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The Select Action window
The Select Action window asks for an action to take on a set of items. The choices are:
Get Info
Open a File Buddy Info window for the items.
Brief/Group Info
Show a window with total count and size information for the items.
Get Owner Application Info
Open a File Buddy Info window for the application used to open the items.
View in List
Add the items to a new File Buddy List window
Make Alias
Open the File Buddy Make Alias window for the items.
Make Symbolic Link
Open the File Buddy Make Alias window for the items and preset it to create UNIX symbolic links.
Move
Ask for a folder to move the items into.
Copy
Ask for a folder to copy the items into.
Move to Desktop
Move the items to the Desktop.
Rename
Open the File Buddy Rename window for the items.
Rename Sequentially
Open the File Buddy Rename Sequentially window for the items.
Rename with Dates
Open the File Buddy Rename with Dates window for the items.
Use Best Modified Date
For folders only, recursively set the last modified date of each folder to that of the most recently modified item inside.
Find Similar
Single item only. Populate the File Buddy Find window with information from the item.
Show Original
Single alias only. Show the alias's target in the Finder.
Show Owner Application
Show the application used to open the items.
Create Icon From Image
Set the custom icon of any image files in the items to an icon created from the image.
Trim Custom Icons
Remove custom icons from the items.
Clean Folders
Open the Clean Folders window for the folders.
Delete
Delete the items.
Delete Resource Forks
Files only. Remove the resource forks of the items.
Delete Data Forks
Files only. Remove the data forks of the items.
Erase
Permanently erase the items.
Make default drop action
To make the action you are about to use the default drop action, check the Make default drop action box before clicking OK. This is the same as setting the default drop action in the Preferences window.
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