Thank you! This video was so straight forward and easy to understand. I've been a windows user all my life. I finally got a Mac and was so confused on how the file system worked
just received a MacBook Pro from my father and damn, never going back to windows. It's brutal how much Mac is way smoother and user friendly. Thanks for the video, was useful :)
Vivid windows user here searching for how to handle files on Mac for my classmate. Fantastic video, great explanations and how to think. You are also quite easy to listen to, clear and precise explanations. Thank you for this video.
I sooo needed this! Thank you! I recently lost all my files and photos when my SSD failed on my old Air laptop because they were on a very cluttered Desktop! I now have a new Air laptop and been wondering how best to organise everything so as not to repeat the same mistake. Be great if you could do more of these tutorials, Craig.🙏
Thanks for the feedback. I'll work in a few more tutorials soon but I like to keep my videos mixed so I keep myself motivated. I also love looking at the new tech. Thanks for watching.
I wrote an entire book on an outdated MacAir that I purchased used. It was supposed to be clean, but my folders began to save in the previous owners documents - to which I had NO password. So I saved it all on the desktop. I can’t believe I did it. I just bought a new MacPro, so I’m trying to learn how to do it correctly.
Well been watching your video's for some time now. Today the 2013 iMac I have now runs from a external SSD hard drive, can't believe I did it. Really works quite well. So thank you from Canada.
Great Job Craig !!! I am semi retired from my litigation support work always using Windows. Now I am in music school as an old guy and have to learn Mac - YOU HELPED !!!
To be honest, this is a great video. I have been trying to find a desktop saving location to save word document on iMac not in Onenote. The video is a straight forward and easy, not complicated, to the point. Good job.
OMG How brilliant. I do and have done everything you say here, and have a very unstructured MacBook Pro. I download lots of clipart from a company I subscribe yearly too. So have a very messy laptop. Well I know what I am doing at the weekend lol. Thank you so so much. You are a very good teacher 🙂
I've been using Windows since I started using computers, and when I switched to Mac, this video really helped me learn how to organize my files on Mac. Thanks!
This information was VERY good for me. Used windows for 30 years in office setting, got Macs after I retired and love them. Yes my downloads folder was TOO big. This helps !!!
Good tips. I too move downloads to another folder as soon as possible, sometimes the desktop folder if it's something I'm going to be working on immediately. Then I can work on the file and do a save as if I want to preserve the original.
Yes, if I work on something quickly I leave it on the desktop. I do have some older macs that have a ton of folders on the Desktop and it's too late for them but all new Macs I try and follow this system. Thanks Bryan.
Craig. Thank u SO much for this insight. You have truly opened the door for me. I have had no idea how to start with my ‘mess’. This weekend…. Nailed it! Your simple and visual tips clicked for me. I’ve subscribed to your channel, and look forward to some more ‘beginner’ learnings. It really has been a revelation. Not all of us were born in the computer decade, and need this insight. Thanks.
Thank you! I recently lost all my files and photos when my SSD failed on my old Air laptop because they were on a very cluttered Desktop! I now have a new Air laptop and been wondering how best to organise everything so as not to repeat the same mistake. Be great if you could do more of these tutorials, Craig.🙏
damn i didn't expect MacOS to be that smart, windows sistem is ok but compared to the efficiency of mac it can't even get close and that tip of option key is great thanks for it i certainly will try variations on it. cleaning and mentaining clean stuff is easy for me, hardest part is learning the sistem and secrets of it.
Thank you so much, that was so informative. Have used Apple iPhone, iPad and Watch for years, but not the IMac, and have just purchased one to run video editing software on, but first needed to learn about the Mac. That’s great.
