Direct Folders

This submenu displays a list of folders you have recently opened. First are the recent items in the current application (3), followed by global recent items (4).

If you have copied any file to the clipboard, there will be two extra items at the end of the menu (2). This list also contains the path to any folder currently open in Explorer (1).

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.

This submenu displays a list of folders you have recently opened. First are the recent items in the current application (3), followed by global recent items (4).

If you have copied any file to the clipboard, there will be two extra items at the end of the menu (2). This list also contains the path to any folder currently open in Explorer (1).

This menu shows the amount of free space on each drive and allows the current folder to be opened in Explorer.

If you are looking for a way to speed-up your tasks by enhancing the functionality of the default open and save windows, you might want to get a dedicated program such as Direct Folders.

Multiple ways to activate the app’s menu

You can display a list of items by right-clicking a save or open window, with a specific key combination or via the middle mouse button. This ensures you always have your favorites at your finger tips. The hotkeys configuration is a bit limited by only displaying a static list of key modifiers, not allowing you to choose the exact ones.

Clean interface

The context menu is well organized, with your assigned shortcuts displayed underneath the static Recent and Information options. An added bonus is the fact that you can quickly add more items to the customizable list straight from the same menu. As a drawback, you can’t enrich the list with other options such as sorting and icon size.

Overcome the default open or save window limitations

By default, Windows cannot display specific folders or sort the items differently for each application’s open and save dialogs. Direct Folders can store these details for individual programs, saving time in the process.

Furthermore, tree-view style windows are usually difficult to navigate if the folder that you are interested in is nested deep. With just a few clicks, this program points to the desired location.

Moreover, Direct Folders can automatically resize the aforementioned windows to specified width and height that can be set either numerically or by dragging the corners of a dummy window. An oversight of this customizability is the fact that it won’t save the position as well.

If the specific option is enabled, right-clicking the maximize or close buttons will keep the window on top or roll it up in its title bar, respectively.

Direct Folders comes to your aid if you want to overcome the limitations of the default open and save windows. It can potentially boost your productivity, if you are willing to tinker a bit with it, something that novice users might not be comfortable with.

Direct Folders gives you immediate access to every file on your computer, no matter where it’s parked. When you double click on the desktop, Windows Explorer, or a Save/Open dialog box, Direct Folders will immediately transport you to the last folder you used or to any other folder your choice. With Direct Folders, your most important documents are literally a click away!

And that’s not all — Direct Folders also lets you configure default folders for each program on your computer. For example, the next time you create a Word document, it’ll be automatically be saved in the folder that you keep your Word files in!

Direct Folders also lets you check the space on your hard drive from the Save dialog, so that you can know that you’re running out of hard drive space long before you try to save or copy a file that’s too large.

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.

 Features:
– ClickSwitch
– File dialogs auto-resize
– Default folder (Pro)
– Preserve date timestamps
– Trusted by forensic experts
– Copy locked files

Other Features:

• Added dark mode support.
• Added HiDPI display support.
• Separate menus for recent folders and files.
• Show icons for recent files.
• Show path from MultiCommander, Explorer++, and xplorer2.
• Info Panel redesigned.