The Finder is a window into your Mac's file system. All you really need to navigate the Finder is a mouse, but keyboard shortcuts can sometimes save you time and trouble.
A keyboard shortcut is a combination of two (or sometimes three) keys that when pressed together perform a specific action.
Finder Window Shortcuts
- Command + W Close the current Finder window. (The command key is the key with the cloverleaf symbol.)
- Option + Command + W Close all Finder windows.
- Command + Right Arrow In list view, expands the highlighted folder.
- Command + Left Arrow In list view, collapses the highlighted folder.
- Option + Command + Right Arrow In list view, expands the highlighted folder and all subfolders.
- Command + Up Arrow In list view, opens the parent folder.
- Command + Down Arrow In list view, opens the selected folder.
