Hey there! I’ve got a cool macOS trick for you: how to merge all your windows in Finder.

Have you ever found yourself drowning in a sea of open Finder windows? It can be overwhelming and make it hard to find what you’re looking for. But don’t worry, I’ve got your back!

Here’s the deal: sometimes you end up with multiple Finder windows open, scattered all over your desktop. It’s easy to lose track of where you put things or get confused by all the clutter. But fear not, because there’s a simple way to tidy things up.

Just follow these steps:

1. First, make sure you have all your Finder windows open on the screen.
2. Next, go to the “Window” menu at the top of your screen. It’s right there next to “Finder” and “File”.
3. When you click on “Window”, a drop-down menu will appear.
4. Hold down the “Option” key on your keyboard.
5. As if by magic, the “Merge All Windows” option will appear in the drop-down menu.
6. Click on “Merge All Windows”.

Boom! Just like that, all your open windows will be combined into one tidy window. It’s like organizing your files into neat little folders, but for your desktop. Pretty nifty, huh?

Now you can easily find what you’re looking for without sifting through a cluttered mess of windows. Everything is right there in one place, beautifully organized and ready for your perusal. And if you ever want to go back to having multiple windows, just repeat the process.

So there you have it, a quick and easy way to merge all your Finder windows in macOS. It’s a simple trick, but it can make a big difference in your productivity and sanity. Give it a try and see for yourself!

In 2013, Apple introduced a handy feature in OS X Mavericks that allows you to use tabs in Finder. This lets you combine multiple Finder windows into one, making it easier to manage.

If you want to create new Finder tabs as you go, simply press the keyboard shortcut Command-T (which conveniently works the same way in Safari, Firefox, or Chrome). Alternatively, you can configure Finder settings to always open new folders as tabs instead of windows. But what if you already have multiple separate Finder windows open on your desktop? How do you consolidate them into a single tabbed Finder window?

The easiest way, whether you have one extra Finder window or dozens, is to use a command called Merge All Windows. As the name suggests, this command combines all your open Finder windows into one window, with each former window getting its own tab.

To use this command, make sure that Finder is the active application (it should say Finder in the upper-left corner next to the Apple logo). Then, click on Window in the menu bar at the top of the screen and select Merge All Windows.

All your open Finder windows will smoothly merge into a single tabbed Finder window. To navigate through your Finder tabs, simply click on them from the list at the top of the screen, just like you would in a web browser. Alternatively, you can use the keyboard shortcuts Control-Tab to cycle through your tabs from left to right, or Shift-Control-Tab to cycle from right to left.

Create a Custom Shortcut to Merge All Windows

If you find yourself frequently using the Merge All Windows command, you can create a custom keyboard shortcut to make it even faster. Here’s how:

1. Go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts.

2. From the list on the left, select App Shortcuts, then click the plus icon.

3. Select Finder as the Application, type “Merge All Windows” into the Menu Title box, and enter any key combination you want for your shortcut. Just make sure it doesn’t conflict with an existing application or system shortcut. In our example, we used the combination Control-Shift-Command-M.

4. Click Add to save your change and close the window. Now, when you’re in Finder, you’ll see your newly created shortcut listed for the Merge All Windows command. Simply press this key combination whenever you want to consolidate your separate Finder windows into a single tabbed window.