Though you can’t remove Finder from your Mac entirely, you can install alternatives and choose to use them instead. Apple’s own file manager has plenty going for it, but it’s a little light on ...

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The Finder has the option to view file previews and thumbnails, which can be seen both in the document itself as well as the "get info" window for documents. However, for some users, documents that ...

Windows only: A little sloppy file keeping can lead to a lot of duplicate and space-hogging files. Dig up all your dupes with the speedy Fast Duplicate File Finder ...

If you’ve used Mac OS X for any length of time, you probably feel confident that you know what you need to know about using the Finder to manage your files. But do you, really? Here’s what we think ...

Auslogics' Duplicate File Finder is easier to use than Digital Volcano's Duplicate Cleaner, but Duplicate Cleaner identifies more types of redundant files. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about ...

Finder isn't the most exciting thing about OS X, but it's the backbone for how you navigate the operating system. It's your file browser, your search engine, and your management area, but few of us ...

Easy Duplicate Finder is a feature-rich duplicate file detector that can keep your chaos of files under control. Though powerful, it’s expensive and sometimes buggy. No matter how big hard drives get, ...

Note: This review addresses v2.0.0.1 of thesoftware. With photos, videos, and music files clogging up your hard disk,it’s harder than ever to keep it clean, trim, and free ofduplicates. Use Fast ...

While there are many new features in Lion—like Mission Control and Launchpad—you’ll also find some old familiars: The Finder, Spotlight, Quick Look, the Dock, and About this Mac, for example, are all ...