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Title: Default Folder X 5 review: Mac app advances the state of file navigation Post by: HCK on January 25, 2016, 03:00:21 pm Default Folder X 5 review: Mac app advances the state of file navigation
<article> <section class="page"> <p> Default Folder X has long been among the first pieces of software I install on a Mac, alongside LaunchBar, 1Password, and TextExpander. Alongside the public betas of El Capitan released during the summer of 2015 came a concern: A new security mechanism to protect core system files and directories against malware might prevent many kinds of utilities (http://www.macworld.com/article/2948140/os-x/private-i-el-capitans-system-integrity-protection-will-shift-utilities-functions.html) from functioning at all without disabling that protection.</p><p> The fear proved short-lived. With minor tweaks from Apple and hard work by developers, nearly all the software that seemed threatened—including disk-cloning tools—was updated or rewritten. Default Folder took the longest, and required rebooting into Recovery Disk, using a Terminal command, and rebooting again to keep version 4 functioning under El Capitan.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3023346/macs/default-folder-x-5-review-mac-app-advances-the-state-of-file-navigation.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Default Folder X 5 review: Mac app advances the state of file navigation (http://www.macworld.com/article/3023346/macs/default-folder-x-5-review-mac-app-advances-the-state-of-file-navigation.html#tk.rss_all) |