What I love to do: make shortcuts in Finder to the various subdirectories. It makes it even more intuitive, for me at least, to find stuff. Like screenshots for instance, I write a lot of documentation and screenshots are important for me, in finder I hold the sub folder with the left mouse button and slide it to the left. Remember too: everything you save on the computer, if you use Time Machine, gets backed up. But.... these are incremental backups, meaning that, by default, these run every hour and it becomes a huge folder on your backup device. If you recover the full backup, or even try to find a file, you will be going through the same misery again. Best to set your backup at a time when the cleanup of files is done. My documents sync up to family iCloud, it is even more important to only ship files there and not fill op the 2Tb for instance.
Thanks for sharing and the feedback. I agree and there are a few good ways to do this for sure. I just think too many people let it go too long and then the clean up is impossible for them. Thanks again for watching.
Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video Craig. I've been a Mac user since 1989, but I never knew the option key would bring up "Save As" instead of just "Save". Empty the Downloads folder... That would be like having an empty Inbox in my email! lol But it's a great goal!
Thank you so much. I was looking for ways to make my Mac faster and came across you video. Would you be able to make a video on how Icloud Drive works. I thought that once you upload your files, you can delete from your computer in order to have more memory space.
As a previous windows user I’ve taken the (huge) step and have a MacBook Air. Your tutorial is so valuable. Thank you. One major flaw that I’ve found frustrating - I have Microsoft 365 office. But didn’t know you can’t open publisher on a Mac. I was at the point of wanting to return my Mac. I use publisher a lot. So if you have any suggestions for a similar program I’d be grateful. For now I’ve saved my old publisher documents as pdf or changed them to word. I’m trying to hold fast and keep the Mac. Many thanks. Julie 🦋
I've been a Windows user since DOS and 3.1, but when I needed a laptop to travel with, the MacBook Pro was 30% lighter with to to three times the battery life, plus it seemed to be fast. A week later I'm enjoying the learning curve, but not loving the file system. I think it was a case of not seeing the wood for the trees, and after watching this short video it's become clear and easy to follow. I was disappointed that I couldn't park different windows, but Rectangle has fixed that. So thanks for the heads up. Now I'm wondering what else you have on your channel?
Craig ! That man in your video by blindly not filing items on your computer must be me MINE ARE EVERYWHERE SO MUCH SO I CANNOT FIND THEM !! And 7+ thousand phots & 5 copies of every one ! Where do I start cheers BRIAN
My downloads has 1000s of files. Will fix that. Problem now is the internal ssd is full at 1T. I have an external HDD 16T, but its not always connected to the Macbook Pro. Becoming an issue all around with space now. May be time to get a Mac Mini & a Synology NAS.
What about downloaded music production tools such as wav sounds and one shots. I download sample packs, once I move them to the right place and they are in the download folder as well can I delete the download folder. And what about programs etc…. Can I delete them from download folders
In most cases you can delete the original download files for programs etc. and it won't delete the program if it was installed. There are rare cases this may not be true but overall I would just test it and then you will know.
Weird, the Function hold when clicking file in recent doesn't work on my mac. I have no way of knowing where files are. I have to just search for them - which makes organization difficult. I don't love a lot of macs functions.
❓❔❓Is there a way to auto move documents? For example, say maybe once a week, can my Mac automatically move files from my computer to my external hard drive?🤔 Is it possible to schedule that action?
It might be but I have not worked on that yet. There is something now called shortcuts that can do a ton of stuff on the Mac and I did a video on that. But you might be able to do that via Shortcuts. I'll see if I get some time later to research.
I mean you can use a hard drive formatted in ExFat and it can work on both Windows and Mac. But Macs may not be able to read some files that are Windows specific. But things like JPG and other files would work fine.
at 6:30 what did you press to blue highlight all the items u wanted to put in landscapes and what did you press to put them under landscapes ? using 6:30 as an example I have another question : how would you create another sub folder called "landscapes wide angle lens " per say
Hi Craig, Great video. I really need to cleanup my M2. I have only had it for a short time and it's a mess already. I have an external SSD and will try to make that my main bootable drive so its a good time to start off fresh and clean. All the best regards Peter.
