If navigating through the folder hierarchy of your hard disk gets too cumbersome, you can place the folders that you access most often in the sidebar of the Finder window or as a stack on the right side of the Dock.
The Finder sidebar gives you one-click access to folders, and you can add your favorite folders to the sidebar by doing this:
Click the Finder icon on the Dock. The Finder window appears.
Open the folder that contains the folder you want to place in the sidebar. (So, for example, if you want to add the Downloads folder to the sidebar, open the Home folder, which contains the Downloads folder.)
Drag the chosen folder to the sidebar under the Places category. A horizontal line appears to show you where your folder will appear when you release the mouse button.
Release the mouse button when the horizontal line appears where you want your folder to appear in the sidebar.
To remove a folder from the sidebar, right-click the folder in the sidebar and select Remove From Sidebar. Removing a folder from the sidebar does not delete the folder or any files inside.
In addition to placing your favorite folders on the sidebar, you can also place a folder as a stack on the Dock for one-click access. Here's how:
Click the Finder icon on the Dock. The Finder window appears.
Open the folder that contains the folder you want to place on the Dock. (If, for example, you want to add the Movies folder to the Dock, open the Home folder, which contains the Movies folder.)
Drag your chosen folder to the right side of the divider (which looks like a thick dotted line) of the Dock. Any existing stacks slide out of the way.
Release the mouse button to place your chosen folder as a stack on the Dock. Now you can click this stack any time to access the files inside.
To remove a stack from the Dock, drag the stack off the Dock and release the mouse button. The stack disappears in a puff of animated smoke. Removing a stack from the Dock does not delete the folder or any files inside.
By storing your favorite folders in the sidebar or on the Dock, you'll never lose track of your files again.