File Cabinet Pro 8.7.3 Released for Mac — Favorites Sidebar Works Better with External Volumes

File Cabinet Pro version 8.7.3 has been released for macOS. This update improves how the Favorites list in the sidebar works with folders on disk images and external volumes.

Improvements:

  • When a folder in the Favorites list is on a volume that needs to be mounted, File Cabinet Pro now displays a warning icon (Warning icon) to indicate that the folder is unreachable.
File Cabinet Pro macOS Tahoe screenshot with NAS_Docs entry displayed as unavailable in the sidebar.
The NAS_Docs folder in the sidebar is on a volume not currently mounted (File Cabinet Pro 8.7.3 on macOS Tahoe).

What Happens When you Click on a Folder Displaying the Warning Icon (Warning icon) ?

If the volume is local (for example, a folder inside a disk image stored locally on your Mac), File Cabinet Pro will mount the volume automatically.

If the volume is external, an alert will be presented with options to:
  1. Mount the volume (if possible for network volumes where a remount URL can be determined).
  2. Remove the entry from Favorites.
  3. Relink the folder (choose a new folder location manually).
  4. Cancel to keep the Favorites list as is.

Why This Matters

If you rely on Favorites for folders that aren’t always connected—like NAS shares, external drives, or disk images—8.7.3 makes that workflow more reliable. When volumes aren’t mounted your sidebar stays intact, you get clear visual status of folder availability at a glance, and you decide what happens next.

More Powerful Sorting, Smoother Workflow: Here’s What’s New in File Cabinet Pro 8.7.2

File Cabinet Pro Mac app icon.

File Cabinet Pro version 8.7.2 has been released for macOS. This release focuses on making file organization more flexible, reliable, and efficient. You’ll find new options for sorting grouped files, improvements to the settings interface, faster file loading, and important bug fixes for macOS 26.0. The complete list of changes are provided below.

New Features:

  • You can now group files by name. When using “Group By Name” files are grouped by the first character of the filename.
  • Added a “Sort Groups by” submenu when the “Use Groups” sorting option is turned on. This submenu can be used to apply an additional sort policy to grouped files.
A File Cabinet Pro window showing image files grouped alphabetically under headings A–D. A context menu is open, displaying the new “Sort Groups By” submenu with sorting options such as Name, Kind, Dates, Size, and Tags.
The new “Sort Groups By” submenu lets you apply an additional sorting rule within grouped sections, offering finer control over how your files are organized.
File Cabinet Pro displaying image files grouped alphabetically by the first letter of the filename, with a waterfall image selected and previewed in Column view.
Files can now be grouped by the first letter of the filename, making large collections easier to browse at a glance in File Cabinet Pro.

Fixes:

  • Workaround fix for a newly discovered bug in macOS 26.0 that could cause File Cabinet Pro’s window to suddenly disappear when interacting with the batch file renaming sheet.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause files to be sorted in an unexpected order after creating a new directory in Column View and then adding files to that newly created directory.

Improvements:

  • Faster file loading when opening a directory for the first time.
  • Made visual improvements to the settings window.

File Cabinet Pro 8.7.1 Update Adds Visual Folder States, Toolbar Toggle Shortcut, and More

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File Cabinet Pro version 8.7.1 has been released for macOS.

What’s New?

  • Folder icons visually indicate if the folder is empty (requires macOS 26.0 and later).
  • File Cabinet Pro’s toolbar can be hidden using the Option+Command+T keyboard shortcut.
  • Quick Look Previews for .icon files created with Icon Composer are displayed instead of the generic icon for the file type.
  • Resolved a rare issue where icons might fail to load properly in Column View.
  • Fixed layout bug in Icon View when using collapsed sections.
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements.
File Cabinet Pro macOS Tahoe screenshot displaying empty folder next to two non-empty folders.
Folder icons displayed in File Cabinet Pro now visually indicate if the folder is empty.