User level: Level 1 (33 points)Apple has inexplicably removed Find from the File menu. I want it back. How can I do that?
Thanks.
Paula ***
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Posted on Oct 27, 2026 4:03 PM
User level: Level 7 (26,777 points)Oct 27, 2026 4:09 PM in response to pjmetz
The Find command is in the Edit menu of the menu bar for most Mac apps. You can also use the keyboard shortcut command + F.
User level: Level 10 (131,878 points)Oct 27, 2026 4:09 PM in response to pjmetz
It's keyboard shortcut (⌘+F) still works after you click on the Desktop to make Finder active. Apple is the only source of restoring that menu item.
Posted this before I saw Niel's reply and the relocation of Search.
User level: Level 9 (72,871 points)Oct 27, 2026 4:55 PM in response to pjmetz
The relocation to the Edit menu in Finder appears to be a 'harmonization'. There are app-specific Find menu choices in the Edit menu of most apps, for example in Safari:
Mail, Keynote, and 3rd party apps (e.g., Microsoft) all have app-specific Find menu options in the Edit menu. On Tahoe, Find was in the File menu...but only in Finder.
On Golden Gate, Search contextually replaces Find in the Edit menu of Finder.
Note that in Finder, you can select View menu > Show Path Bar, and the path for any selected file will be shown at the bottom of the Finder window.
Also note that you can secondary-click (right click) on a file and press the Option key, and the Copy choice in the contextual menu becomes Copy "File" as Pathname, so for the above example I can paste that here:
/Applications/Utilities/EasyFind.app
More info from Apple: Get file, folder, and disk information on Mac - Apple Support
User level: Level 10 (756,437 points)Oct 27, 2026 4:07 PM in response to pjmetz
It's now Search in the Edit menu.
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User level: Level 1 (33 points)Oct 27, 2026 4:24 PM in response to Niel
This was the Find command I was searching for. Why they renamed it Search I don't know. The shorcut is still Command-F. Not everybody remembers keyboard shortcuts, especially when you're a golden oldie!
Thanks to one and all for your replies.
The nice thing about the Find command is that it shows the path your found item is in, e.g., its folder, etc.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256384231