Mac OS uses the directories or to organize your files on your PC or Laptop.

So here, we will guide you about how to create a folder on Mac and Macbook with using 5 simple methods. In the end, you will say that it is easier task and i can do it myself.

How to Create Folder on Mac

In this section, we will explain about how you can make a folder on Mac and MacBook Air in MacOS High Sierra with using 5 incredible easier methods.

Let’s start!!

First Method

Here we will create a new folder from your Desktop

• • Firstly you have to make right click in a free space on your desktop, and then new menu will be opening.

• Now choose <New Folder> option and then new folder will be making on your desktop.

• Further you can type name of your created folder into blue-highlighted field area and then hit <Enter> key on your keyboard.

Second Method

• Now you have to go menu bar that is appearing top of your screen. Click on <File> option that is placed next to “Finder“.

• Next new menu will be displaying and select the <New Folder> option, then this will create new folder.

• Further you can type name of your created folder into blue-highlighted field area and then hit <Enter> key on your keyboard.

Third Method

Here we will create new folder from Finder window

• Firstly you have to open Finder on your Mac.

• Next click on <Document> option from left side bar in same window.

• Now you have to need making right click on any vacant space into Finder window.

• Then new menu will be opening and select <New Folder>

• Now this will make a new folder in your active Finder window.

• Further you can type name of your created folder into blue-highlighted field area and then hit <Enter> key on your keyboard.

Four Method

Here we will make a new folder with using of Terminal on Mac.

• Firstly open <Terminal> on your Mac and Macbook.

• Next, write <cd desktop> into Terminal interface

• Now hit on Enter key

• And now type <mkdir test-folder-1>

“cd” stands for “change directory“, this is navigation command; you can also “cd into download, document and other destination”.

But you are not able to change directory into sub folder. 

“mkdir” stands for “make directory“; According to above command your Mac go to desktop and then make a new folder as named “test-folder-1”.

If,  you want to make several folder with using one command. Here’s how:

• Open <Terminal> on your Mac computer

• Next write <cd desktop> into Terminal command interface

• Then hit on Enter key

• And now you have to type <mkdir t1 t2 t3>

Now this will make three new folders on your desktop.

Fifth Method

Here you can also make a new folder in your current active directory along with your keyboard shortcut like as:

Simultaneously press <Shift + Command + N> keys

How to Add Folder to Favorites in Mac

Here, we will tell you about how to add a folder to Favorites in Mac OSX’s Finder window. How’s here?

• Launch your <Finder> window

• Now hit on File > Find

• Next enter the folder name that you wish to link to, at top right search text field.

• Further this will elevate dropdown menu and filter by <Finder>

• When you found the folder and then drag and drop it into Favorites.