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Always show the full file dialog when moving a file

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I like to organise my files into folders, and because of this I'm not a fan of the drop-down list that appears by default when you save a file on MacOS. I usually want to put the file in a specific folder, which means I usually have to scroll to the bottom of the drop down list and click "other" to get to the full save dialog. I was able to fix that problem using the following commands in Terminal, from [this page](https://www.idownloadblog.com/2017/03/18/expand-save-dialog-default-mac/) :
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode2 -bool true
These commands cause the full save file dialog to appear straight away when saving a file, skipping the drop-down list. However, this only affects the **Save As** dialog and not the **Move To** dialog. So if I download a file, open it in Preview, and then try to move it into a folder, I still get the drop down list. What I would like is to skip the drop down list in that case as well. Is it possible?
Asked by N. Virgo (2084 rep)
Dec 19, 2024, 11:41 AM
Last activity: Jan 22, 2025, 05:02 AM