Although I’m using ForkLift, I agree that it has a few glaring issues, including the one you noted, and the file highlighting problem I described in Post #881. I would have thought that neither of these issues would be in any Finder alternative.
When I highlight files to be copied or moved from one place to another, the files do not stay highlighted once the copy or move has been completed in Bloom. I believe the same happens with QSpace.
I've had the same experience with Forklift. I love the app, but it doesn't have integration with Microsoft OneDrive... you can add OneDrive and access the files – but there is no contextual menu functionality like "Copy OneDrive Link" or "Share File", etc. Forklift has it for Dropbox, but not OneDrive. I've asked about it more than a few times since FL4 was released, but the developer has stated he can't/won't for whatever reason.
I've used PathFinder in the past, how is it in 2026? The last time I used it, the interaction seemed a bit sluggish. I found it was a bit easier to use Finder
I find it fine. There is always the odd thing that might be slightly faster with Finder but rare compared to what used to be. The only larger issues I have had is when dealing with moving, transferring, comparing 1000's of files at once over ethernet and USB drives, moving back and forth, doing multiples of that all at once etc. and big things like that. Otherwise, I am faster with PathFinder than Finder because of the extra features. Finder seems like a toy compared but it is always a very bullet proof toy. 🙂
Two words for you: habeas corpus. Many thanks to Charles Pinckney of South Carolina.
I am still more comfortable having a local vault because the only possibility for my vault to be anywhere but on my machine or local backups, is if give full-disk access to an installed hostile application. To me, this is a better situation than having my vault floating around on the internet where there is the possibility that someone could break into it, as mentioned in the article referenced on the “1Password migrants thread”:
arstechnica.com
I am still more comfortable having a local vault because the only possibility for my vault to be anywhere but on my machine or local backups, is if give full-disk access to an installed hostile application. To me, this is a better situation than having my vault floating around on the internet where there is the possibility that someone could break into it, as mentioned in the article referenced on the “1Password migrants thread”:
Password managers' promise that they can't see your vaults isn't always true
Contrary to what password managers say, a server compromise can mean game over.
Even if my local vault is stolen, it would be close to impossible to break into it because it is encrypted with a strong password.
People should be aware that you don’t necessary have to grant full-disk access for at least one Finder replacement: ForkLift. Using ForkLift this way reduces the locations that the program can access, but I find it does enough for what little I want to do with this application.
I’ve given up looking for Finder replacement that offers a dual-pane interface, as everything I investigated has the problem I discussed in Post #1,053. Thus, I have settled on using a macro I wrote with Keyboard Maestro, which launches two side-by-side Finder windows. Obviously, it is not an ideal situation, but it does have the advantage of reducing the applications I give full-disk access to, by one.
