When I search with Place Dialog Box always reverts to "searching... This Mac" instead of selected f

[Stephanie34038417j16l]

When I open the Place Dialog Box of InDesign 2025 and type into the search field, the search parameters automatically switch from the selected folder location (see screen shot: Place dialog box_1) to "searching... This Mac" (see screen shot: Place dialog box_2). Is there a way to set up or lock the search parameters of the Place Dialog Box? This worked when I was using a PC, but on my Mac (OS Sequoia Version 15.4.1) it no longer works. Thank you in advance.

 

 

[Bill Silbert]

I'm not sure what the problem is here. When you use the Place Command and the selected folder location shows up then scrolling down in that folder will find the image or object that you're looking to place. By using the Search option you are telling the computer to search everywhere else for the image or object. Why would you then need to maintain the original selected folder?

[Stephanie34038417j16l]

The selected folder location contains multiple folders within folders, so when I am unsure of an item's exact location I select the Parent folder and search within it. Every time I copy/paste or type in an item name it automatically switches to "Search this Mac". 

[Bill Silbert]

If you click on the "Product_Images" icon that is next to "This Mac" in your screen shot then it will search only within that folder. I'm not sure, though, if it will also search within its subfolders. If that is not so then searching the whole Mac still seems to me a more efficient way to find the files that you're looking for.

[leo.r]

Yes, I can confirm this behavior.

It's not an InDesign issue - this function is simply poorly implemented by Apple in the navigation dialog. This happens in all apps.

Ideally, the search behavior should adhere to the option selected in the Finder preferences:

However, it doesn't happen, and in the navigation dialog the search always defaults to "search this Mac". 

It's the same on both Sequoia and Ventura, and most likely has always been like this.

All you can do is submit feedback to Apple with a request to improve this behavior.

[Eugene Tyson]

I think you can change the default behaviour in the Mac Os - I totally agree with you on this it's a Mac thing. 

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-search-the-current-folder-on-your-mac-instead-of-this-ma...

Mac OS drives me mad.

[leo.r]

I think you can change the default behaviour in the Mac Os

By @Eugene Tyson

Would be nice but, like I mentioned, it only affects the Finder but not the navigation (Open/Save) dialog.

[Stephanie34038417j16l]

@Eugene Tyson Thank you for understanding my dilemna. @leo.r You are correct in that the default behavior changed only pertains to the Finder, not the (open/Save) navigation. It is quite vexing.