

It'll briefly turn yellow - that's where the screenshot would normally be used, but since you've turned off screen recording, Default Folder X just puts up a yellow window instead. When you click OK to create the folder, watch the file dialog. Then bring up an Open dialog in any application (choose File > Open in Safari, for example), navigate to your Downloads folder, and then use the New Folder command to create a new folder. If you want to see this in action, approve Screen Recording so Default Folder X will launch, then immediately go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Screen Recording and turn it back off. The screenshot is only stored in RAM, never saved to a file, and is destroyed immediately after it is used. It's just that Catalina requires that we get your permission now. This is something that Default Folder X has always done - it's not something new. This hides the activity of operating the menu behind a temporary "façade". To hide the menu when it pops up on the screen, Default Folder X takes a screenshot of the file dialog and displays that in front of the dialog for a fraction of a second. Why?ĭefault Folder X needs screen recording permission because, in some circumstances, it needs to actually select something from a menu in a file dialog in order to perform an action. General Questions Default Folder X is asking for permission to record my screen. If you have a problem that is not addressed here or feel a question should be here but isn't, please send mail to General Questions Default Folder X Compatibility Troubleshooting
DEFAULT FOLDER X NOT WORKING WITH APPLE MAIL DOWNLOAD
If you need an update, you can get version 5.6 using the Download button above. Here are some questions and problems that people often encounter when using Default Folder X.īefore consulting this list, please check to make sure you are running the latest version, which is Default Folder X 5.6.
