunes-shutting-down-1203231598/|title=Apple Is Officially Killing iTunes, Replacing It With Three Dedicated Media Apps|last=Roettgers|first=Janko|date=June 3, 2019|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en|access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref> 
* [[macOS Big Sur]] introduces a complete graphical redesign of the Finder, along with the rest of the user interface, sporting the removal of the brushed metal interface elements, a full-height sidebar and all new iconography. Big Sur also slightly modifies the Finder icon with rounded corners.<ref name="Apple Big Sur PR 2020.06.22">{{cite press release|title=Apple introduces macOS Big Sur with a beautiful new design|url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/06/apple-introduces-macos-big-sur-with-a-beautiful-new-design/|date=June 22, 2020|publisher=[[Apple Inc.]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622183825/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/06/apple-introduces-macos-big-sur-with-a-beautiful-new-design/|archive-date=June 22, 2020|access-date=June 22, 2020}}</ref>
* In [[MacOS Monterey]], the [[toolbar]] was given a redesign and a few new features introduced.
* In [[MacOS Sonoma]], the feature allowing all apps to be hidden was changed, previously, it required holding down the option key when the icon was tapped, though now, in merely requires pressing the icon on the dock.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://appleinsider.com/inside/macos-sonoma/tips/how-apple-has-changed-option-key-behavior-in-macos-sonoma#:~:text=In%20previous%20versions%20of%20macOS,of%20merely%20hiding%20app%20windows | title=Changes to Option key behavior in macOS Sonoma | date=October 16, 2023 }}</ref>
*In [[MacOS Sequoia]], a show folder items option was added.<ref>https://appleinsider.com/inside/macos-sequoia/tips/how-to-use-the-show-library-folder-option-in-macos-sequoias-finder</ref>