Learn how to close all open Finder windows on your Mac in one fell swoop and save time instead of closing them one by one.
Many Mac owners close multiple Finder windows one by one because the standard Command-Q shortcut for quitting apps doesn’t work in the Finder.
The Finder is always running and you can’t quit it like with other apps, which also closes all app windows. Instead of tediously closing a bunch of Finder windows individually, which quickly becomes a chore with multiple spaces/desktops, here’s how to close all open Finder windows at once.
Close all Finder windows at once
Click the desktop or select an existing Finder window, and then hit the File menu while holding the Option key to turn the standard Close Window command into Close All. Select it to terminate all open Finder windows in one fell swoop.
The Close All command works in pretty much any app, but is especially useful to quickly close multiple Finder windows at once. You don’t even have to click the File menu; pressing the Option + Command + W keys will also do the trick.
Here’s a tiny video showing the above steps in action:
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