Version 6.2.8 updates Finder-click for Path Finder and Bloom, as well as addressing bugs internally and in macOS.
If you have a license for Version 6, this update is free.
If you have a Default Folder X license purchased on or after March 1, 2023, this update is free. Your existing license number will work.
If your license was purchased between September 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023, upgrading to version 6 is $9.95. For licenses bought prior to that, upgrades are $19.95.
If you're new to Default Folder X 6:
If you're still running version 5, you'll find details and screenshots of the new features in the Default Folder X 6.0 Tour.
What's new in version 6.2.8:
The Finder-click feature works with Path Finder 26.
Finder-click distinguishes between panes in Bloom windows when Bloom's "Precise Location Detection" setting is enabled.
Worked around a bug in macOS Tahoe where file dialogs in column view don't scroll to the right to show the current folder.
Fixed a problem with Default Folder X getting confused if a file dialog is opened and then dismissed very quickly.
Resolved an issue with recent items not including files and folders located in OneDrive for Business folders.
In Save dialogs, you sometimes had to double-click on folders twice to open them. This has been fixed.
Rebound correctly remembers the last selected file in column view.
Fixed a crash when opening items in the Finder drawer.
Eliminated an intermittent crash when building hierarchical menus for folders containing lots of items.
Fixed a crash that occurs when one of Default Folder X's helper apps can't be accessed within its application bundle.
The Calibre eBook app is included in Default Folder X's exclusion list because it doesn't correctly support the macOS Accessibility API and may crash (this is a bug in Calibre).
Playable audio and video previews in Open dialogs are disabled by default because the macOS AVPlayer crashes frequently in macOS 26.4 and higher. To turn them back on, hold down the Option key while choosing Settings from Default Folder X's menu, then turn on the "Show playable audio and video previews" checkbox.
Added a preference to always start with the filename in Save dialogs unselected. Use this command in Terminal: defaults write com.stclairsoft.DefaultFolderX5 saveNameStartsUnselected -bool NO
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