{"id":228240,"date":"2021-04-15T16:30:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T13:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-make-finder-always-search-the-current-folder-on-mac\/"},"modified":"2021-04-15T16:30:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T13:30:42","slug":"how-to-make-finder-always-search-the-current-folder-on-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-make-finder-always-search-the-current-folder-on-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Make Finder Always Search the Current Folder on Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#How to Make Finder Always Search the Current Folder on Mac”<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\"The<\/p>\n

By default, when you use the Search feature in Finder, it has the eerie habit of searching your entire Mac instead of only searching the current folder. Thankfully, you can make Finder always search the current folder by changing a setting on your Mac.<\/p>\n

When Finder uses the default setting, you need to switch to the current folder from the top toolbar every time. This can get quite annoying.<\/p>\n

\"Switch<\/p>\n

You can change this behavior from the Finder preferences.<\/p>\n

First, open the Finder app<\/a>.\u00a0You can click the Finder icon from the Dock, or you can use the Spotlight Search feature.<\/p>\n

\"Open<\/p>\n

Next, from the top-left corner of the screen, select the \u201cFinder\u201d button from the menu bar. Then, choose the \u201cPreferences\u201d option.<\/p>\n

\"Open<\/p>\n

Navigate to the \u201cAdvanced\u201d tab from the top.<\/p>\n

\"Advanced<\/p>\n

Here, click the dropdown below the \u201cWhen Performing a Search\u201d setting and choose the \u201cSearch The Current Folder\u201d option.<\/p>\n

\"Select<\/p>\n

And you\u2019re all set. The next time you go to a folder in Finder and start searching, it will default to searching in the current folder.<\/p>\n

\"Switch<\/p>\n

If you want to search all directories instead, just choose the \u201cThis Mac\u201d option from the Search toolbar.<\/p>\n\n

Don\u2019t like it when Finder opens the Recents folder every time you launch the app? Here\u2019s how to change the default folder in Finder.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> How to Set the Default Finder Folder on Your Mac<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n