How to Hide or Show the Finder Sidebar
Beginning with OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) and subsequent releases of the macOS operating system, you can hide the Finder sidebar or display the sidebar for easy access to folders and locations. To hide or show the Finder sidebar, complete the following steps:
How to Customize the Finder Sidebar
To customize the items that appear in the Finder sidebar out of the box, complete the following steps:
How to Add a Folder to the Finder Sidebar
You can add your most often used folders to the Finder sidebar for easy access whenever you open a Finder window. To add a folder to the sidebar, complete the following steps:
How to Add an Application to the Finder Sidebar
The Finder sidebar gives you quick access to more than folders. You can create shortcuts to the applications you use most often, as well. To add an application to the Finder sidebar, complete the following steps:
How to Rearrange Items in the Finder Sidebar
You can rearrange most items in the sidebar as you like. To do so, drag the item to its new target location. The other items in the sidebar rearrange themselves to make room for the item you’re moving.
How to Remove Items From Finder Sidebar
Like the desktop, the Finder sidebar can become cluttered. To tidy things up, you can remove folders, disks, or applications you’ve added by dragging the item’s icon out of the sidebar. It disappears in a puff of smoke.
