Can someone let me know if it is possible to add /tmp to Favorites on the Sidebar in Finder? If yes can someone provide me the steps?
- Mac OS = 10.13.6
MacOS – How to add the /tmp folder to Favorites on the Sidebar of Finder
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It's not possible to add more categories (see picture). There are:
Favorites:
- For any subdirectory of the root directory
- You can add custom links to folders (not files) via drag and drop
- custom searches
Shared:
- Local Network, Servers, Back to my Mac, Time Capsule,...
Devices:
- Harddrives (internal/external), other storage media like CDs, devices like iPhones
However,
there is a workaround which allows to add separators and changing icons.
Download the icons here. Related forum posts.
Under Finder's Preferences / Sidebar / Devices check your computer's name.
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Best Answer
While in Finder...
/privateand press enter.Now preform one or the other of the following actions:
tmpfolder and press: controlcommandTOr
tmpfolder to Favorites in the Sidebar.The first method places the folder at the bottom of the existing Favorites, whereas the second method allows one to drag it where one wants. It also can be dragged after the fact to change its position in the Favorites.
Both methods have been tested by me to work in OS X Mountain Lion, OS X El Capitan, macOS High Sierra and I see no immediate reason one or the other will not work in other versions of OS X/macOS that actually support this action.