What is finder on apple

One app to find it all.

The Find My app makes it easy to keep track of your Apple devices. Locate items you’ve attached AirTag to. And keep up with friends and family. It works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac — even if your missing devices are offline. And your privacy is protected every step of the way.

Find your Apple devices.

You take your devices everywhere. Which means you might leave them anywhere. Whether they’re under a sofa pillow or in a conference room, chances are they won’t be lost for long. You can get help finding your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, Mac, AirPods, or AirTag right in the Find My app.

See all your devices on a map.

Is your iPad at home or back at the office? Use the map to get a full picture of where your devices are — and where a missing one might be. Some devices can also mark their location when the battery is critically low, to help you find them even if they run out of power.

Compatible with

• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod touch
• Apple Watch
• Mac
• AirPods
• AirTag

Compatible with

• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod touch
• Apple Watch
• Mac
• AirPods
• AirTag

Play a sound to
find your device.

When you can’t find something but think it’s nearby or around others who might hear it, you can play a sound to pinpoint its location. Your AirPods play a specifically designed sound that can project across a room — and even farther.

Compatible with

• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod touch
• Apple Watch
• Mac
• AirPods
• AirTag

Compatible with

• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod touch
• Apple Watch
• Mac
• AirPods
• AirTag

Display a message for someone who finds it.

If your device or AirTag goes missing, you can put it in Lost Mode. That starts tracking its location, sends you a notification when it pings the network, and sets your passcode to protect your data. You can also let people know how to reach you. They can simply view your message on your device’s Lock Screen, or tap your AirTag with their smartphone to get your contact number. 1

Compatible with

• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod touch
• Apple Watch
• Mac
• AirTag

Compatible with

• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod touch
• Apple Watch
• Mac
• AirTag

Erase it with ease.

Worried that your device has fallen into the wrong hands? You may want to erase it remotely to delete your personal data and reset your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, or Mac. If you retrieve it, you can restore your data from your iCloud backup.

Compatible with

• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod touch
• Apple Watch
• Mac

Compatible with

• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod touch
• Apple Watch
• Mac

Lock it down. Automatically.

Activation Lock is designed to prevent anyone else from using or selling your device. 1 When you enable Find My on your device, Activation Lock is turned on automatically. Your Apple ID and password will then be required in order to erase or reactivate your device.

Compatible with

• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod touch
• Apple Watch
• Mac

Compatible with

• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod touch
• Apple Watch
• Mac

You can even find devices that are offline.

If your missing device can’t connect to the internet, the Find My app can still help you track it down using the Find My network — hundreds of millions of iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices around the world. Nearby devices securely send the location of your missing device to iCloud, then you can see where it is in the Find My app. It’s all anonymous and encrypted to protect everyone’s privacy.

AirTag can help you find just about anything.

Misplaced your keys? Forgot your purse? If they have AirTag attached, they won’t be lost for long. The Find My network can help you track down items on a map. You can play a sound on your AirTag to find something hiding nearby — you can even get the distance and direction to your AirTag with Precision Finding. 2

Find your friends.

Invite friends and family members to share their locations. So you can keep in touch with one another, coordinate around an event, or know when a family member has arrived home safely.

See where everyone is on a map.

When you share your location with friends, it’s easier for you to find each other and stay connected. Share your location for an hour, a day, or indefinitely — it’s up to you.

Know when they leave. Know when they arrive.

If you like, you can get notifications when your child arrives at school or a family member leaves work. Notifications are easy to set up, and each person gets the choice to opt in. So everyone’s privacy is respected.

What else can Find My find?

Find My technology can now be built into all kinds of things — like bikes, headphones, and more. So anything that works with Find My can be added right next to all your Apple stuff in the Find My app.

Everyone’s location data stays private.

Just like every Apple product, Find My is designed to put you in control of your data. Location information is only sent to Apple when you actively locate your device, mark it as lost, or enable Send Last Location. Data is encrypted on Apple’s servers and kept for no more than 24 hours. And when the Find My network is used, everyone’s information is kept private — even from Apple.

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Get to know the Finder on your Mac

Learning about the Finder is the first step toward finding and organizing your documents, media, folders, and other files.

The Finder is the first thing that you see when your Mac finishes starting up. It opens automatically and stays open as you use other apps. It includes the Finder menu bar at the top of the screen and the desktop below that. It uses windows and icons to show you the contents of your Mac, iCloud Drive, and other storage devices. It’s called the Finder because it helps you to find and organize your files.

Change how your files are displayed

To change how files are displayed in Finder windows, use the View menu in the menu bar, or the row of buttons at the top of the Finder window. You can view files as icons , in a list , in columns , or in a gallery . And for each view, the View menu provides options to change how items are sorted and arranged, such as by kind, date, or size. Learn more about customizing views.

Gallery View, showing the sidebar on the left and the Preview pane on the right.

When you view files in a gallery, you can browse your files visually using large previews, so it’s easy to identify images, videos, and all kinds of documents. Gallery View even lets you play videos and scroll through multipage documents. Earlier versions of macOS have a similar but less powerful gallery view called Cover Flow .

Use the sidebar in Finder windows

The sidebar in Finder windows contains shortcuts to AirDrop, commonly used folders, iCloud Drive, devices such your hard drives, and more. Like items in the Dock, items in the sidebar open with just one click.

To change the items in your sidebar, choose Finder > Preferences from the Finder menu bar, then click Sidebar at the top of the preferences window. You can also drag files into or out of the sidebar. Learn more about customizing the sidebar.

