Get file, folder and disk information on Mac
You can quickly get information about files, folders or disks.
Get info about a file, folder or disk
The status bar at the bottom or top of the Finder window displays the number of items in the disk or folder, and the amount of available disk space. If you don’t see the status bar, choose View > Show Status Bar.
You can also get information on a file, folder or disk.
On your Mac, in a Finder window or on the desktop, select the item.
Choose File > Get Info, or press Command-I.
An information window opens for the item.
To get a summary of information about multiple items, select the items, press and hold the Control key, then choose File > Get Summary Info. A separate information window opens for each item.
Show the path to a file or folder
On your Mac, click
in the Dock to open a Finder window.Choose View > Show Path Bar, or press the Option key to show the path bar momentarily.
The location and nested folders that contain your file or folder are displayed near the bottom of the Finder window.
You can also do any of the following:
Show a folder’s subfolders in the Finder window: Click the folder in the path bar.
Copy a folder’s pathname: Control-click the folder in the path bar, then choose Copy “folder” as Pathname.
Show info below icons
On your Mac, open a folder in the Finder or click the desktop.
Choose View > Show View Options.
Select “Show item info”. (Only available for Icon view.)
Item info can include file size, movie length, image dimensions and more.
Show info in the Preview pane
On your Mac, open a folder in the Finder.
Choose View > Show Preview.
View iCloud status
When you use iCloud Drive to store documents on your Mac, your folders and files may appear with a status indicator in the iCloud Status column. See Check your iCloud Drive file and folder status.