If you find yourself oftentimes searching for a certain folder in Finder on your Mac, y'all can create a quick "bookmark" to that folder instead. Here are three ways to do information technology.

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Method 1: Add a Favorites Sidebar Shortcut

The easiest way to add a bookmark-similar shortcut to a folder is by dragging it into your "Favorites" sidebar in Finder. First, click the Finder icon in your Dock to bring Finder to the foreground.

Next, open up a new Finder window. If you don't see a sidebar on the left side of the window, select "View" > "Show Sidebar" in the carte bar (or press Option+Control+S on your keyboard).

In the Finder menu, select "View" then "Show sidebar."

Using the Finder window, locate the binder that you'd similar to add to your "Favorites" sidebar. Click and drag that folder's icon into the "Favorites" listing. (If the "Favorites" listing is collapsed, click the small arrow beside it to expand it.)

Drag the folder to the "Favorites" sidebar in a Finder window.

One time you have the folder icon hovering over the "Favorites" list, yous'll have the opportunity to place it in any position. Release your mouse or trackpad push button when ready, and you'll see the folder's name appear in your "Favorites" list.

The folder has been added to the "Favorites" sidebar in Finder.

To visit the binder y'all linked, click the shortcut in the sidebar, and that folder will open immediately. This list appears in the sidebar of every Finder window, so it volition e'er be handy.

You can echo this process as many times as y'all'd similar. Once the number of sidebar items exceeds the acme of the window, a scrollbar will appear that lets you scroll through them. And if you ever want to remove a shortcut from the "Favorites" sidebar, just drag it away from the window and release the mouse button.

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Method ii: Add a Dock Shortcut

You can also easily create a shortcut to a folder in your Mac's Dock. To do and then, locate the folder in Finder (or on your desktop), so elevate the binder into the department of the Dock beside the Trash.

Drag any folder to the Dock to create a shortcut there.

Once it's in that location, release your mouse or trackpad button, and the folder will stick in identify. If y'all click the shortcut in one case, yous'll become a quick preview of that binder's contents. If you want to visit the folder in Finder, right-click (or Control-click) the icon in the dock and select "Open" from the menu that appears.

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Method 3: Make a Desktop Alias to the Folder

You can also make bookmark-like shortcuts to folders on your Mac'due south desktop by creating what macOS calls "Aliases," which are like shortcuts in Windows. When you double-click an alias in macOS, Finder opens, and you see that folder's contents immediately.

To create an alias, locate the folder that you'd similar to "bookmark" and correct-click its icon. In the menu that pops upwardly, select "Brand Alias."

When the Allonym appears beside it, you tin drag the alias icon to your desktop, your Dock, or anywhere else in Finder. The best part of using aliases is that you can collect them together in some other folder if yous desire, gathering shortcuts to important documents or folders without moving their bodily locations. Happy bookmarking!