Just click on the triangle attached to the folder and select Create Share Link….Īs you learn about the Tab Rows for folders, you’ll see other features and selections, including: There’s also an option to create shared link to a selected folder right from within SuperTab. It allows you to preview certain files and open folders in your Finder. The other type of folder Tab Row is for your Dropbox folders. You can also hover your cursor over the Tab Row name and click the clog wheel to get options for how you want the contents of folders displayed. When you click on one of these folders, it opens the contents of the folder in the Tab row (see the gif below.)
There’s also options for designating what items not move.Īnother Tab Row is Folder Contents, which consist of your default Home folders-Applications folder, Documents, Music, Photos, Utilities, Library, etc. The Saved Folder feature only provides two places where the folder will be created, but it’s handy for creating a quick folder backup. A Saved Folder will be created for you and labeled with the SuperTab icon. The Reduce Clutter settings are for moving files to a Saved Items Folder, either within the designated folder or on the Desktop. You can also select to move a selected item to the trash. You can have the folder content sorted by creation date, modification date, or name. For instance, you can select to have all the files shown or only recently added files. One set of settings allows you to determine how you want the contents of a folder displayed while in SuperTab. The other settings are for automatically moving or trashing folder content after a specified time period. Managing folder contents includes settings for configuring and displaying folder content. Note: Clicking the triangle on the right side of ANY folder in SuperTab (or right-clicking on it) will display the above folder features, not just the specified folder Tab Rows highlighted in this article. You can click on the Decorate feature in the drop-down shown below and add that icon or choose from one of a dozens other ones. Tip: notice in the above screenshot that the selected folder has a briefcase icon on top of it. You can select to reveal the folder in the Finder, assign a hotkey to the folder, preview its contents, remove it from the Tab Row, or manage contents. You can also place your cursor over a folder and click on the triangle to access several options for interacting with the folder. It would be even better if the displayed folders included ones that files where recently added to or removed.
This Recent Folders row can be handy for just accessing your recently used folders without opening a Finder window.Ĭlick on the gear icon next to the Recent Folders title to select which type of folders you would like displayed. This row includes folders you open in the Finder and folders that contain documents that you recently opened. Then select the folder Tab Row you want to add.Īdding a Recent Folders row will display all the folders that you’ve recently accessed. To add one of the folder rows, hoover your mouse near the button of an existing row and click on the + button in the center of the row. So let’s look at the three folder features in more detail. The folder Rows include, Recent Folders, Dropbox Contents, and Folder Contents.Įach of the folder features allow for interacting with folder content within the SuperTab interface. Though folder and files can be added to Custom Tab Rows, SuperTab includes includes three dedicated Tab Rows for folders. You can also purchase SuperTab (affiliate link) for 60% off, which comes to a cool $8.
#Supertab file folders series
If you’re not familiar with SuperTab and you want to give it a try, check out my five-part tutorial series for setting up the application and learning about its basic and advance features. In this follow-up article, I want to drill in on more and discuss a few special Tab Rows for folder displays and file content which may be useful to users of the application. Last week I updated an article about SuperTab, including highlights of its version 4.0 features.
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