Delete files permanently

Another great feature I am quite happy with since my upgrade to El Capitan is the ability to be able to delete file premaritally straight away.

With the earlier versions of OS X, like Microsoft Windows the user would have to delete the file which really moved it to the recycle bin and then empty it.

With El Capitan now all you have to do is hold down option and select delete and your instruction will bypass the recycle bi having to be emptied and delete the files permanently.

Note: doing this will result in your files being deleted permanently. If you accidentally delete the wring file, it will be gone and unretrievable without some sort of Data Recovery software.

Displaying “Video only” to Airplay

Apple has this great little eco system which makes it really easy to share files between Apple Devices.

A great Apple Device is Apple TV which you can use to plug into your TV and stream apps and movies like Netflix and Hulu and also stream media from your apple devices using a protocol called Airplay.

With the earlier version of OS X, when you wanted to stream something like music from Youtube to you Apple TV you had to stream the whole web browser. Basically what you saw on your computer is what was stream to your Apple TV.

Now with El Capitan you don’t need to stream your whole browser, you can stream the media file played within alone to your Apple TV and connected media system like Television etc.

Find your mouse

El Capitan has a great little feature to help you find your mouse courser from wherever it is on your computer screen.

Sometimes if you have a lot up on your monitor, such as gas and media playing it can be hard to find where you mouse cursor actually is.

El Capitan makes it a lot easier. If you want to find your mouse now all you have to do is jiggle it or move it rapidly and cursor will quickly and temporarily increase in size you can see it a lot easier.

Renaming Files

This might sound crazy that it was never addressed before. The ability to rename a file quick and easily you would think is a basic function of any computer or operating system.

However until this latest upgrade, you actually head to go in the files info tab on its drop down menu and chance the name of a file if you needed to.

El Capitan has finally address this issue.

All you need to do now, like in Windows, is right click on the file and scroll down to “Rename” to change your files name.

It sounds like a very basic function, but one that has been a long time waiting for many Mac users.

Where can I get OS X El Capitan from?

Iff you already have an Apple Mac computer which meets the requirements to run El Capitan, all you have to do is go to your App Store and type “El Capitan” in the search field and you will find a link to install.

It might take a bit of time to install depending on the speed of your internet connection, so be patient and try not to interrupt the download or installation process.

And remember, always back up first!