I have one question. Whenever I’m creating a folder on Desktop, it’s being uploaded to iCloud Drive. When I open documents or items in my mac and see the path location through *option* key, it’s showing iCloud Drive. What should I do?
As you can imagine it's hard for me to respond to individual help needs but I try my best to create videos that help people. In this case I would just search for the music files and then copy them to an external SSD.
Hi Craig Could you do a video on how to download apps to a external hard drive. This mac mini is my first mac in 20 years, so I am coming from windows 11 and that I know how to do. Thank You for your time, the mac mini is a 2012 with a internal hard drive. I have no idea how to put stuff on the external at all.
Thanks for that lovely piece of advice, Craig. Also I would like to ask would it be all right if I start to organise my data right in the downloads folder? (having folders and subfolders in the downloads folder itself)
You can do that. It's not standard practice but that doesn't matter. As long as you follow that system from the start it's a great way to keep things organized. Everybody will do it a bit different.
Hello I’m a new subscriber from Phoenix Arizona. Your videos are awesome. I have been looking for some plain simple advice like this forever. I’m currently working on a HOLE backup system for my MacBook Pro and my PC. Right now I’ve got stuff everywhere I’ve got external hard drives. I’ve got Time Machine I’ve got P cloud in iCloud so I’m trying to figure out how to pull all this together and have three succinct copies to on site by two separate media modes and one offsite or maybe even two offsite. In case my house burns down or something. If you have done any other videos on back up philosophy, I would love to know. I also just learned about a Synology Nas and I’m thinking about that too. Thank you.
Thanks Joe for the comments and nice words. I may do a video on that in the future but don't have anything yet on that topic. I like to just keep things easy and I back my data up to multiple external drives and keep them in 2 locations. I have a background in datacenters but also have seen that complexity like with RAID etc. can sometimes cause major issues with clients that make a mistake. Thanks again and I'll see what I can put together in the future on this topic.
Thank you! This video was so straight forward and easy to understand. I've been a windows user all my life. I finally got a Mac and was so confused on how the file system worked
Thanks for the feedback appreciate it.
Same! I am a windows user and just got a MacBook Air. This video is very helpful!
@@part9952 Yeah, me too. It was so good and helpful. Everyone thinks that these things are too basic. But not for new users!
This is very basic BUT very important solid step to move forward!!! These kind of tutorials are the best ones!!! Thank you so much!!🙏🏼
Thanks for the feedback Olivia.
Clear, concise, easily understood and you have a very pleasant manner of presenting. Thank you for helping me. I'm happy!!
Thanks for watching the channel and the comment.
just received a MacBook Pro from my father and damn, never going back to windows. It's brutal how much Mac is way smoother and user friendly. Thanks for the video, was useful :)
@@dr.greenvil7679 welcome and thanks for watching
Vivid windows user here searching for how to handle files on Mac for my classmate. Fantastic video, great explanations and how to think. You are also quite easy to listen to, clear and precise explanations. Thank you for this video.
Thanks for watching and for the feedback. Appreciate that.
Thank you, this was just what I needed to jumpstart my digital organization.
You are welcome.
It's so easy to get up and running on a mac, and quickly find yourself lost in too many files. This was so helpful for me. Thank you!
I appreciate the feedback and thank for watching the channel. I have over 550 Apple related videos so check out the channel.
This totally helps! Thank you!!
You got it thanks for watching.
Thank you. It was really helpful. Just got a new Mac, and had no idea how to organize things on it. Thanks again!
Your welcome, thank you.
I had to leave three comments... It was very informative. And you were not all over the place. You said what a new user needed to hear. Thanks.
I like comments - thanks.
Oh My God... It was such a useful and very well-explained video. Thank you so much. I can finally organize everything well on my laptop. Thanks again.
You got it.
I sooo needed this! Thank you! I recently lost all my files and photos when my SSD failed on my old Air laptop because they were on a very cluttered Desktop! I now have a new Air laptop and been wondering how best to organise everything so as not to repeat the same mistake. Be great if you could do more of these tutorials, Craig.🙏
Thanks for the feedback. I'll work in a few more tutorials soon but I like to keep my videos mixed so I keep myself motivated. I also love looking at the new tech. Thanks for watching.
