Just bought my first mac.

[mihighil]

if you're looking for detailed location info, including all associated files:
- use option+cmd+space (shortcut for the search function inside Finder)
- make sure "search this Mac" (or something similar) is highlighted on the top left side.
- on the top right side, hit the + button
- click on the left new field (should read "name" by default) and change that to system files
- click on the next field and change that from "not included" to "included"

now your searches should show you anything related to the file or app you are looking for
(technically, macOS is also keeping some kind of "mirrored" files for cache use in addition to that, which it will not be shown this way, but as far as i understand, you're not supposed to tinker with those anyway)

this procedure is shown in detail in this video starting at the 1 minute mark:

Thanks!

 

[mihighil]

I have another question, does the mac support USB3.2 Gen2x2 speeds with external ssd?

 

[unrigestered]

i'm not that familiar with USB specs, but i can say that Macs don't support the fastest USB3 transfer speeds.
My external drive for example would be able to transfer up to 2GB/s, but is capped to 1GB/s on Apple systems.
strangely Thunderbolt is not affected by this bottleneck, which makes me wonder what the differences are between these two

 

[mihighil]

i'm not that familiar with USB specs, but i can say that Macs don't support the fastest USB3 transfer speeds.
My external drive for example would be able to transfer up to 2GB/s, but is capped to 1GB/s on Apple systems.
strangely Thunderbolt is not affected by this bottleneck, which makes me wonder what the differences are between these two

Yeah i just read somewhere, its either 40gbps or 10 gbps, no in between.

 

[maflynn]

I have another question, does the mac support USB3.2 Gen2x2 speeds with external ssd?

No, M1 Macs do not support gen2x2

 

[mihighil]

Quick question, does anyone know why does my right click highlight everything in browsers? I can remember when i started using my computer this didnt happen because it annoys me