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.
Method 1 of 3:
Creating New Folders From The Desktop
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Picture 1 of How to Create Folders in Mac Right-click in an empty space on the desktop. This will open a menu.- You can also access the right-click menu by holding the Control key, and clicking normally, or two-finger clicking on a supported trackpad.
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Picture 2 of How to Create Folders in Mac Select New Folder. This will create a new folder on your desktop. -
Picture 3 of How to Create Folders in Mac Name your new folder.
Method 2 of 3:
Creating New Folders Without Right-Click
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Picture 4 of How to Create Folders in Mac Click on an open space on your desktop. The menu bar at the top of the screen should now say Finder next toPicture 5 of How to Create Folders in Mac -
Picture 6 of How to Create Folders in Mac Click on File in the menu bar. -
Picture 7 of How to Create Folders in Mac Select New Folder. -
Picture 8 of How to Create Folders in Mac Name your new folder.
Method 3 of 3:
Creating New Folders From A Finder Window
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Picture 9 of How to Create Folders in Mac Open Finder. To open Finder, click onPicture 10 of How to Create Folders in Mac -
Picture 11 of How to Create Folders in Mac Click on Documents in the menu bar in the finder window. -
Picture 12 of How to Create Folders in Mac Right-click on an empty space in the Finder window. -
Picture 13 of How to Create Folders in Mac Select New Folder. This will create a new folder in the active Finder window. -
Picture 14 of How to Create Folders in Mac Name your new folder.
Update 04 March 2020
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