April 3, 2009

Default Folder X 4.2 now offers file tagging using the emerging OpenMeta standard, as well as delivering other new features and compatiblity fixes. We recommend that all Default Folder X 4 users update to this version.

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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 clcking here.

What's new in Default Folder X 4.2

• OpenMeta tags are now supported in the Spotlight window below Save As dialogs and in the Info window below Open dialogs. After tagging a file with "MyTag", you can use Spotlight to search for it by typing "tag: MyTag".
• A new AppleScript command, ClearRecentFolders, clears the list of recently used folders in the currently active folder set.
• This release is compatible with the latest development build of Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
• If you turn on the option "Hold down the option key while choosing Open to display all files" in the Advanced settings, you will also be shown all invisible folders if you hold down the option key while selecting Save As.
• There's a new (but hidden) option to display files as well as folders in all hierarchical menus. Option-click on "Settings" to find the checkbox.
• Fixed a bug that resulted in Spotlight comments not being saved when doing a Save As and overwriting an existing file (this affected Acrobat Pro 9 as well as other applications).
• Worked around a bug in the Mac OS 10.4 Finder which would cause Default Folder X's Finder window list to show no windows if the Finder is hidden.
• Corrected a bug that caused Default Folder X to print warning messages in the console like " ** No alias data for item 0 (folder name) **" when there was a Smart Folder open in the Finder.
• Fixed problems with the rebound feature in Cocoa apps and very old Carbon apps.
• Added a workaround so Default Folder X appears in MacTheRipper.

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Download Links:

Download Default Folder X 4.2
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German version of Default Folder X 4.2
localized by Eberhard Woentz

Danish version of Default Folder X 4.2
localized by Mogens Thyregod

Japanese version of Default Folder X 4.2
localized by Takanori Taniguchi

French version of Default Folder X 4.2
localized by Philippe Bonnaure

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

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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

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:

• Super Get Info from Bare Bones Software
• FileXaminer from Gideon Softworks
• FileBuddy from SkyTag Software

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

Windows Users: If you're looking for a version of Default Folder X for Microsoft Windows, you want FileBox eXtender from Hyperionics, which was modeled after Default Folder.