Motion Sort and search in the File Browser
You can display and sort files in the File Browser in any of several ways. In the File Browser, you can also search for files located on your computer or on connected storage devices.
View the File Browser in list view
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Click the List View button in the lower-right corner of the File Browser.
View the File Browser in icon view
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Click the Icon View button in the lower-right corner of the File Browser.
Change the size of the icons while in icon view
Do one of the following:
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Click the Scale button in the lower-left corner of the File Browser, then drag the slider to the right to make the icons larger, or to the left to make them smaller.
On a Multi-Touch trackpad, pinch open to make the icons larger or pinch closed to make the icons smaller.
Sort the File Browser list
When the File Browser is in list view, you can sort the list by any column. This can be helpful if you are looking for a specific file and know the approximate size or modification date.
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At the top of the file stack, click the header of the column to sort.
The column header is highlighted and the contents of the window are sorted by that column.
Search for a file
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Click the Search button at the bottom of the File Browser, then enter text in the Search field.
The contents of the file stack are filtered to include only files whose names contain the entered text.
Note: The Search field is not available unless the Search button is selected.
Clear a file search
Click the Clear button at the right side of the Search field.