Default Folder X 5 review: Mac app advances the state of file navigation<article>
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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 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>
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Default Folder X 5 review: Mac app advances the state of file navigation