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What is an alias on the Mac?

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Tuesday February 2, 2010

If you're using Windows, you create "shortcuts" to represent files or folders. On a

Mac, you can create an "alias"

that works the same way. This lets you put links to programs you use in the dock on the desktop or organized into folders without having to physically move the application on your hard drive. Michael "Doctor File Finder" Callahan explains.

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Show Notes

- On the Mac, you can right-click on most items and find the Make Alias function.

- If you make a copy of a large folder, ex: Music, you use all the extra disk space.

- If you make an "alias" for the Music folder, it's just a shortcut to the original folder.

- An alias gives you a way to access a file, or folder or object from multiple places.

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