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Create a 'parent directory' Toolbar button
Authored by: crazyapplerumors on Jul 27, '05 04:43:25PM

[robg adds: There's a built-in "show parent folder" command in the Finder; Go -> Enclosing Folder, or Command-Up Arrow. But as far as I can tell, there's no simple method to get that command into a toolbar button (but I am far from an AppleScript expert). You could use UI scripting to select that menu item, but that seems like more work than the above solution...]

Actually this functionality has been built into os x for as long as I can remember. In the finder, go to the View menu and select "Customize Toolbar". In the window that drops down you will see an item called path, that you can drag to the toolbar. Presto.

Now just click on path anytime you want to go to the parent folder or above.



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