Apple’s Mac OS keyboard shortcuts:[Best 30+ Tricks]

Sonu Tewatia
2 min readOct 2, 2020

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This will help you to get basic knowledge about Mac OS:

Here, 30 Commands that will really helps you

Commands:

1. Cmd+Click:
.Open sidebar item in a new Tab or Window

2. Cmd+1,Cmd+2,Cmd+3,Cmd+4:
.Switch Finder views(Icon,List,Column,Cover,Flow)

3. Right Arrow:
.In list view,expand a folder

4. Left Arrow:
.In list view,collapse a folder

5.Press Return(or Enter)
.Rename the selected file/folder

6.Cmd+Down Arrow:
.Go into selected folders or open the selected file

7. Cmd+Up Arrow:
.Go to parent folder

8. Cmd+[
.Go Back

9.Cmd+]
.Go Forward

10.Tab (Shift+Tab reverses direction):
.Select the next icon in icon and list views

11.Tab (Shift+Tab reverses direction)
.Alternate columns in Column view

12.Double+ Click column divider (or the resize widget at the bottom of the column divider, depending on your setup):
.Resize one column to fit the longest file name(column view)

13. Option Double+Click column divider(or the resize widget at the bottom of the column divider, depending on your setup):
.Resize all the columns to fit their longest file name(Column View)

14.Cmd+C, then Cmd+V:
.Copy and Paste files(Move files)

15.Cmd+C, then Cmd+Option +Shift+V:
.Copy and Paste files Exactly (Keeps Original ownership, Permissions. Requires Admin Username,Password.)

16.Cmd+C, then Cmd+option+V:
.Cut and paste files (Move Files)

17.Cmd+Drag file to disk:
.Move a file instead of copying (Copies to the destination and removed it from the original disk.)

18.Cmd+opt+Delete:
.Immediately delete a file (does not put file in trash)

19.Cmd+Delete:
.Move selected file to the trash(called the recycle in the bin in windows)

20.Cmd+shift+Delete:
Empty the trash with the warning (like emptying recycle bin in windows)

21.Cmd+opt+shift+delete:
Empty the trash with no warning (like emptying recycle bin in windows)

22.Esc.
Cancel a drag-n-drop action while in the midst of dragging.

23.Cmd+opt+I:
.Show inspector (a single,live refreshing info window)

24.Cmd+Z:
Undo the last action (such as rename file, copy file,etc.)

25.Cmd+opt+S:
.Hide/Show Sidebar (on the left)

26.Cmd+opt+T:
.Hide/Show Toolbar(on the top) and the sidebar

27.Cmd+Drag:
.Move or remove item in toolbar (at the top of the window). Works in the most programs

28.Press the spacebar (or Cmd +Y). On a trackpad can also tap with 3 fingers.
.Open quick look (Preview most types of files without having to open them)

29.Pinch on a trackpad or hold opt while scrolling.For images,hold option to zoom to 100% :
.Zoom in/out in quick look(Images, PDFs)

30.Cmd+F:
Find Files

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Sonu Tewatia
Sonu Tewatia

Written by Sonu Tewatia

Software Engineer | Content Writer | Programmer | System Admin | Linux Administration |

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