Frequently Asked Question
See your files in the Finder
Last Updated 7 years ago
The Finder is the home base for your Mac. The Finder icon looks like a blue smiling face; click the icon in the Dock to open a Finder window.
You use Finder windows to organize and access almost everything on your Mac.
![An example of a Finder window.](https://help.apple.com/assets/58C4D6EA680CE2040551B9B2/58C4D6EC680CE2040551B9BB/en_US/ba09d67144237c3a944922ab213584a4.png)
![A blue arrow pointing to the Finder icon at the left side of the Dock.](https://help.apple.com/assets/58C4D6EA680CE2040551B9B2/58C4D6EC680CE2040551B9BB/en_US/24e0e42004c1a66d648049c983303a43.png)
![An example of a Finder window.](https://help.apple.com/assets/58C4D6EA680CE2040551B9B2/58C4D6EC680CE2040551B9BB/en_US/ba09d67144237c3a944922ab213584a4.png)