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Is it possible to get focus on the Finder sidebar and be able to select an item within "device", "shared", "places" and "search for" only with the keyboard?

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I don't believe it is possible, the only shortcut I can find for the sidebar is CMD+T which adds a shortcut for the current selected item to the sidebar.

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It seems to be impossible indeed. – Gerald Kaszuba Jan 2 '10 at 21:11
What am I missing here? It is in fact possible, as I detail in my answer. Just use the Go To Folder option and fill in the file path, all with the keyboard. – Bryan Schuetz Jan 3 '10 at 12:11
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Bryan, I'm not sure if you read the question correctly. It asks how to access/browse the predefined "shortcuts" that are put into the Finder sidebar, not how to open a folder by typing out its name. – Gerald Kaszuba Jan 4 '10 at 11:26
Damn. It would be so convenient to just use the arrow keys to navigate into and out of them or at least having a shortcut to jump into the sidebar. I posted a feature request on the TotalFinder support forum. Let's see what they say. – oschrenk 2 days ago
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You can use "Go To Folder" in the Finder to get to any of those. cmd +shift+G Then just fill in the filepath: ~/Desktop | /Backups | and so on.

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I've been looking and looking for an answer to this too. I can't find an answer (in Snow Leopard at least, don't know about Lion).

The best work-around I've found is this:

  • Create a "Shortcuts" folder anywhere
  • Drag that into the Sidebar
  • Create Aliases for the folders you have in your Sidebar and move them into your Shortcuts folder
  • Open Sidebar Preferences (right-click anywhere in the Sidebar)
  • Go to the 'General' tab
  • Change 'New Finder windows open:' to your Shortcuts folder.

This way, every time you launch a Finder window, you'll be inside Shortcuts and have access to your favourite folders with the keyboard.

YMMV... Obviously this requires you to manage a different set of shortcuts... But possibly it'll help until Apple address this problem (I've submitted a bug report too, surely this is a bug).

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