Direct Folders
Access your folders from anywhere
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Windows
- Windows Explorer
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Discontinued
An application with last real change in July 12 (quick fix in Dec 12) really seems to be discontinued. The application was well working - but with NO feature update in almost 21/2 years I feel sorry for the 25$ I spent. Many parts of the application need a makeover - the graphics too. The modern logo they present on the product site is only there, the graphics of the app is from last millenium almost. More than 2 years ZERO maintenance - a pity.Please mark this app as discontinued - eventhough Code Sector still sells it. same price. a pity too.
Access your folders from anywhere
Just double click on an empty area located on the Desktop, Explorer or File Open/Save dialog box to bring up a menu. Select a favorite or recent folder from this menu and the file dialog immediately jumps to that folder. If you activate this menu from the desktop or tray icon, this folder will be opened in Windows Explorer.
Now you can jump to any deeply nested folder in just a single mouse click! It also automatically resizes every standard file dialog, so that you can see a larger number of files. You will be able to find what you are looking for with a lot less scrolling.
Recent submenu
This submenu displays a list of folders you have recently opened. First are the recent items in the current application, followed by global recent items.
If you have copied any file to the clipboard, there will be two extra items at the end of the menu. This list also contains the path to any folder currently open in Explorer.
Info submenu
This menu shows the amount of free space on each drive and allows the current folder to be opened in Explorer.
Other Features
- ClickSwitch
- File dialogs auto-resize
- Default folder (Pro)
- Preserve date timestamps
- Trusted by forensic experts
- Copy locked files
Just double click on an empty area located on the Desktop, Explorer or File Open/Save dialog box to bring up a menu. Select a favorite or recent folder from this menu and the file dialog immediately jumps to that folder. If you activate this menu from the desktop or tray icon, this folder will be opened in Windows Explorer.
Now you can jump to any deeply nested folder in just a single mouse click! It also automatically resizes every standard file dialog, so that you can see a larger number of files. You will be able to find what you are looking for with a lot less scrolling.
Recent submenu
This submenu displays a list of folders you have recently opened. First are the recent items in the current application, followed by global recent items.
If you have copied any file to the clipboard, there will be two extra items at the end of the menu. This list also contains the path to any folder currently open in Explorer.
Info submenu
This menu shows the amount of free space on each drive and allows the current folder to be opened in Explorer.
Other Features
- ClickSwitch
- File dialogs auto-resize
- Default folder (Pro)
- Preserve date timestamps
- Trusted by forensic experts
- Copy locked files
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Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about Direct Folders, and it has gotten 22 likes
- Developed by Code Sector
- Proprietary and Freemium product.
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This is an excellent program, which I've used for several years on Windows XP and now on Windows 7 64-bit. Very handy in many ways, and very much worth trying. There's a small problem with recent versions of Firefox, which I hope the developer will soon find time to fix.
The issue with Firefox is solved (version 3.62)
Reply written over 9 years ago
Version 3.62, the last update to this program, came out in June 2010. My comment (above), posted in August 2010, was based on that version. Direct Folders has not been updated since my comment, and it remains buggy in Windows 7 64-bit--especially, but not entirely, in Firefox. Alas, the developer of this program currently seems more interested in programming in for Android than in developing his Windows apps. Too bad . . .
I still use it, and put up with the occasional bugs, 'cause I can't find anything to replace it.
Reply written over 9 years ago
Yes, and I just tried it in my Windows XP laptop. The Firefox issue is still there, as it has been for more than one year with no fix from the developer. Too bad. Check out Listary . . .
Reply written over 9 years ago
Seems the On Top option does not always work on all windows like a pop out window for Firefox.
Reply written about 9 years ago
I've been using Direct Folder for two years and it is a real time saver. I switched to it in Windows 10 (64-bit) after X-Files Dialog stopped working.
By adding the Direct Folders bar above save/save as dialogs, Direct Folder gives you instant access to the folders you choose, saving a ton of time and effort looking for those directories in the ordinary save/save as dialog boxes.
Direct Folders 3.8 released on April 22, 2017
Reply written over 3 years ago