Smart Folders in Mac OS X…What They Are and Why You Should Use Them

Posted by Ian Scott

January 25, 2007

One of the most underused features in Mac OS X is the use of “Smart Folders”. So…what are they? In a nutshell, a Smart Folder contains items in the folder based on search critera that you set in the preferences of the folder instead of grouping the contained items by location, like a regular folder. This makes it very easy to be organized.