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Searching For a File on macOS
Searching For a File on macOS
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How do I search for a file on my Mac?
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Using Finder
Click on the
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in the dock to open a new Finder window.
Enter in the file name in the search box in the
upper right corner
to begin the search.
Using Spotlight
Click the magnifying glass
in the upper right corner or press
Command ⌘ + Space Bar
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Type in the file that you are needing to search for.
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Created
Fri 8/17/18 9:23 AM
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Check out this article I found in the ITS Client Portal knowledge base.<br /><br /><a href="https://td.wku.edu/TDClient/34/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=3078">https://td.wku.edu/TDClient/34/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=3078</a><br /><br />Searching For a File on macOS<br /><br />Instructions for searching for a file on a Macintosh computer.