On Sun, 9 Feb 2014 15:32:10 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
wrote:

In message , micky
writes:
On Sat, 8 Feb 2014 08:46:02 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
wrote:

When I open "My Computer" - for example with Windows-E, but I notice it
most when downloading something and my browser has "remembered"
somewhere on the wrong drive, so I have to climb the tree up and then
down again or use the My Computer button in the save window* - it takes \

I don't follow this. When do you have to start this climbiing? What
are you doing.

For example, saving a file from Firefox (which I have set to ask me
where to save, rather than always saving into the same place). When I do
this, I'm often creating a new directory to put it into. (Which I may
well subsequently delete, move, or rename.) Firefox tends to remember
the location last saved to (actually I think it remembers several - I've
never worked out the details; it might be one for each filetype?). If,
however, that location no longer exists (because I've moved renamed or
deleted it), Firefox tends to default to somewhere on the C: drive. I
usually save to the D: drive, so have to climb out of C: and then down
within D: to get to where I want to save (and make a new directory if
necessary).

Then my post was entirely on point and what you need is Dialog Helper.
Glad to hear it.

It keeps a list of every location you've saved things to. I don't know
how it groups them, but it always gets it right afaict.

One small white square for file names and next to it another small white
square for directory names, each with an image inside it of a file or
directory.

When you've used the directory name or the file name, I don't believe
there is any need to open My Computer, even behind the scene, because it
has the fully-whatever name of directory or file when you click on it,
and there's no more need to look for it.

It is when I get to the level above C: root - either by keeping clicking
the up button from wherever Firefox starts, or clicking the My Computer
button straight away - that the delay (which hasn't been much in
evidence since I started this thread, of course!) appears.

Not sure if this is related, but with PowerDesk6 comes a program called
Dialog Helper and it keeps a record of past used directorys and files,
under two little boxes in the blue margin at the top of the pop-up box

I think I have something similar - in fact it may be the same thing,

I doubt if you have it or you'd have explored (get it?) the little boxes
in the top blue border of the Save dialog boxes. And it only comes
with PowerDesk afaict, not alone. It's barely mentioned in the
PowerDesk installation file description, maybe not at all.

the name sounds familiar. But ...

when one has to Open a directory for saving, or other purposes. So it's
only one click and one step from wherever you are to where you want to
go, if you've been there before.

... since I usually _haven't_ been there before ("there" may well not
exist), it won't help me much.

You're always saving things in new folders? Even so, won't you have
already been to the parent or grandparent folder of the prospective new
folder? DHelper will get you quickly to what is to be the parent
folder, and the Windows Save or Open box has its own little Create New
Folder button. Neither step will require any portion of My Computer.
even internally, I think. (That is, My Computer has to know ALL the
directories and files at some high level, and that's what takes time.)

(If I'm saving the second or third file to the same place within one
session, Firefox remembers that place anyway.)

It only remembers in the same session, and only so long as you use same
location over and over. Once you change the location, then it only
remembers that new location and it's totally forgotten the other one
(except the default that shows up again in the next sesssion, iiuc.)

Dialog Helper remembers all, or at least up to 15 of each kind -- I
don't think I've ever had occasion to go -- forever. Although
creating and using a second FF persona might cause one to start from the
beginning again. Also, using a new computer. :-)

It also has other choices 1) Clear folder (or document) list 2) Remove
deleted folders (or files) from list 3) Save current path to clipboard
4) Display Helper Properties

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BTW, did you all know that if you open the Open Dialog box and there are
hundreds of files in the folder, one doesn't have to scroll to find the
one he wants, nor does he have to type the whole name. By typing the
first few characters of the name, it gives a list of files that start
that way.