How I Set Up My Mac to Keep My Sanity

[@KyleErickson]

Thanks for watching everyone - if you want to try out CleanMyMac free for 7 days, you can check it out here: macpaw.audw.net/c/3460079/2121307/1733

[@natetetreault4964]

"If you're new to Mac, holding down two fingers on the trackpad is the same as right clicking in Windows" .....THIS. THIS is why I watch your videos, sir. I'm a lifelong PC user, just now getting into the Mac world. Thank you :)

[@uberrandomeddie]

But this works exactly the same on PC?

[@user-sy4pp2cp9p]

Mia khalifa access portal is crazy 😂

[@chris9384]

Just this year, I decided to ditch windows after 30 years and bought my first Mac. I have found your videos invaluable. Thanks for your attention to detail. Also, you have the most calming voice 😂

[@FoxxFire]

Oh, shortcuts can be an entire video. I agree command+space for spotlight is the most handy. I use that all the time, every day, for opening apps and performing calculations. The other that you mentioned, ctrl+cmd+shift+4 to take a snip of anything on the screen and not actually save it as a screenshot, but rather to your clipboard. I use that CONSTANTLY to send pictures of items or cars or houses or whatever to my kids and mother. It's like using the 'snipping' tool in Windows, but Windows requires you to snip, wait a second to load, copy the item, paste it, and then close the snipping tool. It takes FOREVER (comparatively), and unfortunately my work computer is a Windows laptop, and so i go through that disastrous sequence all the time. Again, ctrl+cmd+shift+4 is IMO the most underrated shortcut on the Mac, period stop :)

[@lopesmorrenofim]

I didn't really find anything new, but the video was just SOO GOOD that I had to stay through it. Great video, just subscribed.

[@brandonw1604]

Not a ton of people know but if you make the Development directory under your User directory the icon turns into a hammer instead of a folder icon. Just a nice UI change for Finder. It might be Developer and not Development but one of them does it.

[@ChromeJob]

Developer. I created custom folder icons in Freeform that you can paste into the folder's Info window (highlight the folder icon and paste). This way I have easily differentiated "Downloads" folders in my Dock for local machine and iCloud.

[@brandonw1604]

@@ChromeJob Yeah I went and looked in my finder to see it. Nice little thing they added.

[@parsaemamjomeh]

The wifi list is crazy 💀

[@KyleErickson]

some interesting naming choices in there 😂

[@morsikpl]

@@KyleErickson if this is not fake list, you should blur that, otherwise it's now easy to find where you are ;)

[@wesleyfrankenofficial]

ItHurstWhenIP is mine SSID since a few weeks 😁 (I know it isn’t original but still very funny imo)

[@ChromeJob]

Someone in my neighborhood had SSID "There is no Wifi only Zuul." Top that!

[@garydrago]

Mia Khalifa Access Portal 💀

[@LivingYaya]

Just bought an MBP M3 Pro today, perfect timing !!!!

[@johnoldham808]

My #1 is tap to click under the trackpad. Feels so much more premium than the default 👍

[@mcjackson70]

Don’t forget about CMD X for cut and the ever helpful CMD Z for undo

[@BarbieGirlDolls100]

CMD Y for redo for some apps

[@BogWraith1]

I agree and use all the shortcuts and most of the other features you mentioned. The only thing I do differently is I use Super Duper for backing up my Mac which I do on a regular basis. It clones my drive while backing up the latest files I have on my Mac. Your videos are always well done and I appreciate your hard work in producing them!

[@V1Tz]

11:22 if you rename Development folder to Developer and keep it under home directory, you’ll get a fancy folder icon.

[@indimerz]

thats nice, i just created!

[@insearchofadventure8161]

command + option + escape = Force close apps (CTRL+ALT+DEL on win) useful when a game or app freezes !

[@AndreyRadchishin]

Safari does have vertical tabs. Show the sidebar and click to uncollapse one of the tab groups or the main profile just above them.

[@lidbergtech]

Installing clean my mac is your sponsor and is by no means necessary on a new mac.

