If you regularly use both Windows and macOS, chances are that when you use the Finder on your Mac, you will not feel as comfortable as using Windows Explorer. As a daily Windows and Mac user, I admit that I have never managed to get hold of the Finder, we have never become friends, and everything seems to indicate that we will follow different paths.
Fortunately, when managing files on my computer, I can use third-party applications. One of the best known in Commander One, a file manager that offers us the versatility that we find in Windows Explorer. Another application, perhaps less well known is Path Finder.
With Path Finder we take full control of your file system, when it comes to compare and sync folders, view hidden files, use double pane and full keyboard navigation to navigate your file system. It allows us to work as we want thanks to the options that allow us to access most of the tools in many different ways to adapt them to your workflow.
Manage hidden .DS_Store files on non-Mac volumes, safely and completely delete files with powerful removal of any type of volume, search for any network volume.
Path Finder main features
- View and manipulate hidden files
- Dual pane view
- Full keyboard navigation
- Compare and sync folders
- Folder merge
- Batch rename files
- File finder
- Tab markers and presets
- ACL Editor
- File tagging
- Editable route navigator
- Smart classification
- Advanced selection
- Integrated terminal
- Integrated text and image editors
Currently, Path Finder is in version number 9, a version that we can test for 30 days to see if it really meets our needs when it comes to manage the files on our Mac in a faster and more comfortable way.
Path Finder is priced at $ 39, which is cut in half if we upgrade from the previous version. In addition, for a few days, we can get a 15% discount by using the STAYPUT code buying the application from its website as not available on the Mac App Store.