Bookmarks & Hotlist

Keep your top folders within easy reach using Favorites (sidebar) and the per-pane Folder Hotlist.

Legend: ⌘ Command · ⌥ Option · ⌃ Control · ⇧ Shift

Favorites (left/right sidebars)

What it is: A persistent list of locations in the sidebar.

Add — Drag any folder into Favorites on the left sidebar.
Reorder — Drag entries up/down.
Remove — Drag an entry out of Favorites.
Import — On first run, DCommander imports Favorites from Finder.
Clone on right — The right sidebar can show a Favorites clone or Information bar (toggle with ⌥⌘R or toolbar).

Show/hide sidebars: ⇧⌘L (left), ⇧⌘R (right).

What it is: A per-pane menu of favorite paths that opens right where you work.

Open — Press ⌘D or click the Hotlist button at the end of the breadcrumbs.
Add current path — Open the Hotlist and choose Add (adds the active pane’s path).
Jump — Open the Hotlist and pick a destination; the active pane navigates there.
Organize — Create groups, rename entries, and reorder for faster scanning (if grouping is supported in your version).

Scope: Entries are global to the app, but you invoke them per pane. Activate the pane you want to navigate (⇥) before using ⌘D.

Separate by intent — Keep groups (or sections) like Work, Archive, Servers to reduce mis-clicks.
Name with prefixes — PROD: / STAGE: / ARCH: so destinations are obvious under pressure.
Pin destinations — Lock a tab for your primary destination, then use the Hotlist to drive the source pane.
Mirror across panes — Keep matching Hotlist entries so left/right workflows are symmetrical.
Keep it short — 5–10 entries per group is ideal; long lists slow you down.

Right pane: lock a tab to ~/Pictures/Archive.
Left pane: use ⌘D to jump across source locations (camera card, Desktop, Inbox).
Copy with F5 and verify in the transfer manager (⌘J).

Save SMB://share/Staging and SMB://share/Prod in Hotlist.
Keep Prod as a locked tab on the right. Use ⌘D on the left to bounce between local work dirs.

Create a Projects group: ~/Projects/Today, ~/Projects/Backlog, ~/Projects/Archive.
Combine with a template (see Power › File & Folder Templates) to spin up new trees quickly.

tip

Quick add — Navigate to a path, open ⌘D, and add it immediately to your Hotlist.
Breadcrumbs + Hotlist — Use breadcrumbs for nearby jumps; use Hotlist for long-distance jumps.
Equalize/Swap — If you jump the “wrong” pane, use ⌘E to equalize or ⌘U to swap panes.

Hotlist button isn’t visible — It sits at the end of the breadcrumbs. If breadcrumbs are hidden, enable them in Preferences and check your window width.
Favorites missing — Toggle sidebars (⇧⌘L / ⇧⌘R) or switch the right sidebar to Favorites (toolbar or ⌥⌘R).
Wrong pane navigates — Make sure the correct pane is active before pressing ⌘D (use ⇥ to switch).
Network entry fails — Verify the server is reachable and that you have permissions; reconnect via Connection Manager if the session expired.