Search for files

To search with Spotlight, click the magnifying glass in the menu bar, or press Command–Space bar. Spotlight is similar to Quick Search on iPhone or iPad. Learn more about Spotlight.

To search from a Finder window, use the search field in the corner of the window:

When you select a search result, its location appears at the bottom of the window. To get to this view from Spotlight, choose “Search in Finder” or “Show all in Finder” from the bottom of the Spotlight search results.

Delete files

To move a file to the Trash, drag the file to the Trash in the Dock. Or select one or more files and choose File > Move To Trash (Command-Delete).

To remove a file from the Trash, click the Trash to open it, then drag the file out of the Trash. Or select the file and choose File > Put Back.

To delete the files in the Trash, choose File > Empty Trash. The storage space used by those files then becomes available for other files. In macOS Sierra, you can set up your Mac to empty the trash automatically.

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Set up Find My on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac

Make sure that you set up Find My so that if you ever lose a device or item, including your paired AirPods, Apple Watch, or a personal item with an AirTag attached, you can locate it.

How to turn on Find My for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Tap your name, then tap Find My.
3. If you want friends and family to know where you are, turn on Share My Location.
4. Tap Find My [device], then turn on Find My [device].
   
5. To see your device even when it’s offline, turn on Find My network.*
6. To have the location of your device sent to Apple when the battery is low, turn on Send Last Location.

If you want to be able to find your lost device on a map, make sure that Location Services is turned on. To do this, go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services, and turn on Location Services.

* The Find My network is an encrypted, anonymous network of hundreds of millions of Apple devices that can help you locate your device.

How to add your AirPods, Apple Watch, or Beats product to Find My

If your AirPods, Apple Watch, or supported Beats product are paired with your iPhone, they’re automatically set up when you turn on Find My iPhone.

To make sure you can find your devices even if they’re powered off or disconnected, check that Find My network is turned on.

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Use the Find My app to locate a missing device or item

Learn the different ways you can use the Find My app to help find your missing device or personal item, like how to see its location on a map or mark it as lost.

If you’ve lost or misplaced an Apple device or personal item, just use the Find My app on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with the latest version of iOS or iPadOS or a Mac with the latest version of macOS signed in with the same Apple ID. You can also use the Find Devices or Find Items apps on your Apple Watch with the latest version of watchOS.

For a misplaced iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, Mac, AirPods product, or supported Beats product, you can also use the Find My app on a device owned by someone in your Family Sharing group, or sign in to iCloud.com/find on a web browser.

What features are available for your missing device or item

Find My features and availability might vary by country or region.

iPhone, iPad, iPod touch

• View Location
• Play a Sound
• Mark as Lost (Lost Mode)
• Remote Erase
• Notify When Found
• Notify When Left Behind

• View Location
• Play a Sound
• Mark as Lost (Lock your Mac)
• Remote Erase
• Notify When Found
• Notify When Left Behind*

* Feature only available on MacBooks with Apple Silicon.

Apple Watch

• View Location
• Play a Sound
• Mark as Lost (Lost Mode)
• Remote Erase
• Notify When Found

AirPods Pro, AirPods Max

• View Location
• Find Nearby
• Play a Sound
• Lost Mode (Mark as Lost)
• Notify When Found
• Notify When Left Behind

AirPods, Beats products

Third-party products

• View Location
• Lost Mode
• Other features vary by product

AirTag

• View Location
• Find Nearby
• Play a Sound
• Lost Mode (Mark as Lost)
• Notify When Found
• Notify When Left Behind

iPhone Leather Wallet with MagSafe

• View Location
• Show Phone Number
• Notify When Detached

See it on a map

1. Open the Find My app.
2. Choose the Devices or Items tab.
3. Select the device or item to see its location on the map. If you belong to a Family Sharing group, you can see the devices in your group.
4. Choose Directions to open its location in Maps.

If you turn on Find My network, you can see your device or item’s location even if it’s not connected to a Wi-Fi or cellular network. The Find My network is an encrypted anonymous network of hundreds of millions of Apple devices that can help you locate your device or item.

Don’t see your device?

You might not have Find My turned on. If your device is powered off, the battery has run out, or more than 24 hours has passed since its last location was sent to Apple, you can’t see your device’s location. Learn how you can still protect your information.

Play a sound

1. Open the Find My app.
2. Choose the Devices tab or the Items tab.
3. Select your missing device or item, then choose Play Sound. If your device is offline, it won’t play a sound until it connects to a network. If the AirTag attached to your item is out of Bluetooth range, your AirTag won’t play a sound until it’s within range.

For 24 hours after your last use, your iPhone will also notify you if you leave your AirPods or Beats products out of Bluetooth range when you’re not in a significant location like home or work. Learn more about Notify When Left Behind.

Mark your device as lost or turn on Lost Mode for your item

1. Open the Find My app and choose the Devices tab or the Items tab.
2. Select your missing device or item.
3. Scroll down to Mark As Lost or Lost Mode and select Activate or Enable.
4. Follow the onscreen steps if you want your contact information to display on your missing device or item, or if you want to enter a custom message asking the finder of your missing device to contact you.
5. Select Activate.

What happens if you activate Mark As Lost for your device

Mark as Lost remotely locks your missing iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac with a passcode, keeping your information secure even if your device goes missing. You can also display a custom message with your phone number on the Lock screen, and keep track of your device’s location. Learn more about how to use Mark as Lost.

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