macOS will ask you to select the category type to sort out files and folders on Mac.įor example, if you know the name of files you are looking for, you can create a smart folder for them. Click on the + sign at the upper right corner.Ħ. Unfortunately, there is no keyboard shortcut for Smart Folders on Mac.ĥ. Select New Smart Folder from the following menu. You can create a Smart folder on Desktop, Documents, Downloads, or any of the folders of your choice.Ĥ. Select a location of choice to create a temporary Smart Folder. Open the Finder menu from the Mac dock.Ģ.

You need to use the Finder menu for this.

Using the smart folders on Mac, one can quickly filter out such files and folders from the system. One of the common things about duplicate files is that they usually have a common name, or same date or common file type. Using the smart folders trick on the Mac or a third-party app, one can easily find duplicate files on Mac. You can manually find duplicate files on Mac but it’s time-consuming and requires too much effort on your side.