software-Default Folder

Click here to see a full revision history of Default Folder. There is also a Japanese version here.

"Thanks for your continued outstanding support for Default Folder - it is one of our most reliable pieces of Mac OS software, and is of tremendous help to our users."

Why use Default Folder?
Because Default Folder is Mac OS 9 savvy and doesn't go overboard with features you don't use, it won't take up excessive amounts of memory and processor time, or cause conflicts and crashes on your Mac. As Ari Weinstein told us:

More details and screen shots
For more screen shots and details about Default Folder's menus, click here.
For screen shots and details about Default Folder's available options, click here.

Default Folder's buttons provide much of the same functionality as their counterparts in Mac OS 8.5's new Navigation Services Open and Save dialogs (shown below). However, Default Folder also adds an additional button and more features to Navigation Services, giving you consistent behavior in both old and new Open and Save dialogs.

Default Folder makes your life easier by letting you...
Set up a default folder for any or all applications.
Switch quickly among recently used folders.
Easily navigate to your favorite folders.
Share common sets of recent and favorite folders between all Open and Save dialogs, including Navigation Services dialogs.
Click on a Finder window to display its contents.
See available disk space and switch between disks.
Open the folder shown in an Open or Save dialog in the Finder.
Create folders, get information (including changing name, type, and creator), and move items to the Trash from within file dialogs.
"Rebound" back to the last file you used.
Click on greyed-out filenames to enter a name in Save dialogs.
Make "Replace" the default option instead of "Cancel" when saving a file with the same name as an existing file.
How do you use it?
Default Folder adds popup menu buttons to all Open and Save dialogs (one of the menus is shown in the image below). You just click on the buttons to go to your favorite and recently used folders, manage the folders and files shown in the list, and make changes to your settings.

Tired of wasting time opening and saving files? By enhancing the Open and Save dialog boxes on your Macintosh, Default Folder makes managing your files almost automatic. Simply install Default Folder, set your preferences, and start saving time and aggravation!

NOTE: This is the "Classic" Default Folder for Mac OS 9. If you are looking for Default Folder for Mac OS X, please see Default Folder X.