The Finder is one of the most customizable elements of macOS. However, Apple’s two interrelated settings for how folders open a Finder window don’t seem to have any effect and haven’t for years.

I’ve put a bunch of useful applications in the Finder toolbar (the line of buttons across the top of the window), so they’re always in reach when I want to open a file with one of them. (For those who ...

Even if you always just launch straight into apps on the Mac, you're using the Finder, but this core macOS feature is replete with useful features that get missed — or often not understood. Apple has ...