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url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-make-a-smart-folder-for-big-files
category: "Mac storage basics"
subcategory: "Finding big files, Downloads and the Trash"
question: "How do I make a Smart Folder that always shows my biggest files?"
alt_questions:
  - "smart folder file size mac"
  - "saved search large files finder"
  - "finder smart folder big files"
  - "auto list large files mac"
short_answer: "Choose File → New Smart Folder, add a File Size is greater than criterion, then Save and add it to the sidebar. It updates itself from Spotlight's index."
tags: ["smart folder", "finder", "large files"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-find-large-files-on-my-mac", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-find-old-files-i-havent-opened"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I make a Smart Folder that always shows my biggest files?

In Finder choose **File → New Smart Folder**, click **+**, set the criterion to **File Size** (via Other… if it isn't listed) and **is greater than** a size you choose, then click **Save** and tick **Add To Sidebar**.

The folder updates itself, so it's a quick way to keep an eye on large files without searching each time. It only shows files Spotlight indexes.