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  1. 0:00 Why Finder gets in the wayThe habits that stop working the day you switch to a Mac.
  2. 0:48 Navigating with Enter and BackspaceInto a folder, back out again — without reaching for the mouse.
  3. 1:35 Tabs, cut and pasteCmd-X really moves the file, across tabs and windows.
  4. 2:20 The path bar and quick filterType a path, or filter the folder you are already standing in.
  5. 3:05 Snapping, themes and the DesktopWindow management, seventeen themes, and real control of the Desktop.

Every shortcut, on one page.

Filter by name or by key. The same sheet lives inside the app, one click away.

46 shortcuts

Essentials

Open selected file or folder Enter
Quick Look preview Space
Go up to the parent folder Same shortcut as Windows Explorer's Alt+Up ⌥↑ …⌘↑
Move to Trash The delete key your keyboard actually has — no ⌘ needed ⌫
Jump to a file by typing its name Type-ahead works in any folder view a …z

Move files without drama

1 · Select what you're moving ⌘A
2 · Cut — marks files for the move ⌘X
3 · Open the destination in a new tab ⌘T
4 · Paste — the files move ⌘V
Copy instead of move ⌘C
Undo the last file operation ⌘Z
Redo ⌘⇧Z

Large transfers show speed and time remaining. Drag & drop highlights exactly where files will land.

Tabs & windows

New tab ⌘T
Close tab, then window ⌘W
Reopen last closed tab ⌘⇧T
New window ⌘N

Color your tabs — dot, underline, or background tint — in Settings → Appearance.

File actions

Rename Customizable in Settings → Shortcuts ⌘R
Duplicate ⌘D
Properties / Get Info ⌘I
New folder ⌘⇧N
Permanent delete — always confirms ⌘⇧⌫
Cancel rename / clear selection Esc

Right-click: new text, Markdown, or empty file · Compress ZIP · Extract · Finder tags.

Find, filter, read

Search this folder + subfolders ⌘F
Quick filter the current list ⌘⇧F
Edit the path bar directly ⌘L
Copy full pathname(s) ⌘⌥C
Show / hide hidden files ⌘⇧.
Text size 85–200% / reset Every label scales — names, sidebar, tabs ⌘= or⌘- or⌘0
Cycle view modes, list → huge icons ⌘Scroll

Window snapping

Snap into the 9-position grid ⌃7 ⌃8 ⌃9 top · ⌃4 ⌃5 ⌃6 middle · ⌃1 ⌃2 ⌃3 bottom ⌃1 …9
Maximize focused window ⌃0
Snap halves ⌃⇧←→↑↓

Default modifier is Control — switch it to ⌘ in Settings. Works on every window, not just SADFinder.

SADFinder Desktop

Open selected desktop item Enter
Rename desktop item ⌘R
Move desktop items to Trash Delete
Duplicate selection ⌘D
Show Desktop ⌃⌥D or⌘⌥D
Summon SADFinder from anywhere ⌘⌥F

Icons arrange in a predictable grid — top-to-bottom, then left-to-right.

Cloud files

☁︎ badge — file is online-only Not taking space on this Mac automatic
Make online-only — free disk space File stays in the cloud, a double-click away right-click
Make available offline right-click

iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive — Personal, Business, SharePoint, Teams.

Dialog Picker

A full SADFinder window beside every Open & Save dialog Browser uploads included — sidebar, tabs, and search where you need them automatic
Attach by dragging Drop files onto the “Drop files here to attach” zone drag
Turn it off any time ✕ in the picker footer click

Power extras

Open current folder in Terminal ⌃⌘T
Emergency kill switch Turns off every system integration and tells you what it did ⌘⌥⇧K

Right-click: Open in Terminal / VS Code · Reveal in Finder · Add to Favorites (star) — favorites live in the sidebar.

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