File Saving preferences

We are new to using OSX in our newspaper production. When we receive new images, by e-mail for example, we open them up, touch them up, and save them in their proper folders. It used to be that once we saved one image to its new locations, the application "knew" that the next save would be to that new location, too. But now every application goes back to the original folder. This is very time consuming. There used to be a way to fix this, in system preferences somewhere. But I can't find it in OSX. Any suggestions?

It's not (and never has been) a "feature" of OS X. However, you can purchase the shareware utility called Default Folder X (VersionTracker or MacUpdate) which provides that and many other conveniences well worth the shareware fee.

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I've changed the File Handling Preferences with no results in changing this issue. Since a couple users did not experience this problem, I'm wondering if it might be a permissions problem.

With the new versions, you have to be more precise with Folder redirection :
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[dict] Always
[array] LoginRedirection
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[string] path ~/Library/Caches/Adbobe
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[string] destPath /tmp/%@/Library/Caches/Adobe Camera Raw
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[dict] 3
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I'm having trouble finding files in Snow Leopard. My question is , where are "saved" document files supposed to go?
I like using a desktop alias folder, but over time I've played around with Time Machine, adding and deleted folders in the Dock, and created three or four different alias folders and basically I've screwed the pooch; there are now non-duplicate folders named "User Name" and "User Name 2" (plus the empty "Documents" sub-folder I've heard is a place holder for older software files ?) on the HD and I don't what is where the new files are being saved.
In any case, I may have two, three or even four sets of partial documents, so I need to do some work moving files around, trashing some and condsolidating the rest into the master Documents file ... but before I go through all that I need to make sure I understand where the OS wants saved files to go.
Is this path correct ? MS Word > Save > Documents Alias Folder > HD > Users > User Name > Documents.
If that's correct, then I can go to the various Word 2011 forums and find out how to make sure files are being saved using that path.
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Brian

Stuffit's default is to decompress files saved to the desktop.
Pages documents are actually zipped folders.
Look in the Stuffit preferences and see if you can turn it off. Or get out of the habit of saving to the desktop, there are better places to organise your work
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Make sure the systemprefs plist file is not locked. If it is, unlock it. If it isn't, delete it then restart.
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2. Choose Library (you must have the 'option' key held down).
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I am unable to reset my junk mail filter. In Mail preferences I select RESET and this message pops up:
Error Saving Preferences
Writing your preferences to disk has failed. Your preferences may not have been saved. The permissions on -/Library/preferences may be wrong or your disk may be full.
After getting this message, I used disk utility to repair permissions ( I did it twice and it appears that the same permission repairs occur each time I use repair permissions) I also tried to repair disk permissions usind Disk Warrior - with similar results.) In addition, the disk is far from being full.
Can anyone shed some
TIA

Amount of free space on my computer:
Capacity: 499.76GB
Available 432.54GB
You are doing great on free space.
I tried to "repair disk partitions" but this didnt work, and everywhere I looked on the web it would say that this does not work.
It does work, but not for permissions issues on individual user files. It only has benefit on systemwide issues.
I also did a complete TimeMachine restore. This didnt work.
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_Go to Your User > Library > Preferences.
_Click on the Preferences folder once to highlight it.
_Go to File > Get Info
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_Go to the bottom of the info window and click on the pad lock to unlock it
_Click on the cog / gear and then click on apply to enclosed items
_Now try adding an account in Mail again.
If the issue persists at this point it may be necessary to reset Mail which may require you to re-enter your account settings.
Remove Your User > Preferences > com.apple.mail.plist to the desktop and then open Mail and try adding an account.
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Error Saving Preferences on exiting Mail Preferences

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Well, in the end I tried many things including lots of things that I thought wouldn't help such as cleaning out caches, running crons; I was using IceClean and pretty much tried every system maintenance option but to no avail. I have removed MacScan and have kept Norton, which this time found a few things in my .wine folder, but I have only performed a few full system scans as it takes a full day.
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Hi, is there a way to deactivate the automatic file saving location to either documents, downloads or attachments? I want all my files to saved on the desktop, all the time?
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Each web browser has its own preference page as to where to save documents. Please be more specific as to which browser you are having trouble with?
Attachments also are controled on e-mail programs preferences as well. So please be more specific as to which e-mail program you are using.
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I have a long list of gibberish files, in Preferences, in my Library. What are they? How did they get there? Can I delete them?

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Here is one thing I found googling for WebEx:
http://www.webex.com/why-webex/overview.html
(The x64 would most likely mean 64 bit). It may be a Windows based application/plugin, but since I had never heard of either, I'm only guessing there. If you do a search systemwide for it and don't find it plus don't know why it's there, I'd say throw it in the trash (don't empty it yet - make a note of the file path just in case you do have something installed that needs it so you can move it back).
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I can not open at my IMAC 5 the files saved at my PC . In Both PC and IMAC i am using CS6 . why is heppining this ?

Olá
Comprei um IMAC e fui transferir meus trabalhos do meu PC para ele. eu tenho nos dois computadores tenho CS6 instalado e licenciado. Não foi possível abrir no IMAC 5 os arquivos salvos no pC . O que está acontecendo? Alguém poderia me ajudar ? Obrigado
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Bought an IMAC and was transfer my work from my PC to it. I have the two computers I have installed and licensed CS6. Could not open in IMAC 5 files saved in pC. What is happening? Could anyone help me? Thank you

The files are the same, regardless of platform.
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I can´t open any file save to iCloud
I tried a workaraound:
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Translated: Couldn´t open the file ".... ..."
I also tried to open a file saved to icloud (without opening it on other machines and devises). Pages couldn´t open those files either...
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Possibly you have 2 versions of Pages on your Mac.
Pages 5.2 is in your Applications folder.
Pages '09/'08 is in your Applications/iWork folder.
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All Pages files no matter what version and incompatibility have the same extension .pages.
Pages 5 files are now only compatible with themselves on a very restricted set of hardware, software and Operating Systems and will not transfer correctly on any other server software than iCloud.
Apple has removed over 110 features from Pages 5 and added many bugs.
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