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Change Windows Programs' Default File Explorer?
Posted: 13 Jun 2023 20:44
by turbogarbage
Hello all. I am loving XYPlorer so far. This question is barely anything to do with xyplorer functionality but I thought this would be the best place to ask. When I use programs like Firefox to open a file from my computer, unfortunately it still opens in an instance of Windows Explorer. This is the same in all programs (Chrome, and any program that is tasked with opening a local file), despite my default file explorer being set to XYplorer. Does anyone know what steps I would take to change this behavior? I looked all over mozilla forums and in firefox settings, but don't see anything.
Re: Change Windows Programs' Default File Explorer?
Posted: 13 Jun 2023 20:48
by jupe
Those apps are hard coded to open Explorer, you can't change it, a workaround though is something like this.
viewtopic.php?t=10671
Re: Change Windows Programs' Default File Explorer?
Posted: 14 Jun 2023 09:08
by Horst
jupe wrote: ↑13 Jun 2023 20:48
Those apps are hard coded to open Explorer, you can't change it, a workaround though is something like this.
viewtopic.php?t=10671
The linked script prevents normal Explorer usage to much.
I prefer a less invasive method to get the requested behavior
in Open/Save dialogs.
I use the AHK script Quick Switch which works similar to the Listary function with the same name.
The script supports many file managers including XY.
The forum of it
https://www.voidtools.com/forum/viewtop ... f=2&t=9881
The download of the script
https://github.com/gepruts/QuickSwitch