If you can’t find a file on Mac
If you can’t remember where you saved a file, or if you don’t see it where you expected, try any of the following to find it.
Ask Siri. Say something like: “Find files I modified in the last week.” Learn more about Siri.
On your Mac, do any of the following:
Use Spotlight: Click the Spotlight icon
in the menu bar, enter the file’s name in the Spotlight search field, then double-click the file in the search results. See Search with Spotlight on Mac.Ask Siri: Click the Siri icon
near the right end of the menu bar, ask Siri to find your file, then double-click the file in the search results.View in Finder: Click the Finder icon
in the Dock, click Recents in the Finder sidebar, then choose View > Group By > Date Last Opened.
View the Recent Items list: Choose Apple menu
> Recent Items, then choose the file from the list (if it appears there).In some apps, you can choose File > Open Recent (or something similar) to see a list of recently viewed files. Some apps may show a list of recent files at the bottom of the File menu instead.
After you find the document, you can tag it, or drag it to a new location.