[@dakirallahabderrahman]

transferring data between apple silicon macs using a usb c cable is the fastest for me, it works seamlessly and very fast and smooth, it literally took minutes.

[@drkmagneto]

Just starting out with my first M3 Pro MacBook and I am amazed at all the capabilities. Wow! Cool video!

[@blake_pearson]

Ive been watching a TON of your videos recently as I knew I wanted to use Mac for wanting to pursue video and photo editing. Through your videos I decided to go with the 16 inch MacBook Pro M3Pro 11-core cpu 18-core gpu. I got a great deal on it. was going to get a M2 Max studio but you made a video talking about how this is just as great and powerful but can take it with you.. so THANK YOU!!

[@bryans8656]

Thanks for the tips Kyle, I learned some new ones. Like you, one of the first things I do is remove most of the icons in the dock since it reduces clutter, and I can easily get what I want in the Applications folder.

[@nerwin]

Thank you for this video. It was pretty helpful for someone who is new to MacOS. I like how you talked about things that are really practical. But I have to say my favorite one was making the folders on top in the finder. I hated the way it looked by default, just looked so disorganized unlike my windows machine. So this made a HUGE difference. It gave me some sanity back! lol.

[@hackintoshslovakia368]

alt+cmd+esc = force quit applications (i do it with my left thumb on alt+cmd at once and middle finger on esc) right ctrl+left/right arrow = switching between workspaces

[@wallacenascimento2749]

first time mac user here and this video helped me alot thanks !

[@gurnanis]

Good tips & good quality content….your vids have been showing up in my feed and been watching them; somehow missed subscribing until now :)

[@KyleErickson]

Thanks for the sub!

[@e_for_ian]

Safari can show vertical tabs too via tab groups

[@holasoyenrique8368]

Really useful video, I just bot a MacBook Air M2 and it was really weird don't finding a C: folder like in Windows. Also I'm having trouble exporting videos from icloud to the local storage for editing. I guess ther is a learnig curve. Keep the great work! Saludos desde México.

[@Gabriel50797]

for the doc apps you can also just drag them onto the desktop and hold it there for a second and it will remove

[@reshmav3681]

Great video for someone who is new to Mac like me😁

[@soaringsaberrr]

At 7:22 you can also throw the icons out of the dock by clicking and dragging off the dock, hold the icon there for a sec till it says “Remove” and then release it.

[@claudeakel]

this video is really helpful and straight to the point! thanks for sharing

[@NEVERxCONTENT]

Create a new list of folders instead of using the default “Documents” “Pictures ” etc . This will help you down the line if you don’t want to use iCloud. They will be always in the same folders you create . Hide the default folders and pin your created folders.

[@mihaylo_kovin]

Thanks. I changed few minor things! It will be great to see more those videos!)

[@synergythruart]

Thank you for the work you're putting in Kyle. I'm finding it quite useful. 🤜⚡🤛

[@garydrago]

7:32 quick tip - you can just drag and hold the app away from the dock to remove it

[@purpleheart688]

Thank you so much for this. The machine feels less daunting for me now with this video. I recently switch from windows to Mac and i hv to say some days are very frustrating as shortcuts and features tht i used to are now soo different in Mac but i am getting better at it..

[@kwasigentleman5051]

i like the command+shift+4+space bar.

[@ilyakulchikovskyi6108]

Great video Kyle ! Thank you !

[@abdullahibnehassan2004]

Great content!

[@flaviusiii.7681]

thanks I never new that about finder helped me a lot

[@Nomadicways]

Thank you for the help

[@parshwa_1]

Nice review✌

[@LeeStewart]

Every few months or so, I reset my Mac and start from scratch. This is because a Mac can accumulate storage as time goes by. It can be a pain to set everything up the way you had it but your Mac will run a lot smoother as a result. Using CleanMyMac X on a regular basis does help.