I wrote an entire book on an outdated MacAir that I purchased used. It was supposed to be clean, but my folders began to save in the previous owners documents - to which I had NO password. So I saved it all on the desktop. I can’t believe I did it. I just bought a new MacPro, so I’m trying to learn how to do it correctly.
Wow, that is crazy. Yes, always do the clean reinstall if possible. Good luck with the new Mac Pro.
Well been watching your video's for some time now. Today the 2013 iMac I have now runs from a external SSD hard drive, can't believe I did it. Really works quite well. So thank you from Canada.
I'm glad that works good for you (external SSD) and thanks for the feedback and for watching.
Great Job Craig !!! I am semi retired from my litigation support work always using Windows. Now I am in music school as an old guy and have to learn Mac - YOU HELPED !!!
Thanks for the feedback and good luck with everything.
Organization is the key to a healthy sanity. Good points! Appreciate the video.
Thanks for watching Scott.
To be honest, this is a great video. I have been trying to find a desktop saving location to save word document on iMac not in Onenote. The video is a straight forward and easy, not complicated, to the point. Good job.
Thanks for the nice words and the feedback. Appreciate that.
OMG How brilliant. I do and have done everything you say here, and have a very unstructured MacBook Pro. I download lots of clipart from a company I subscribe yearly too. So have a very messy laptop. Well I know what I am doing at the weekend lol. Thank you so so much. You are a very good teacher 🙂
Thanks for the feedback and I'm glad it helped you out a little bit.
I've been using Windows since I started using computers, and when I switched to Mac, this video really helped me learn how to organize my files on Mac. Thanks!
Thanks for the feedback on the video and good luck with the switch.
This information was VERY good for me. Used windows for 30 years in office setting, got Macs after I retired and love them. Yes my downloads folder was TOO big. This helps !!!
Thanks for watching
I never thought I need to learn how to organize THE FILE
Not sure what you mean.
Your tips on how to organize screenshots were helpful. Thank you. 🙇🏻♀
Thanks for the feedback on that.
This video REALLY, REALLY helped me as I'm trying to learn more about my new iMac. Awesome! Thank you so much!
Thanks for the feedback on the video.
Great presentation- no fuss! No extra nonsense. Thank you!
Thanks for watching the channel. Appreciate that.
student who just got their first mac, this video was super helpful, tysm!
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment on the video about organizing the files. Appreciate it.
Thank you! I have a quiz this week and the Mac is new and slightly confusing coming from Windows. Truly a learning process.
Thanks for watching and good luck.
Your voice and your timing an breathing bro fu..ing love your content!!! This video help
Me alot!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 thank you!
Thanks for watching the channel.
brooo saved my life
thanks
Thanks for the feedback.
So helpful! thank you!!
Thanks for feedback
Great video, Craig. Yes, my download folder is five times worse than you describe.
@@edatwell7281 funny.. good luck with everything.
Thank you so much! I had never learned this before, though I've been a Mac user for many years. This was extremely helpful.
Thanks and I'm glad it helped you out. Appreciate the feedback for sure.
this is exactly what I needed, thank you! I feel empowered to tackle my messy files now.
Thanks, hope it helps.
Thank you for being short, simple and made it easy. Very Helpful! I like your style!
Thanks for the feedback
Now fully organized, thank you!
Welcome and thanks for watching.
Good tips. I too move downloads to another folder as soon as possible, sometimes the desktop folder if it's something I'm going to be working on immediately. Then I can work on the file and do a save as if I want to preserve the original.
Yes, if I work on something quickly I leave it on the desktop. I do have some older macs that have a ton of folders on the Desktop and it's too late for them but all new Macs I try and follow this system. Thanks Bryan.
