Finder keyboard shortcuts

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New Finder window⌘N
New folder⇧⌘N
New Smart Folder⌥⌘N
Duplicate selected files⌘D
Get file information⌘I
Open selected item⌘↓
Preview selected files⌘Y
Quick Look slideshow⌥⌘Y
Move copied files here⌥⌘V
Move selection to Trash⌘Delete

Files and folders

New Finder window

⌘N

Cmd+N

New folder

⇧⌘N

Shift+Cmd+N

New Smart Folder

⌥⌘N

Opt+Cmd+N

Duplicate selected files

⌘D

Cmd+D

Get file information

⌘I

Cmd+I

Open selected item

⌘↓

Cmd+↓

Preview selected files

⌘Y

Cmd+Y

Quick Look slideshow

⌥⌘Y

Opt+Cmd+Y

Move copied files here

⌥⌘V

Opt+Cmd+V

Move selection to Trash

⌘Delete

Cmd+Delete

Eject selected volume

⌘E

Cmd+E

Go to a location

Go to folder

⇧⌘G

Shift+Cmd+G

Open Home folder

⇧⌘H

Shift+Cmd+H

Open Desktop folder

⇧⌘D

Shift+Cmd+D

Open Downloads

⌥⌘L

Opt+Cmd+L

Open Documents

⇧⌘O

Shift+Cmd+O

Open iCloud Drive

⇧⌘I

Shift+Cmd+I

Open AirDrop

⇧⌘R

Shift+Cmd+R

Open Utilities

⇧⌘U

Shift+Cmd+U

Connect to server

⌘K

Cmd+K

Previous folder

⌘[

Cmd+[

Next folder

⌘]

Cmd+]

Open enclosing folder

⌘↑

Cmd+↑

Finder views

Icon view

⌘1

Cmd+1

List view

⌘2

Cmd+2

Column view

⌘3

Cmd+3

Gallery view

⌘4

Cmd+4

View options

⌘J

Cmd+J

Toggle preview pane

⇧⌘P

Shift+Cmd+P

Toggle path bar

⌥⌘P

Opt+Cmd+P

Toggle status bar

⌘/

Cmd+/

FAQ

Which shortcuts are covered?

These commands apply to the active Finder window on macOS.

Which operating systems are included for Finder?

This reference includes shortcuts for macOS. Availability depends on the action and app version.

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