When I'm in a subfolder in Finder, how to I go back one step?
Mountain Lion Mac Intel
I am learning how to file things and to make subfolders, but when I am looking things up, I cannot figure out how to go back up one folder. Right now, I'm going all the way back to documents and starting over and I know there has to be an easier way.
Thanks to all who responded - I'll try each suggestion.
For some reason, it never dawned on me to use the back arrow.
Allan - I like seeing the whole path - great hint
To the others who suggested the column view - I've changed to that view.
Turned out it was the EHD I was having trouble with. Documents was already set to column view.
And thanks for the keyboard shortcuts.
I think my problem is overthinking this learning process. Each time someone shows me the way, I go DUH - of course that's the way to do it.
30 years with a PC makes this transition more difficult than I would've thought it would be.
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