Direct Folders Configuration
Data Files Location
To save Direct Folders settings, you can backup this folder:
- XP: C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\Direct Folders\
- Vista: C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Direct Folders
Options.ini
ShowRecent=1
1: Show "Recent" sub-menu.
ShowInformation=1
1: Show "Information" sub-menu.
ShowConfigure=1
1: Show "Configure..." item.
1: Show "Recent" sub-menu.
ShowInformation=1
1: Show "Information" sub-menu.
ShowConfigure=1
1: Show "Configure..." item.
Organize Favorites Tab
In this tab you can edit the Favorites menu. You can add or delete folders, menus and separators using buttons on the right of the configuration dialog. To add an application to Direct Folders menu, use Add File button and select .exe file.
Alternative Target: Hold the Shift key when clicking to jump to a second specified folder.
Folder icon: Select a folder icon that will be displayed in the Favorites menu. Double click on the area below to add your own icons.
Options Tab
Open folder in: File manager used to explore folders.
- Default: use default file manager (Explorer, Directory Opus, etc)
- Total Commander: always use TotalCommander
- Explorer: always use Explorer
- Custom: use settings in the Options.ini
ClickSwitch: enable ClickSwitch feature.
Free space in network drives: show free space on mapped network drives in the Information sub-menu.
Applications Tab
Use this tab only if you need to modify Direct Folders behavior in specific applications.
Go to: Jump to the specified folder when Open/Save dialog is activated.
- Last used folder: let Direct Folders store last used folder.
- Specified folder: always jump to predefined folder.
- Default folder: set this if application remembers last folder correctly.
Don't track this application's recent folders: Check this option and this application won't affect the global history. E.g. if you work with MS Office, you can set Direct Folders to ignore recent folders used by Winamp.
