Setting global preferences
QI prefer the expanded Save window in all my apps. There used to be a way to set that in a global preference, but does that still work in Monterey? byBRENTPORTER
AAs recently as macOS Mojave, you could use the two Terminal commands: defaults write -g N SN a vP an el Expanded State For Save Mode-boo lt rue and defaults write -g N SN a vP an el Expanded State For Save Mode 2- boo lt rue
to make the full and expanded version of the Save window the default across all apps.
As far as we can tell, that’s no longer a global preference setting, but has to be made for each individual app. The good news is that you don’t need to go into Terminal or type in commands to do that. All you have to do now is save one file from that app, and in the process click on the disclose button at the right of the Where pop-up, to use the expanded form of the dialog. The app should then use that until you choose otherwise. Apple has removed many of these global settings in more recent versions of macOS, although as most were undocumented they’ve been used decreasingly anyway. Some global defaults remain in Monterey, although no one seems sure which still work. You can check whether they already exist using a command like: defaults read -g N SN a vP an el Expanded State For Save Mode although note that non-existence doesn’t mean that the setting has gone.