In the finder, I can easily tag a file and access all files with a certain tag from the sidebar. However, is there any way to find all files with a certain tag under a given folder? Otherwise, I have to create a new tag for each folder to implement this functionality, which is still cumbersome.
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This is actually super easy to do (although not obvious at first!). Go to the folder you want to search and type a space in the search bar. This is to get the search options. Make sure you change the search scope to your folder
not This Mac
. There is a little bar that appears saying Search:
.
Next click the +
button on the right side to add a search condition. Click the criteria selection (usually Name
by default). Select Other
and then choose tag
. Then type the tag name and vola you have your search results!
Alternatively you can also just type tag: blue
or whatever the tag is on your computer. I just learned this one myself. Take a look here for more details.
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Thanks a lot! This works perfectly. I am really surprised that the finder have all those functions under the hood :D– KatoAug 24, 2021 at 0:19