Substituting for Find File in 7.5

File Buddy can be substituted for System 7.5’s Find File utility by doing the following:

1. Rename a copy of File Buddy “Find File” and place it in the Apple Menu Items folder. An alias will not work. It must be a copy of File Buddy.
2. Make sure the System 7.5 extension “Find File Extension” is in the Extensions folder.

If File Buddy launches and sees that its name is “Find File”, it goes into a special mode in which it ignores the launch option set in the Preferences dialog and automatically opens the Find window at launch. Thereafter, anytime File Buddy comes to the foreground, it will reopen the Find window if it has been closed and no other File Buddy window is in front.

Users of Non-English systems:
I have not tested the above in a non-English version of the system software, but early feedback indicates a little more effort will be required in that situation. As of the current version, this requires making changes to File Buddy and the system’s Find File extension with a resource editor. As soon as I determine exactly what needs to be done, I will teach File Buddy to do it for you.