Go to a directory from the Open/Save window
Sep 9, 2010 - 7 Comments
Did you know that you can immediately open any directory from within the Open & Save dialog windows? Just use the same keystroke combination to access the Go To Folder feature within the Finder.
The next time you’re in a Save or Open dialog window, hit either / or Command+Option+G to enter the ‘Go to Folder’ box, and then type in the directory path of whatever directory you want to access, click “Go” and there you have it!
This is really helpful when you’re trying to open a file that’s buried deep in some remote location on your Mac.
I have a G5 PPC with 10.5.8. My keyboard combination is Shift+Command+G to enter the ‘Go to Folder’ box.
you dont even need Command+Option+G … just hit ~
Oh … and you can hit tab just like you do in a command line interface to autocomplete folder names
You press ⌘⌥G to do that? Yuck! Just press the / key, it’s easier.
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This only seems to work for local folders, not for network shared folders. Is this correct?
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