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accessing folders & files in X...
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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so i am in my second week in X, and will never go back to os9.
how do people (quickly & easily) access their stuff in 10.2.4?
do you go thru the apps "open" menu?
keep alias on the desktop (or the files themselves?)
just curious. i used to keep everything on the apple menu, and now...am exploring options.
what do YOU do??
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"At first, there was Nothing. Then Nothing inverted itself and became Something.
And that is what you all are: inverted Nothings...with potential" (Sun Ra)
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Join Date: Nov 2002
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I usually use the application's open menu, drag icons from the finder to the app icon on the desktop, or use the finder and the contextual 'open with' menu.
Oh yeah, I forgot about the best part of X. The TERMINAL.  I use that extensively...
You could place a few oft-accessed folders in the dock (right/under the line), and access your files that way. I'm thinking folders like 'Documents', 'Home', 'Music', etc.
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Column view is quite excellent, but it takes a little getting used to. Once you learn it, you'll wonder how you ever coped with all those windows. For launching applications, there is no better way than using LaunchBar, but if you simply must have your fully configurable Apple menu back, check out FruitMenu.
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ran fruitmenu for a bit, nice, but i guess i am looking for more "modern" ways of working.
right now i have aliases of my most-accessed folders on the desktop (as a list, with NO icons)...works.
if you put a folder alias in the dock, will it be there after a logout or restart??
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"At first, there was Nothing. Then Nothing inverted itself and became Something.
And that is what you all are: inverted Nothings...with potential" (Sun Ra)
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Yes, if you put a folder alias in the dock it will it be there after a logout or restart. This is where I keep alias's of folders, one with MS one with Adobe Apps one with Browsers, etc. Works for me!
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I use FruitMenu,
I have an alias to Volumes in with an alias to my boot drive in it, that way I can access all my drives with unlimited levels. I also use the contextual menu that you get when you right click on a drive if you have FruitMenu installed.
I also have a few other folders with stuff in them in my FruitMenu.
I did have a few folders of stuff in my Dock, but removed them. Now I only drag a folder to the Dock if it something that I'm working on, but don't want to leave it open.
I really, really miss tabbed folders 
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Join Date: Jul 2001
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I tend to do a lot of navigating from my documents folder in the dock, but also of use is the "recent folders" item in the go menu - keeps a dynamic list of places you've been working recently.
Also, don't forget about putting folders into the finder's toolbar - you can put anything there and it really makes drag/drop and quick navigation a snap. (e.g. if you are constantly downloading application updates as I am, you can put the Applications folder in the toolbar, open the new app version's disk image and just drag the thing to the toolbar...)
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I use Column View, coupled with a customized Toolbar. The Toolbar really helps me in quick navigation. When I want to move something to any of my main folders (Apps, Music, Movies, Documents, etc.), I just drop it on the appropriate icon on the toolbar. Or when I want to jump to a certain folder in Column View, a click on the Toolbar does the trick. And I keep my Toolbar in Text Only mode, to make it easier on my eyes.
I also keep my most used Apps in my Dock. I keep an alias of my Hard Drive in my Dock as well, for quick contextual access to anything on my drive. I rarely have more than one window open at a time. It's very clean and convenient.
EDIT: Oh, and don't forget about the use of Copy and Paste for files in the Finder. It's a real time saver for me. (I just wish we had a Cut option.)
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Join Date: May 2001
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If you have 1000s of files of work on your system this is a vital question. Personally, I never use File...Open. I sometimes use the 'recent files' option in the application.
RIght now though, I am having a big love affair with LaunchBar. It's a totally different way of doing things, but as you access files and apps using the keyboard rather than the mouse (think about this, it's a real departure from the 'normal' way of working) it is a very fast way of getting to all your files and switching apps.
I continue to flirt with Dragthing, I have had one-night stands with FruitMenu, Workstrip and others, but right now I feel that LaunchBar is the real Ms. Right for me.
Phil
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