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A tag is a keyword chosen personally by you to describe a downloaded file. Tags are assigned to your downloads and allow to find them again by browsing or searching. Thanks to Spotlight integration you don't have to start Folx to look for the required file or to browse in folders on your hard-disk.  All you have to do is to click Spotlight icon in the top-right of the menu bar. A text field will be invoked, where a search query can be entered (a tag). Search results will immediately be listed.

You will find it very handy that one and the same file may have different tags, though it is stored only in one folder.

How does it work?

Folx proposes an outstanding feature for secure storage of your files - a smart folder technology! Your downloads are saved into folders according to the tags you've assigned beforehand. One file may have several tags, but it may be stored only in one folder. In other tags folders symlinks and hardlinks are created. If the folders are in the same volume, then hardlinks are created, if they are in different volumes - then symlinks are created.

To change a folder's destination path, double-click it opposite a tag in "Folders" tab in Preferences in Main menu. Alternatively, right-click the tag in Tag list and choose "Set folder" item.

Note 1: To delete a file from your hard disk right-click the file in Downloads list and choose "Delete with a file" option. If a file has symlinks, one of them will become a hardlink. The rest of symlinks will be fixed to point to the new hardlink.

Alternatively, right-click a folder in Tag list and select "Show in finder" option. In the invoked window choose the required file and delete it. If a file has hardlinks in other folders, they will be valid until at list one hardlink to the file exists. Symlinks to the file become invalid.

Note 2: A deleted file is moved into Trash, from which you have to delete it yourself.


How do I assign a tag to my download?
It's very easy to assign a tag:

• Assign it each time you are adding a new download task. Just paste a tag manually or choose from samples.
• Or click "Add a tag" button at the foot of Tag list in Main window.
• Alternatively, choose Main menu/Status window --> Tasks --> New tag.
• You may also drag-and-drop the task from Downloads list to the folder you need in Tag list. The tag will be assigned to the file chosen.