macOS Finder – How to Cancel Search via Keyboard

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I'm having a difficult time understanding how to exit via keyboard a search I initiate in Finder ⌘F. I can search and see the results yet other that pressing the x with the mouse

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which exits the search i cant figure out how to do the same with a keyboard.

Best Answer

It depends on your locale and how you started the search:

  • If you started the search with no window open, it's simply ⌘W (which closes the window)
  • If you started the search in an open window, it's ⌘[ (US)(or e.g. ⌘Ö (German)) which goes one step back to the previous window. The shortcut is usually visible in the menubar of the Finder > Go > Back.
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