How boxes work
Boxes by arrival, smart boxes, live folders and Forgotten.
All guides
Boxes by arrival
- 1
What arrives together, together
The newest glows.
- 2
Name it with the pencil
- 3
Choose what counts as together
It starts at the header
- 1
Click
Open or collapse the box.
- 2
Hover
Rename, search, or send the box to the Trash.
- 3
Right-click
Merge, Color (8), Symbol (12), Style, Pin box.
- 4
Drag
Anywhere, any display. It snaps to edges.
Smart boxes
New smart box
Collect files that are
or have this word in the name
- 1
New Smart Box…
Right-click the empty Desktop.
- 2
Pick a kind or a word
PDFs, images, code… or “invoice”.
- 3
Matching files gather there
It wears a ✦.
Or one “New” box
Nothing new. Everything has a box.
- 1
Choose One “New” box
Settings › Boxes › New files go to.
- 2
Sections by arrival
Like “Today 14:22 · 4”.
- 3
Send each one on
Send to… or New box with these…
Your folders
- 1
Left, right or loose
Settings › Boxes › Placement.
- 2
+ adds folders you have
Shown as an alias; the folder stays put.
- 3
Remove keeps the original
Live folders and Forgotten
Nothing forgotten.
- 1
New Live Folder Box…
Like Downloads, live, up to 300 items.
- 2
Forgotten gathers the untouched
Not opened in a month.
- 3
Change the time
From 1 week to 3 months, or Never.
Select like in Finder
- 1
Click, ⌘-click, ⇧-click
Or drag a rectangle from an empty spot.
- 2
Space for Quick Look
Arrow keys move; Return opens.
- 3
Drag to another box
Archive, Trash and Undo
- 1
Undo after every move
- 2
Archived, by month
In
~/Documents/Desktop Archive. Nothing is deleted.
Arrange them
- 1
Automatic or Free
- 2
Right-click for all boxes
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