How to Create a New Folder on a Mac
To organize files on a Mac computer, you need to add folders to your hard drive and catalog data into each one. You can add folders and create sub-folders in those folders. Folders are created through the Finder application and can be labeled with any title. When you create a new folder, it will remain empty until you manually drag files into it.
Other People Are Reading
Instructions
-
-
1
Click anywhere on the desktop of your Mac computer to switch to the Finder application.
-
2
Go to the "File" menu at the top of the screen and choose "New Folder." A folder icon will appear on the screen and the text under the icon will be highlighted.
-
-
3
Type in a name for the folder and press "Enter" to save your selection.
-
4
Double-click on the new folder icon to open it.
-
5
Organize your files by dragging and dropping them into the new folder. You can also create folders within that folder.
-
1
References
More Like This
Comments
-
Thank-you! That was very helpful. I always have to download stuff but I don't have anywhere to put them, except the dust bin, so I was quite happy I stumbled among this!
-
thanks!
-
Does this apply to creating a new folder to use for DropBox that only the sharer and I can view? Any idea as to how to do THAT?
