How to Close all Finder Windows at Once

Press Command-Option-W.
Zach Zach (249)
1 minute

As a web designer, I often find myself with a dozen or two Finder windows open after getting lost in a haze of code. Not wanting to lose my momentum, it's nice to be able to close all of them using one keyboard combination.

This guide will show you how.

Mac OS X×1


This will close all open Finder windows. To close a single Finder window, use Command-W.

Zach Zach (249)
3 minutes

As someone who uses OS X dashboard widgets often, I was dismayed to find out that Apple has hidden it by default. Thankfully, it's easy to reenable the dashboard in El Capitan. Here's how to do it.