How to Create Folders in Mac

This wikiHow teaches you how to create new folders on a Mac laptop or desktop computer. This works for all currently supported versions of Mac OS. Right-click in an empty space on the desktop. This will open a menu.

Table of Contents

Creating New Folders From The Desktop
Creating New Folders Without Right-Click
Creating New Folders From A Finder Window

Method 1 of 3:

Creating New Folders From The Desktop

Right-click in an empty space on the desktop. This will open a menu.
1. You can also access the right-click menu by holding the Control key, and clicking normally, or two-finger clicking on a supported trackpad.
Select New Folder. This will create a new folder on your desktop.
Name your new folder.

Method 2 of 3:

Creating New Folders Without Right-Click

Click on an open space on your desktop. The menu bar at the top of the screen should now say Finder next to

.
Click on File in the menu bar.
Select New Folder.
Name your new folder.

Method 3 of 3:

Creating New Folders From A Finder Window

Open Finder. To open Finder, click on

in your dock.
Click on Documents in the menu bar in the finder window.
Right-click on an empty space in the Finder window.
Select New Folder. This will create a new folder in the active Finder window.
Name your new folder.

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Update 04 March 2020

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