• Apple OS X

  difference between a saved search and smart folder?

  Posted by Jason Brown on June 6, 2011 at 2:47 am

  I have been reading and testing to figure this out, and I don’t understand…is there a difference between a saved search and a smart folder?

  Jerry Jorgenson replied 14 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Jerry Jorgenson

  June 6, 2011 at 5:55 pm

  A smart folder continually updates as files that match the selections criteria are created and destroyed. A saved search is static and has to be run every time to get the answer. Generally you want to use smart folders sparingly because they can take up a lot of resources.

  Smart folders can be particularly useful in Mail.app.

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