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Keyboard shortcuts

BeamDisk’s menus (BeamDisk, Edit and Window) show in the menu bar while its window is in front.

Keys Does
⌘N Add Disk
⌘R Check for New Disks, on a server’s page
⌘, Settings…
⌘W Close the window
⌘M Minimize the window
⌘H Hide BeamDisk
⌥⌘H Hide Others
⌘Q Quit BeamDisk. Disks stay connected unless you chose otherwise in Settings → General.

In text fields, ⌘Z, ⇧⌘Z, ⌘X, ⌘C, ⌘V and ⌘A undo, redo, cut, copy, paste and select all.

Right-click or Control-click BeamDisk in the menu bar, then:

Keys Does
⌘N Add Disk…
⌘O Open Window
⌘, Settings…
⌘Q Quit

Return chooses the highlighted button (Find Disks, Add 2 Disks, Start Test, Format, Done…), and Escape cancels or closes. A sheet that erases something, such as Erase and Format or Take Over, waits until you’ve typed the disk’s name.