Oh my gosh Craig, this was SOOO helpful! Thank you😊🌻
Thanks for the feedback.
was basic but helpful for someone having no idea about macs
Thanks for watching.
Great video!
Thank you.
Thesis so helpful, adult ADHD and I need organized computer. thank you
Thanks for the comment and for watching.
Craig. Thank u SO much for this insight. You have truly opened the door for me. I have had no idea how to start with my ‘mess’. This weekend…. Nailed it! Your simple and visual tips clicked for me.
I’ve subscribed to your channel, and look forward to some more ‘beginner’ learnings. It really has been a revelation. Not all of us were born in the computer decade, and need this insight. Thanks.
Appreciate the feedback. I do a mix of stuff and check out all my previous videos on my channel as I did a ton of learning videos in the past. Thanks.
omg thanks you its a game changer for me !
Thanks for the feedback on the video.
Thank you! I recently lost all my files and photos when my SSD failed on my old Air laptop because they were on a very cluttered Desktop! I now have a new Air laptop and been wondering how best to organise everything so as not to repeat the same mistake. Be great if you could do more of these tutorials, Craig.🙏
Thanks Deni.
Yes my mac and house both needs cleaning🤩 . Thank you so much
Thanks for watching.
Great video and explanation
Thank you
helpful, thanks
Thank you.
damn i didn't expect MacOS to be that smart, windows sistem is ok but compared to the efficiency of mac it can't even get close and that tip of option key is great thanks for it i certainly will try variations on it. cleaning and mentaining clean stuff is easy for me, hardest part is learning the sistem and secrets of it.
Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Appreciate it.
Use good file names and OCR everything. Spotlight will be your friend.
Yes, most don't start with good naming of files but that could be a key.
Well Done, thanks a lot!
Thanks for the feedback and for watching.
Thank you so much, that was so informative. Have used Apple iPhone, iPad and Watch for years, but not the IMac, and have just purchased one to run video editing software on, but first needed to learn about the Mac. That’s great.
Thanks for the feedback on this and good luck.
What I love to do: make shortcuts in Finder to the various subdirectories. It makes it even more intuitive, for me at least, to find stuff. Like screenshots for instance, I write a lot of documentation and screenshots are important for me, in finder I hold the sub folder with the left mouse button and slide it to the left. Remember too: everything you save on the computer, if you use Time Machine, gets backed up. But.... these are incremental backups, meaning that, by default, these run every hour and it becomes a huge folder on your backup device. If you recover the full backup, or even try to find a file, you will be going through the same misery again. Best to set your backup at a time when the cleanup of files is done. My documents sync up to family iCloud, it is even more important to only ship files there and not fill op the 2Tb for instance.
Thanks for sharing and the feedback. I agree and there are a few good ways to do this for sure. I just think too many people let it go too long and then the clean up is impossible for them. Thanks again for watching.
Thanks Craig!
Thanks for watching
Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video Craig. I've been a Mac user since 1989, but I never knew the option key would bring up "Save As" instead of just "Save". Empty the Downloads folder... That would be like having an empty Inbox in my email! lol But it's a great goal!
Thanks for the feedback on the video and for watching the channel. I appreciate it and good luck with everything.
simple but it really helps a lot.. its the best
Thanks for the feedback
very well explained thank you and it helps me alot of sorting of my files
Thanks for the feedback.
Thank you so much. I was looking for ways to make my Mac faster and came across you video. Would you be able to make a video on how Icloud Drive works. I thought that once you upload your files, you can delete from your computer in order to have more memory space.
Thanks for watching. I'll see what I can do in the future.
you are brilliant!
Funny thanks
Very useful, I am a new Mac user and I was lost 😅
Thanks for the feedback.
That was such a help. I have just moved to a all person and i get a little lost at times. Thanks
Thanks for feedback
As a previous windows user I’ve taken the (huge) step and have a MacBook Air.
Your tutorial is so valuable. Thank you.
