Finder
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Finder is the primary file management and desktop navigation application for Apple's Macintosh operating systems, providing users with a graphical interface to access and organize files, folders, and drives.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Finder 8 | 0 | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desktop shell
→
file manager → graphical user interface application → |
| allowsCustomization |
sidebar
→
toolbar → view options → |
| bundleIdentifier | com.apple.finder → |
| defaultFileManagerFor | macOS → |
| developer | Apple Inc. → |
| hasComponent |
Finder windows
→
desktop → menu bar → sidebar → status bar → toolbar → |
| icon | smiling face icon → |
| integratedWith |
Dock
→
Mission Control → Spotlight → iCloud → |
| introducedWith |
original Macintosh 128K
→
surface form:
original Macintosh
|
| operatingSystem |
Classic Mac OS
→
macOS →
surface form:
Mac OS X
macOS → |
| primaryFunction |
desktop navigation
→
file management → launching applications → managing disks and drives → managing files and folders → |
| providesInterfaceType | graphical user interface → |
| replacedComponent | none (was original shell of Classic Mac OS) → |
| supportsFeature |
Get Info inspector
→
Quick Look → column view → disk eject → disk mounting → file copy → file delete → file move → file permissions management → file preview icons → file rename → file search → gallery view → iCloud Drive integration → icon view → list view → network volume browsing → sidebar favorites → smart folders → tags → |
| supportsFileSystems |
APFS
→
FAT → HFS Plus →
surface form:
HFS+
NTFS →
surface form:
NTFS (read-only by default)
exFAT → |
| supportsInteraction |
context menus
→
drag and drop → keyboard shortcuts → multi-window browsing → |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
System 7
this entity surface form:
Finder 8