# Finder & Explorer

Control OffShoot through Finder (macOS) or Explorer (Windows) using the contextual right-click menu. Tell OffShoot to set a Source, set a Destination, or start a Transfer.

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Starting a transfer will clear existing Sources and Destinations, and use the current OffShoot settings.
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## Requirements

* [Hedge 22.3 or newer](/hedge/releases.md) / OffShoot 23.2 or newer 
* macOS 11 or newer
* Windows 10 or newer

## How to use

1. Enable the integration:
   1. macOS - `Settings > Integrations > Finder`
   2. Windows - `Settings > Integrations > Explorer`
2. Right-click a drive, file, folder, or collection in Finder, then choose an action.

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## Actions

These integrations support multiple actions.

#### Copy & Paste

Using the `Copy` action followed by the `Paste` action tells OffShoot to do the following:

1. `Copy` - selects one or more items to be set as a Source.
2. `Paste` - selects an item as a Destination, then...
   1. Clears any existing Sources and Destinations currently set in OffShoot.
   2. Sets the items selected from `Copy` as a Source.
   3. Sets the item selected from `Paste` as a Destination.
   4. Creates a Transfer.

#### Set as Source

Right-click a drive, folder, file, or collection of files and folders in Finder or Explorer, then choose `Set as Source`.

#### Set as Destination&#x20;

Right-click a single drive or folder in Finder or Explorer, then choose Set as Destination.


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