One major flaw that I’ve found frustrating - I have Microsoft 365 office. But didn’t know you can’t open publisher on a Mac. I was at the point of wanting to return my Mac. I use publisher a lot. So if you have any suggestions for a similar program I’d be grateful.
For now I’ve saved my old publisher documents as pdf or changed them to word. I’m trying to hold fast and keep the Mac.
Many thanks. Julie 🦋
Thanks and I'll see if I can think of anything but here is a list online - machow2.com/publisher-for-mac/ . Thanks for watching the video.
picked up 3 useful tips - thank you for your work.
Thanks for the feedback.
Excellent tutorial! Thank you so much! 😊
Thank you for watching.
I've been a Windows user since DOS and 3.1, but when I needed a laptop to travel with, the MacBook Pro was 30% lighter with to to three times the battery life, plus it seemed to be fast. A week later I'm enjoying the learning curve, but not loving the file system. I think it was a case of not seeing the wood for the trees, and after watching this short video it's become clear and easy to follow. I was disappointed that I couldn't park different windows, but Rectangle has fixed that. So thanks for the heads up. Now I'm wondering what else you have on your channel?
Yes, it takes a little time but after you use MacOS for a few months it really becomes quite easy and most people never go back to Windows.
Thanks!
Welcome
Great Info thanks!
Very good approach
Thank you for watching and the feedback.
Craig ! That man in your video by blindly not filing items on your computer must be me MINE ARE EVERYWHERE SO MUCH SO I CANNOT FIND THEM !! And 7+ thousand phots & 5 copies of every one ! Where do I start cheers BRIAN
Thanks for watching and the feedback. Appreciate it.
WOW thank you so much I needed this I have so much on my desk top, thanks again.
Thanks for watching and the feedback.
My downloads has 1000s of files. Will fix that. Problem now is the internal ssd is full at 1T. I have an external HDD 16T, but its not always connected to the Macbook Pro. Becoming an issue all around with space now. May be time to get a Mac Mini & a Synology NAS.
The Synology Nas are nice and work well. Yes, storage can be an issue on any Mac since it's so expensive. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for this information, very useful 😊😊😊😊
Thank you for the feedback.
Very informative video, thanks so much
Appreciate that - thanks for watching the channel.
Awesome content; you always learn something new no matter your level of expertise.
Thanks for watching and the feedback. I appreciate it for sure.
@@craigneidel no doubt!!
Thanks for the tips. Why does my desktop folder show under iCloud and not onto where all the other folders are?
You must have added your desktop to iCloud so anything you store there goes to iCloud.
This is so helpful!Thanks a lot for ur effort🙏
Thanks for watching and the feedback.
Thank you so much for detailed video
Thanks for the feedback.
i absolutely HATE finder! i havent even watched your video but i hope it helps
It should help a little I hope.
What about downloaded music production tools such as wav sounds and one shots. I download sample packs, once I move them to the right place and they are in the download folder as well can I delete the download folder. And what about programs etc…. Can I delete them from download folders
In most cases you can delete the original download files for programs etc. and it won't delete the program if it was installed. There are rare cases this may not be true but overall I would just test it and then you will know.
This was a very informative video, thanks
Thanks for the feedback. Appreciate it.
Great videos, thanks
Welcome and thanks for watching.
Hi, how do I create folders and make sure that they are done so anyone can access, download, see the folders
That's a whole other video. I would just do a search on that in Google and it will show you how to set that up. Thanks for watching the video.
Hi, thank you for the video. This concept is tough and can be confusing for me; please don't assume it's easy for everyone.
Thanks for the feedback and for watching.
How do I set every folder to sort by name? I have to change it every single time
I would need to go back and research that questions as this is an older video. I'll see if I can get some time soon.
Weird, the Function hold when clicking file in recent doesn't work on my mac. I have no way of knowing where files are. I have to just search for them - which makes organization difficult. I don't love a lot of macs functions.
Not sure why - maybe you are on a much older OS? Not sure.
