Resolved I only use one feature in Default Folder X, is there an alternative?

[Feek]

I bought Default Folder X years ago and have upgraded through a few versions. Now that V6 has been released I decided I ought to look for an alternative because I only ever use one feature.

In the open/save dialogue box, it allows you to click on another Finder window and that window is then transferred to the open/save dialogue box in whatever app you're using.

That's literally all I use in Default Folder X. Rather than paying yet again for an upgrade, is there an alternative application that adds this feature?

 

[Sebski]

I bought Default Folder X years ago and have upgraded through a few versions. Now that V6 has been released I decided I ought to look for an alternative because I only ever use one feature.

In the open/save dialogue box, it allows you to click on another Finder window and that window is then transferred to the open/save dialogue box in whatever app you're using.

That's literally all I use in Default Folder X. Rather than paying yet again for an upgrade, is there an alternative application that adds this feature?

Do you mean when you have the open/save dialogue box for example in Pages and you click outside of Pages on a folder in Finder and that folder is now active in the dialogue box?

Just drag&drop folder from Finder to the dialouge box.

 

[Feek]

Just drag&drop folder from Finder to the dialouge box.

Holy crap. Mac user for fifteen years and didn't realise that could be done! Probably because I've always used Default Folder X to do it 😉

Thank you.

 

[Sebski]

Holy crap. Mac user for fifteen years and didn't realise that could be done! Probably because I've always used Default Folder X to do it 😉

Thank you.

Haha! I learnt that "trick" long long long time ago, it is very handy.

I did have Default Folder X installed many years ago. The same as you mentioned, I had some earlier version and then paid for an upgrade once or twice. However, I noticed it always used to slow down the dialogue box, it was like it was "frozen" for couple of seconds before all options were diasplayed. But I can't remember if any other versions behave the same later.
But I found exactly the same: I used it only to get the current Finder folder displayed in the open/save dialogue box. I found having may Favourites folders saved was not helping. And at some point I realised that anytime I need to navigate to a specific place on my Mac, I have it in the background in Finder - because I usualy work on the files I want to save or open.

 

[agal]

Do you mean when you have the open/save dialogue box for example in Pages and you click outside of Pages on a folder in Finder and that folder is now active in the dialogue box?

Just drag&drop folder from Finder to the dialouge box.

Thanks a lot for the tip

Holy crap. Mac user for fifteen years and didn't realise that could be done! Probably because I've always used Default Folder X to do it 😉

Thank you.

Just like me!!!!!!

 

[HDFan]

I noticed it always used to slow down the dialogue box, it was like it was "frozen" for couple of seconds before all options were diasplayed.

Didn't happen to me until Ventura. Fixed in Sonoma.

 

[bogdanw]

In case it’s not common knowledge already, these shortcuts work in Open/Save dialog boxes:
Shift-Command-C: Open the Computer window.
Shift-Command-D: Open the desktop folder.
Shift-Command-G: Open a Go to Folder window.
Shift-Command-H: Open the Home folder of the current macOS user account.
Shift-Command-I: Open iCloud Drive.
Shift-Command-K: Open the Network window.
Option-Command-L: Open the Downloads folder.
Shift-Command-O: Open the Documents folder.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236

 

[medicijnman]

In case it’s not common knowledge already, these shortcuts work in Open/Save dialog boxes:
Shift-Command-C: Open the Computer window.
Shift-Command-D: Open the desktop folder.
Shift-Command-G: Open a Go to Folder window.
Shift-Command-H: Open the Home folder of the current macOS user account.
Shift-Command-I: Open iCloud Drive.
Shift-Command-K: Open the Network window.
Option-Command-L: Open the Downloads folder.
Shift-Command-O: Open the Documents folder.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236

It drives me nuts that Apple just doesn't provide a "Recent Folders" shortcut.
As if they have co-ownership of St Clair Software ... 😕

 

[bogdanw]

It drives me nuts that Apple just doesn't provide a "Recent Folders" shortcut.

It's called "Recent Places", you can increase the number.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/increase-the-dropdown-listings.2408018/