Gary, you are my guy. If I need to know about something and your video is in the list, I watch yours first. I have never understood how to use smart folders, but after watching this, I can see where it can streamline access to my information. Thank you SO MUCH!!!!
I have long been a fan of Apple's Mail app. Using a combination of smart folders and mail rules, my emails are already sorted or culled; by the time I look at them. These two things also make spam much easier to identify. Apple's Mail app is one of the better mail apps out there.
Thanks Gary. I have expanded my understanding of ‘Smart Folders’: There is nothing actually in a Smart Folder, it’s a list of files that meet a description.
Hi Gary. Great graphics to assist your explanation - very clear. One thing I now realise is that items are ‘removed’ from albums and playlists but ‘deleted’ from smart albums and smart playlists. That’s not semantics but an actual difference in the resulting action. Keep up the good work, mate 👍
I have not used the Smart Folders for one reason is because I thought I would have thins all over the place and would start to lose some stuff. Thank you so much for explain this so it easy to understand. Need to rename it to “Easy Find”. Thank you.
This video is extremely useful and very easy to follow. The graphical structure gave me a visual that I can keep in my mind to remind me how this works. Thanks so much.
Do you have the best tutorials I swear. I never even knew there was such a thing as a smart folder. I’m so excited to go try these on my Mac tomorrow. I have a MacBook Pro with the M1 chip. The Macbook Pro prior to that I got 10 years out of although I will say the last year was really bad and hard. Anyway, I just wanted to say I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for doing them. It’s a huge help.
Hi Gary! love you vids= very helpful 🙂. My hope was to save emails into smart folders and then delete them from the main inbox to keep it "clean". Is there are way to do this/ instruct the mac to do this? Thank you
Hi Gary: Is there a way to sync or backup your smart folders, playlists, albums, and ESPECIALLY your smart mailboxes in case you buy a new Mac? Is there a way to use them in iOS/iPad OS also? Love your work and thanks in advance.
From the left sidebar, or from a location in the Finder? From the Sidebar just Control+click and select Remove. From the Finder, just drag the Smart Folder to the trash like anything else.
Now tried it. I asked Finder for an item and Finder created the smart folder, but there was no indication of where you put your search criteria, except a phrase in the little magnifying glass. I also looked in finder under pictures and looked for a smart album, but there was no such a heading available.
I have trouble in smart folder using for external hard drive, sometimes it can read and when connecting back it can't read the data. Are you ever try using smart folder in the hdd?
No. I suppose you could create a Smart Folder that searches for everything (like files created after 1970) in that same folder. But it would show all files in subfolders as well.
Hey Gary, speaking of albums, I would create photo albums on my iPhone, but when I upload the photos onto my Mac, the albums are not also uploaded, and I would lose all the sorting and grouping of the photos I did on my iPhone. Is there a way for the photo albums created on my iPhone to also be imported to my Mac? Thank you for the great video as always.
@@macmost Thank you. When I do use iCloud photos, is there no need to import photos by plugging in my iPhone anymore as it is done through the cloud? If I do import photos by plugging in my phone, will the photos be duplicated?
@@hathawayamato Right. You don't need to plug in your iPhone to your Mac and "import" anymore. If you do it, you will get duplicates, though you will get warned about it.
@@macmost Thank you! I turned on iCloud for photos and was waiting hours and hours for photos from my iPhone to sync to my Mac and got impatient when no photos appeared. After reading your advice, I decided to leave Photos open overnight, and the photos finally got downloaded.
I'm having problems syncing my Gmail with my iPhone and Macbook Pro. If I read my messages on my iPhone, it doesn't unread on my Mac. The same goes for deleting. I seemed to try everything. Do you have any suggestions?
Thank you Gary. Brilliant presentation and graphics.
apple should hire you. i learn so much with your videos. ty
Gary, you are my guy. If I need to know about something and your video is in the list, I watch yours first. I have never understood how to use smart folders, but after watching this, I can see where it can streamline access to my information. Thank you SO MUCH!!!!
I have long been a fan of Apple's Mail app. Using a combination of smart folders and mail rules, my emails are already sorted or culled; by the time I look at them. These two things also make spam much easier to identify. Apple's Mail app is one of the better mail apps out there.
Thanks Gary. I have expanded my understanding of ‘Smart Folders’:
There is nothing actually in a Smart Folder, it’s a list of files that meet a description.
Hi Gary. Great graphics to assist your explanation - very clear. One thing I now realise is that items are ‘removed’ from albums and playlists but ‘deleted’ from smart albums and smart playlists. That’s not semantics but an actual difference in the resulting action. Keep up the good work, mate 👍
Crystal clear. Nicely explained and illustrated. Many thanks.
I have not used the Smart Folders for one reason is because I thought I would have thins all over the place and would start to lose some stuff. Thank you so much for explain this so it easy to understand. Need to rename it to “Easy Find”. Thank you.