Thanks!! short, sweet and to the point!! Great Job!! ;-)
Thanks for watching and the feedback.
❓❔❓Is there a way to auto move documents? For example, say maybe once a week, can my Mac automatically move files from my computer to my external hard drive?🤔 Is it possible to schedule that action?
It might be but I have not worked on that yet. There is something now called shortcuts that can do a ton of stuff on the Mac and I did a video on that. But you might be able to do that via Shortcuts. I'll see if I get some time later to research.
thanks ,really helpful
Thanks for the feedback on this.
Can I copy existing folders on a Windows PC and copy them via USB to a MacBook?
I mean you can use a hard drive formatted in ExFat and it can work on both Windows and Mac. But Macs may not be able to read some files that are Windows specific. But things like JPG and other files would work fine.
Thank you so much!
Welcome. Thanks for watching.
at 6:30 what did you press to blue highlight all the items u wanted to put in landscapes and what did you press to put them under landscapes ? using 6:30 as an example I have another question : how would you create another sub folder called "landscapes wide angle lens " per say
I'm guessing the shift button to select multiple files.
Thank you!
Welcome and thank you for watching.
thank you very much!
Welcome.
Hi Craig, Great video. I really need to cleanup my M2. I have only had it for a short time and it's a mess already.
I have an external SSD and will try to make that my main bootable drive so its a good time to start off fresh and clean.
All the best
regards Peter.
Thanks Peter and good luck with everything.
Craig Neidel Thanks Much !
Thanks.
there is no best way its what you want for your self that works for you
Of course.
I have one question. Whenever I’m creating a folder on Desktop, it’s being uploaded to iCloud Drive. When I open documents or items in my mac and see the path location through *option* key, it’s showing iCloud Drive. What should I do?
discussions.apple.com/thread/7994056 - thanks and this should help you get started on this.
Bro i new to mac ..I want to move my music folder from the desktop to the hearddrive..Please help
As you can imagine it's hard for me to respond to individual help needs but I try my best to create videos that help people. In this case I would just search for the music files and then copy them to an external SSD.
Can I delete all my recent items and not loose them in their actual location?
I think so but just delete a sample file and you will answer that question.
How do you create a sub folder?
Just go into the folder you want and do "File" then "new folder".
I found the File window too small. Helpful information, but hard to read.
Ok.
Hi Craig Could you do a video on how to download apps to a external hard drive. This mac mini is my first mac in 20 years, so I am coming from windows 11 and that I know how to do. Thank You for your time, the mac mini is a 2012 with a internal hard drive. I have no idea how to put stuff on the external at all.
Thanks for watching. I actually did a video on that a year or more ago. Search my channel and you should find it there.
Thanks for that lovely piece of advice, Craig.
Also I would like to ask would it be all right if I start to organise my data right in the downloads folder? (having folders and subfolders in the downloads folder itself)
You can do that. It's not standard practice but that doesn't matter. As long as you follow that system from the start it's a great way to keep things organized. Everybody will do it a bit different.
Hello I’m a new subscriber from Phoenix Arizona. Your videos are awesome. I have been looking for some plain simple advice like this forever. I’m currently working on a HOLE backup system for my MacBook Pro and my PC. Right now I’ve got stuff everywhere I’ve got external hard drives. I’ve got Time Machine I’ve got P cloud in iCloud so I’m trying to figure out how to pull all this together and have three succinct copies to on site by two separate media modes and one offsite or maybe even two offsite. In case my house burns down or something. If you have done any other videos on back up philosophy, I would love to know. I also just learned about a Synology Nas and I’m thinking about that too. Thank you.
Thanks Joe for the comments and nice words. I may do a video on that in the future but don't have anything yet on that topic. I like to just keep things easy and I back my data up to multiple external drives and keep them in 2 locations. I have a background in datacenters but also have seen that complexity like with RAID etc. can sometimes cause major issues with clients that make a mistake. Thanks again and I'll see what I can put together in the future on this topic.