March 5, 2010

Default Folder X 4.3.6 delivers many improvements, including better tracking of recently used folders
Screencast: Default Folder X Overview		If you are using Snow Leopard (Mac OS 10.6), please make sure you are running Default Folder X version 4.3.6. This version is also compatible with Mac OS 10.4 and 10.5. This update is FREE if you own a license for version 4, or if you purchased a new version 3 license or upgrade on or after June 1, 2007. If you have an older copy of Default Folder X, there is a $14.95 upgrade fee for this version. If you need to purchase an upgrade, you can do so by clicking here.

What's new in Default Folder X 4.3.6

• Fixed the handling of recently used folders in Carbon applications such as Photoshop, InDesign, Word, Excel and Firefox.


• Default Folder X works in Google Chrome when attaching files in Gmail, uploading videos to YouTube and other situations in which Ajax or Flash code brings up a file dialog.


• Default Folder X now uses Sparkle to check for and install updates automatically.


• Clicking in column headers in the preference pane sorts the list correctly.


• You can drag any file or folder onto the Default Folder X icon in the Dock to Get Info on it.


• A new 'Tell a Friend' button in the preference pane creates an email for you in your default mail program so you can tell a friend how great Default Folder X is :)


• Added a new option to set a minimum default size for the sidebar in all file dialogs. Run Terminal and execute this command:

  defaults write com.stclairsoft.DefaultFolderX minimumSize.sidebarWidth 180

• Worked around a bug that caused a white "ghost" of Default Folder X's toolbar window to appear at seemingly random times.


• Remembering column sizes and the size of the sidebar was broken in Snow Leopard. It is now fixed.


• After creating a new folder, the file dialog didn't always switch to show that folder as it should have. This has been fixed.


• Corrected a problem that could cause Default Folder X to get its state confused, thinking a file dialog was still open when it wasn't. This contributed to problems with rebound and Default Folder X windows showing up at random times.


• The option to Open and Save to the same folder was getting confused in Carbon applications, causing them to start in the wrong folder. This has been fixed.


• The Get Info command now works much more smoothly in Leopard and Snow Leopard.


• Fixed a compatibility problem with PhotoMechanic.


• Fixed the GetInfo command when running on Tiger.


• Fixed a bug that caused the Dock menu not to appear when running on Tiger.


• Changed the sort order for files and folders in the path menu of Open and Save As dialogs so it's consistent with the Finder's sorting.


• Default Folder X will no longer query the size of disk drives unless "Show disk space" is turned on in the preferences. This helps keep sleeping drives from spinning up.


• Added a defaults setting to print progress messages to the Console during the OpenMeta upgrade process. In order to turn them on, open Terminal and type this command:

  defaults write NSGlobalDomain OMUpgradeDebugLevel 1

  To turn the progress messages back off, execute this command in Terminal:

  defaults delete NSGlobalDomain OMUpgradeDebugLevel

• Fixed a bug so the "Show hidden Finder windows" setting works again.

Download Links

Download Default Folder X 4.3.6
(a server will be selected for you automatically)

Danish version of Default Folder X 4.3.6
localized by Mogens Thyregod

German version of Default Folder X 4.3.6
localized by Eberhard Woentz

French version of Default Folder X 4.3.6
localized by Philippe Bonnaure

Japanese version of Default Folder X 4.3.6
localized by Takanori Taniguchi

If you have trouble contacting our servers, please let us know at support@stclairsoft.com.

Useful Helper Utilities

Tagging

You can tag your files in Default Folder X and then modify or search for those tags later using Spotlight or any OpenMeta-compatible tagging application. Any of the following applications work with Default Folder X to manage your OpenMeta tags:

• Tags from Gravity Applications
• TagIt from Ironic Software
• Deep from Ironic Software
• Tag Folders from Jon Stovell
• Fresh from Ironic Software
• Leap 2 from Ironic Software
• TagoMan from Onflapp
• Punakea from nudge:nudge

The following applications will search for, but can not modify OpenMeta tags:

• Hazel 2.2.4 from noodlesoft
• HoudahSpot from Houdah Software
• FileSpot from Synthesis Studios
• EagleFiler from C-Command Software

Get Info

Default Folder X can use the following utilities to provide enhanced capabilities for its "Get Info" command. Check these links for more information and downloads:

• FileXaminer from Gideon Softworks
• FileBuddy from SkyTag Software
• Path Finder from CocoaTech

Replacing the Finder

Default Folder X supports CocoaTech's Path Finder as a replacement for the Mac OS X Finder.