[williamdclt]

> already barely usable (imo) finder

been using a Mac for years, and to this day I don't know how it's possible to navigate directories using Finder. It only has shortcuts for a few folders by default (photos, documents...) and doesn't have a button to navigate to the parent folder. I have literally no idea how to get to my home directory, I need to use the CLI

[massysett]

> doesn't have a button to navigate to the parent folder.

Command + Up Arrow, which is also visible if you click on the "Go" menu. There is also a toolbar button that shows the entire set of enclosing directories; offhand I can't remember whether this is visible by default. There is also "View -> Show Path Bar" which shows all this information at the bottom of the window.

> I have literally no idea how to get to my home directory

Go -> Home, which shows a shortcut key for this, Command-Shift-H.

[rubslopes]

I've grown increase hate towards Finder to the point that I avoid using at all costs. I've been migrating to the terminal, using fzf to find files and directories and yazi for a more graphical experience.

How can it be called FINDER, if it can't FIND things? cmd+shift+g should be a fuzzy search, but it returns nothing 80% of the time. cmd+f often can't see files that are in first level folders inside my home folder.

Meanwhile, hitting Esc+C in the terminal (via fzf) it's totally effective.

[BalinKing]

Off the top of my head, I want to say you can right-click on the current folder name to see (and navigate to) all its ancestors.

[ngcazz]

Correct - IIRC it's called the "proxy icon"

[cmckn]

> I have literally no idea how to get to my home directory

Just add it to the sidebar. Finder > Settings > Sidebar > Locations. Or drag it into Favorites.

> doesn't have a button to navigate to the parent folder

View > Show Path Bar. You can also right click on the directory name at the top of the window and it’ll give you the same options.

[hnlmorg]

I’ve said many times before that I think Finder is the worst default file manager of any popular desktop environment.

I get it’s supposed to be easy to use but so much functionality is hidden behind non-obvious shortcuts. The end result is you either need to memorise a dozen secret handshakes just to perform basic operations, or you give up and revert to 70s technology in the command line.

[naikrovek]

> I’ve said many times before that I think Finder is the worst default file manager of any popular desktop environment.

[GNOME enters the chat]: "That's nothing, I'm way worse!"

[dsego]

You can add shortcuts to the sidebar by dragging. You can right click the folder name in the top bar to get a list of parents. You can also View > Show Path Bar and see the the full clickable bread crumbs. Not sure why this is so confusing if you bother to try.

[shantara]

Even after decades of using macOS I still cannot wrap my head around the fact that Finder has no single button shortcut for opening a file - the most common operation a file manager should do. It’s Cmd+O, and it cannot be changed to anything sane like Enter key.

[krackers]

You can remap it to any shortcut you want (as long as it has a modifier key in it)

[dsego]

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