The Mac Finder new folder keystroke command
By Alvin Alexander on October 20, 2012
Mac OS X Finder FAQ: How do I create a new Mac Finder folder using the keyboard? (Or, What is the Mac Finder new folder keystroke or keyboard command?)
Mac Finder keyboard tips - keystroke to create a new Finder folder
To create a new folder in the Mac Finder using the keyboard, make sure you're in the folder (directory) where you want to create a new folder, and then press the [Command][Shift][n] keystoke.
This Mac Finder keyboard command creates a new Finder folder in the current directory, named something like "Untitled folder". Keyboard focus will be on that new folder, so you can easily give the folder a new name right away.
Related Mac Finder keyboard commands (keystrokes)
Note that if you want to delete this new Finder folder, you can delete it by pressing the [Command][Delete] keystroke, as discussed in my "How to delete Mac Finder files and folders using the keyboard" article.
If you like to use the keyboard a lot, here is a list of more Mac Finder keyboard shortcuts (keystrokes).
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Create a new folder fron the keyboard does not work
When i press [Command][Shift][n] the new folder is created at the root level and not in the folder that i have selected. any help will be appreciated.
Creating new Finder folders
I've found that I have to pay real attention to what folder is currently selected in the Finder, because this command will create a sub-folder beneath whatever folder is selected. For instance, if a folder named
is selected in the Finder and I use this keystroke, the new "untitled folder" will be created properly under the Pictures folder. This also works if I have a file selected in the Pictures folder, an "untitled folder" will again be created in the Pictures folder.
If it doesn't work for you that way, then I'd say there's a bug of some sort. Good luck!
Finder 'new folder' keystroke bug
Okay, I just dug into this some more, and this seems to be a bug in the Mac Finder "list view", which is currently the second "view" that Apple offers with the Mac Finder. I didn't even think about testing the different views until I was just doing something related to this.
While this keystroke doesn't work in that Finder view, it does seem to work properly in the other Finder views, at least on my Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) system.
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