Use the Sidebar for Faster Navigation

The Sidebar is your main navigation hub in Path Finder. It gives you quick access to your favorite folders, devices, and other useful locations so you don’t have to browse to them every time.

What you see in the Sidebar

Depending on your configuration, the Sidebar can show:

• Favorites – Folders you pinned for quick access

• Devices – Internal disks, external drives, and mounted volumes

• Network – Networked locations and shared folders

• Recent Documents – Recently opened files and folders

• Tags – Color tags you use to organize files

You can click any item in the Sidebar to jump straight to that location in the main browser.

Add items to the Sidebar

To add your own locations:

1. Open the folder or volume you want to add.

2. Drag the folder (or its icon) into the Favorites area of the Sidebar.

3. Release when you see the insertion line.

The item will now appear in Favorites for one-click access.

Remove items from the Sidebar

To remove an item you no longer need:

1. Click and hold the item in the Sidebar.

2. Drag it out of the Sidebar area.

3. Release the mouse button.

This only removes the shortcut from the Sidebar. It does not delete the actual folder or drive.

Rearrange items

You can reorder Sidebar items to match how you work:

• Click and drag an item up or down within its section.

• Drop it where you want it to appear.

Keep your most-used locations at the top of Favorites for quickest access.

Use Tags in the Sidebar

If you use macOS tags:

• Your tags appear in the Tags section of the Sidebar.

• Clicking a tag shows files and folders with that tag.

This is a powerful way to organize by project, priority, or status, regardless of where files are actually stored.

Reset the Sidebar

If you want to start fresh:

1. Scroll to the top of the Sidebar.

2. Click the three dots (⋮) menu.

3. Choose Reset Sidebar.

This restores the Sidebar to its default layout.

By customizing your Sidebar with your own favorites and tags, you turn Path Finder into a fast, one-click launcher for the locations you use every day.