When File Buddy Opens

    To set File Buddy's behavior when it opens, open the File Buddy application menu (in Mac OS X) or the Edit menu (in Mac OS 9) and choose Preferences. Once the Preferences window is open and the General tab is selected, you can edit the following:

Configuring the Default Open Action

    To set what File Buddy does when opened in the Finder by double-clicking its icon or equivalent action, select one of the following actions:
    Do Nothing - Do nothing and wait for interaction from the user. This is the initial behavior.
    Open the Find Window - Open the Find window.
    Show a File Selection Dialog - Display a file selection dialog from which the user can select a file or folder and an action from a pop-up menu.
    Open an Empty List Window - Open a file list window with no items in it. Items can be added by dragging them into the list area or with a file selection dialog.

Configuring the Default Drop Action

    To specify what File Buddy does when files and folders are dropped on its icon in the Finder with no keys held down, choose one of the following options:
    Open an Info Window - Send the items to a new info window. This is the option File Buddy uses unless you've changed it.
    Let Me Chose an Action - Display a dialog with which you can choose what's to be done with the items dropped.
    Display Items in a List Window - Put the dropped items in a file list window.
    Open a Make Alias Window - Send the items to the alias creation window.

Configuring Drop Keys

    The action taken by File Buddy when it opens can be controlled when it opens by holding down a variety of key combinations as it opens. To set your preferred key combinations for each such action, open the Edit menu and choose Drop Keys.

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