A second public beta release of Default Folder X, Default Folder X 5.6b2, keeps it up to date with the latest macOS 12 Monterey builds from Apple.

It also fixes an issue that prevented Default Folder X from showing recent files and folders in your Dropbox folder if you turned on Dropbox’s syncing of your Documents and Desktop folders. In that configuration, Dropbox syncs your Documents and Desktop folders to a hidden folder within your Dropbox folder. Default Folder X, being the good citizen that it is, saw that hidden folder and said to itself “oh, if you’re putting files and folders into a hidden folder, you probably don’t want them shown in your Recent Files and Recent Folders menus,” and acted accordingly. Now Default Folder X will ignore the fact that that folder is hidden, showing those recent files and folders in its menus.

This beta build also enables DFX in the Flying Logic app and fixes a glitch in the way VoiceOver reads the path menu in Open and Save dialogs.

Head on over to the Default Folder X Beta Testing page to grab your copy of Default Folder X 5.6b2.

It’s June, which means Apple has begun rolling out test builds of the next version of macOS, dubbed macOS 12 Monterey. And that means we’ve got a public beta version of Default Folder X available, bringing Default Folder X’s file and folder organization chops to the new OS.

And if you’re not running Monterey yet, version 5.6b1 still addresses some issues with Affinity Designer and other Affinity apps, Photoshop’s “Export As” dialog, and Google Drive.

Don’t let your Open and Save dialogs go naked in Monterey – head on over to the Default Folder X beta testing page for details and a download link!