Code529’sSideFolders 1.6.0(Mac App Store inter-group communication ) is an app for maximizing booklet organization on your desktop . The app provides a slide - out panel that combine a Finder window ’s sidebar with the Apple card ’s Recent Items list . Plus , it lets you create your own lists so you could have any leaflet / document power structure you want in the panel without changing the location of the existent folder and document . A two-fold - select an item open it without requiring a trip to the Finder and drilling down through subfolders ; even safe , you’re able to tangle a single file from the resizable dialog box like a shot into a document you ’re act upon on if the app supports that file type . This latest variant fend for QuickLook , so you ’ll be able to check the document before you drag it anywhere .
Unfortunately , SideFolders ’s glitches nearly outweigh its ready to hand benefit . It does n’t play well with Mission Control ’s multiple Desktops , since dragging something to the border of the screen moves you to another Desktop instead of triggering the SideFolders panel ( unless you ’re very , very careful where you stop ) . Its Applications and Recent ( for document ) lists are in no discernable rescript — not alphabetic , most recently used , or absolute frequency of use . It uses a Places class ( passé since Lion roared in ) that more or less matches point in the Finder ’s sidebar , but not in the same fiat .
One very annoying bug — or very pitiful innovation determination — has to do with dragging things from one booklet to another when you ’re working in the SideFolders panel , which you’re able to put away in the undecided position for convenience . The item does n’t move , but iscopiedto the newfangled position . for certain , you get the “ copy ” cursor you see in the Finder ( a giving green round with a positive sign in it ) but SideFolders should follow the OS X interface and copy the particular only if you Option - drag it . You ’ll wind up with multiple copies of a file and perhaps not even realize it .
However , having files at hired hand for opening and for retarding force - and - fall operations without leaving your applications programme , with the bonus feature of dragging a folder from the dialog box into an loose or Save dialog box to derail to it , is almost worth the price of admittance .