Good one, thanks Gary. Visualize what is happening in folders etc is the best way. Yes.
Thank you so much as i have been wondering about this for some time👍
Thanks Gary, clarified a lot for me. Hopefully in the future you could compare Smart folder and Labels, and when/where you would use each.
This video is extremely useful and very easy to follow. The graphical structure gave me a visual that I can keep in my mind to remind me how this works. Thanks so much.
Great video Gary, very helpful and I'm sure I'll be watching it again! Love your videos!!!
First! Thank you Garry for this tip about Smart Folders! I always watch your channel to know more about apple products :)
A very useful and informative video tutorial today! Thank you, Gary!👏🏻❤️
So easy to understand. Thank you Macmost ❤
Clear explanation!
Do you have the best tutorials I swear. I never even knew there was such a thing as a smart folder. I’m so excited to go try these on my Mac tomorrow. I have a MacBook Pro with the M1 chip. The Macbook Pro prior to that I got 10 years out of although I will say the last year was really bad and hard. Anyway, I just wanted to say I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for doing them. It’s a huge help.
Thanks very much, Gary, for this informative and helpful video!
Fabulous Gary! Thanks for all you do!!
In Italy we say "geniale" (ingenious)!
thank you Gary! was so helpful for me
Thanks. Very helpful to understand Mac.
Right, I hadn't noticed the plus sign on the MAC research button. There are other problems, too, but I'll take your advice.
Excellent!!
Thanks bunches
Hi Gary! love you vids= very helpful 🙂. My hope was to save emails into smart folders and then delete them from the main inbox to keep it "clean". Is there are way to do this/ instruct the mac to do this?
Thank you
A Smart Folder is not a "place" like that. I explain it in the video.
is based on the metadata ...virtual folder (its a saved query )
Hi Gary: Is there a way to sync or backup your smart folders, playlists, albums, and ESPECIALLY your smart mailboxes in case you buy a new Mac?
Is there a way to use them in iOS/iPad OS also?
Love your work and thanks in advance.
If you use Migration Assistant then all of those things should come over.
Hi Gary, thanks for this great info! I have been using smart folders for a long time but never knew all the nuances. How do you delete a smart folder?
From the left sidebar, or from a location in the Finder? From the Sidebar just Control+click and select Remove. From the Finder, just drag the Smart Folder to the trash like anything else.
Now tried it. I asked Finder for an item and Finder created the smart folder, but there was no indication of where you put your search criteria, except a phrase in the little magnifying glass. I also looked in finder under pictures and looked for a smart album, but there was no such a heading available.
Seems you are skipping some things, maybe? Try to follow along with what I am doing in the video.
YUP, I'LL STICK TO THE TRADITIONAL SEARCH.
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@@meeluanistyn1644 YES, ARE YOUR FEELINGS ON SENSITIVE MODE ?
I have trouble in smart folder using for external hard drive, sometimes it can read and when connecting back it can't read the data. Are you ever try using smart folder in the hdd?
Do ipads and phones have these or similar folder options? Folder, smart, tags?
No, Smart Folders are a Mac thing.
Are Smart folders available on an iPad (iPad pro running OS16.4.1) ?
No, they are a macOS feature.
Is it possible to convert an existing regular folder into a smart folder?
No. I suppose you could create a Smart Folder that searches for everything (like files created after 1970) in that same folder. But it would show all files in subfolders as well.
Hey Gary, speaking of albums, I would create photo albums on my iPhone, but when I upload the photos onto my Mac, the albums are not also uploaded, and I would lose all the sorting and grouping of the photos I did on my iPhone. Is there a way for the photo albums created on my iPhone to also be imported to my Mac? Thank you for the great video as always.
Yes. Use iCloud Photos.
@@macmost Thank you. When I do use iCloud photos, is there no need to import photos by plugging in my iPhone anymore as it is done through the cloud? If I do import photos by plugging in my phone, will the photos be duplicated?
@@hathawayamato Right. You don't need to plug in your iPhone to your Mac and "import" anymore. If you do it, you will get duplicates, though you will get warned about it.
@@macmost Thank you! I turned on iCloud for photos and was waiting hours and hours for photos from my iPhone to sync to my Mac and got impatient when no photos appeared. After reading your advice, I decided to leave Photos open overnight, and the photos finally got downloaded.
It almost seems that a Smart Folder is like an Alias folder but with search functionality.
Think of it as a search results window that always remains on the same search.
Can smart folders saved on iCloud appear on iOS Files app ?
You can't do it on the iPhone.
I'm having problems syncing my Gmail with my iPhone and Macbook Pro. If I read my messages on my iPhone, it doesn't unread on my Mac. The same goes for deleting. I seemed to try everything. Do you have any suggestions?
Perhaps you added your Gmail account not as a "Google account" but as a POP account?
@@macmost I added it as a Google account, and not pop.
@@johnnydee7480 Sorry, I can't tell what is wrong. Maybe try removing and adding back?