[@barna1299]

Thanks for your video! I haven't gone thru the entire video yet but already after the first few minutes I see very useful tips, so thanks for sharing! A quick question first for now, I noticed how when you lifted up the MacBook's screen (around 1:41) it looked like it powered on and made the power-up sound?, without you even pressing the power button/key...? Did I see this correctly? Does this MacBook Air M2 power up automatically when the screen is lifted up, without needing to press the Power button key..? Or did it do this only because it was the first time the screen was opened..? I'm confused about this. Thanks.

[@syxpaccc]

Great video as always. Is that your spectrum wallpaper?

[@KyleErickson]

just a random new one that I've been using for some stuff. Want to get around to creating some packs at some point soon

[@syxpaccc]

@@KyleErickson looks amazing, can't wait for release

[@frankiebalsamo4564]

really helpful...thanks

[@herbsmith1985]

You know what would make a good video is for you to explain CleanMyMac X. What do each of the options do? Is it recommended to do all of them? Speaking for me, I've had the app for yers, but I'm hesitant to run some of the options because I don't understand what will be done.

[@FULLSENDFC]

what is that thing called behind your monitor? artificial grass? link?

[@Baruavlog]

What about battery drain when using an external ssd?

[@tobias5307]

Great Video!

[@logesh5213]

hey, what chair are you using ?

[@KatysCampKitchen]

Thank you!

[@hieronymus932]

I like seeing file extensions but not see them in the Applications folder, is there a way to do that?

[@JeffreyBiss]

That wallpaper is awesome, but not included in your Gumroad download :(

[@designeskola]

very usefull thanks

[@md.tanvirabid4829]

Kyle looks like some character from Game of Thrones

[@KyleErickson]

hopefully it's not The Hound

[@JAISSTEUER]

12:01 I usually name external drives based on their storage amount and type of drive

[@1oskarj]

Is there a PDF with all the useful shortcuts? I heard a lot about how useful they are but, also when using the Mail app, but I keep forgetting them.

[@Makinghappymoments]

Thank you. I llike this video, its very useful for beginners. I shall soon set up external drive, so I will watch other episodes as well. I also wonder how to make the machine resistant for bugs. I have no clue what to do. I am now having MBA with M3. I'm Chrome OS mind, so everything is so new.

[@TheApqleGuy]

Now all I need is a Mac

[@markduffy6776]

Not sure if this is still a problem, but when using Clean My Mac, I suspect it screwed up the apple system indexing. Be cautious.

[@gcflowers86]

How did it happened_?

[@Sp7Ninj1]

Hey Kyle, I'm Thinking to change to a mac next year as I'm a student and i do need a bit of power for things like video editing and photo editing (I'll not be doing heavy edits) and I plan to go into coding and designing a bit. Do You have an recommendations for me?

[@LeicaM11]

Where is the 10 Gig Ethernet connection on a Mac Laptop PC?

[@jesseabowie]

TY

[@TonyBiancoOfficial]

Dock is best on the left than on the bottom.

[@iamjobayer_]

guys don't use clean my x . It's uses the swap memory . I have the m2 pro 16 gb mac pro I never faced swap memory using last 1 year but after installing clean my x last moths I saw my mac uses swap memory which was un neseccary since I am just using browser .

[@A.H_610]

Are You sure You won't use Siri with MacOS 15.1 and AI enabled Siri :D

[@FULLSENDFC]

what chair

[@ConstantineAntoniou]

if you drag an icon outside of your dock you can remove it that way why right click every single icon? lol

[@messicomps344]

Kyle don't you feel like 13 inch MacBook is too tiny

[@KyleErickson]

no

[@ramysami]

12:41 source?

[@KyleErickson]

I worked building software for a decade, and this is a general UX principle - pretty easy to google

[@kamalakim1120]

Why are thumbnails important to you?

[@PeterEmery]

I find dark mode abhorrent, it's black, not dark. Ideally, I prefer a dark grey to black.

[@m4nc1n1]

There is absolutely no reason to install clean my Mac. Don't bother with that crap

[@Desilv]

I just wished macOS was more intuitive like IOS.. but my god did they try to make it as weird as they could.. with not even a single logic behind it.. If you need third party apps ( let alone pay for them ?!! To make it work proper you just failed as a company )