A normal folder is a collection of files you put under a single location, and can hold other folders which also contain files. A smart folder is a virtual folder that you don't add anything to manually. Instead, you specify a set of criteria and let the Mac add to and remove from the folder on its own.
For instance, you might specify all files with tag "blog" and creation date later than January 1, 2015 and creation date earlier than January 1, 2016 go to "2015 blog" smart folder. The files won't actually move from where you've stored them, but they will appear in your smart folder as though you had copied them there manually. Remember that these are links to the files; delete one from the original folder, and it's gone from the smart folder. The key, though, is that if you add a new blog file that matches your criteria, it immediately appears in your smart folder no matter where you physically put it. The only downside is that this can grab multiple copies of files, if it searches in, say, a backup drive. You can, I believe, limit where it searches. > On Feb 21, 2016, at 17:14, Marie Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: > > What are they and what do they do? > > Marie Lyons > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara > Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall [email protected] -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
