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I’ve used a PC heavily for 15 years and 6 months ago switched cold turkey to a Mac. There is only one thing I found Windows to handle better and that is file system navigation (via UI). I just cannot get used to finder, from the default lack of an address bar, to individual windows not showing up on your tab switcher, to the lack of an equivalent run dialogue, etc. It just isn’t as intuitive to me and dealing with the file system is unpleasant.



cmd-~ for window switching in an app

you can modify some settings and "defaults write" to show full paths and extensions.

cmd-shift-g to go to any folder (with tab completion and ~)

cmd-up -> up a folder cmd-down -> open/go in

cmd-shift-h -> home dir cmd-shift-a -> apps dir cmd-shift-u -> utils dir

cmd-k -> connect to server

Don't forget the proxy icon drag/drop. It works with file dialogs, but since big sur, press shift to show the icon :-(

cmd-1234 to toggle views




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