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#Show hidden files mac path finder serial number#
As long as that's the case, all you need to do is download the latest version of Default Folder X, install it on both computers and enter your serial number in both places.
#Show hidden files mac path finder license#
You're welcome to use your license on multiple machines as long as you're the sole user of the machines. Our licenses are "single-user", so you need one per user, not one per computer. You'll need to enter the name, email address or serial number from your old license to verify your eligibility for the upgrade. If Default Folder X tells you that you need to upgrade, go to and make your purchase. If you no longer have your serial number, please use our serial number request form to have us look it up for you. If you are a registered user of a previous version, enter your serial number in the General tab of your Default Folder X 5 preferences and it will check and let you know if you need to upgrade.
#Show hidden files mac path finder upgrade#
If you purchased an older version of Default Folder X before June 1, 2015, there is an upgrade fee of $14.95 (US) for version 5.x. Default Folder X 5.x is telling me I need to upgrade. It'll briefly turn yellow - that's where the screenshot would normally be used, but since you've turned off screen recording, Default Folder X just puts up a yellow window instead.

When you click OK to create the folder, watch the file dialog. Then bring up an Open dialog in any application (choose File > Open in Safari, for example), navigate to your Downloads folder, and then use the New Folder command to create a new folder. If you want to see this in action, approve Screen Recording so Default Folder X will launch, then immediately go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Screen Recording and turn it back off. The screenshot is only stored in RAM, never saved to a file, and is destroyed immediately after it is used. It's just that newer versions of macOS require that we get your permission. This is something that Default Folder X has always done - it's not something new. This hides the activity of operating the menu behind a temporary "façade". To hide the menu when it pops up on the screen, Default Folder X takes a screenshot of the file dialog and displays that in front of the dialog for a fraction of a second. Why?ĭefault Folder X needs screen recording permission because, in some circumstances, it needs to actually select something from a menu in a file dialog in order to perform an action. General Questions Default Folder X is asking for permission to record my screen. If you have a problem that is not addressed here or feel a question should be here but isn't, please send mail to General Questions Default Folder X Compatibility Troubleshooting If you need an update, you can get version 5.7.8 using the Download button above. Here are some questions and problems that people often encounter when using Default Folder X.īefore consulting this list, please check to make sure you are running the latest version, which is Default Folder X 5.7.8.
