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Can I save into " Last Folder used by this app?"
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Sep 19, 2003, 05:07 PM
 
I hope this isn't too silly, but I guess I don't do it often enough. I/ve just had to save a bunch of photos from my mail account. Every time I wanted to save,(Using Preview) I had to search for the folder I wanted to save to, because I didn't want the one chosen by the save dialog box (WHERE). In OS 9 you used to be able to "save to last folder used by application" in general preferences. Is there the same thing in OSX?
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Sep 19, 2003, 05:30 PM
 
Most of the applications I use do this automatically.
But even if whatever you're using doesn't, recently-selected folders are listed in the "Where" menu in the save panel. No need to navigate; just select the folder.
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Sep 19, 2003, 05:50 PM
 
Originally posted by Chuckit:
Most of the applications I use do this automatically.
But even if whatever you're using doesn't, recently-selected folders are listed in the "Where" menu in the save panel. No need to navigate; just select the folder.
Yes, that's what I mean. I'd like to save to the same folder each time. But the folder displayed as default in "Where" was not the one I wanted. I would have to navigate each time.
     
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Sep 19, 2003, 06:15 PM
 
Originally posted by bergy:
Yes, that's what I mean. I'd like to save to the same folder each time. But the folder displayed as default in "Where" was not the one I wanted. I would have to navigate each time.
You would have to pull down a menu and drag down an inch or two. I don't know why you're program's an amnesiac, but you still shouldn't have to navigate anywhere.
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Sep 20, 2003, 01:06 PM
 
OS X Open/Save dialogs aren't perfect. Default Folder (shareware) adresses this issue, while throwing in a number of useful features.

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