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 DropIt allows to create an unlimited number of associations for your files and folders. It means that sometimes, when you drag&​drop them on the floating icon, they could match with more than one association and DropIt asks you to decide //"how to process them"//​ selecting an action. DropIt allows to create an unlimited number of associations for your files and folders. It means that sometimes, when you drag&​drop them on the floating icon, they could match with more than one association and DropIt asks you to decide //"how to process them"//​ selecting an action.
  
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 This is the default solution used by DropIt to manage ambiguities,​ but there are various ways to customize it. This is the default solution used by DropIt to manage ambiguities,​ but there are various ways to customize it.
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 From DropIt Options you can enable this setting to have the checkbox of "​Select Action"​ window selected by default. From DropIt Options you can enable this setting to have the checkbox of "​Select Action"​ window selected by default.
  
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 This is a minor advantage, but allows to reduce to //only one click// the procedure of selection for all the ambiguities of a process. This is a minor advantage, but allows to reduce to //only one click// the procedure of selection for all the ambiguities of a process.
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 When you are editing an association,​ you can make it a Favourite Association selecting the //"​gray star"//​ next to the ''​Name''​ field (it will become a //"​yellow star"//​). Now this association will have the priority over the other normal associations and will be automatically used in case of more matches. When you are editing an association,​ you can make it a Favourite Association selecting the //"​gray star"//​ next to the ''​Name''​ field (it will become a //"​yellow star"//​). Now this association will have the priority over the other normal associations and will be automatically used in case of more matches.
  
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 Obviously, in case of ambiguity between more favourite associations,​ DropIt will ask you to select the action to perform. Obviously, in case of ambiguity between more favourite associations,​ DropIt will ask you to select the action to perform.
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 Another solution to manage association priority is to define some associations with ''#''​ (for files) and ''##''​ (for folders) special rules. Another solution to manage association priority is to define some associations with ''#''​ (for files) and ''##''​ (for folders) special rules.
  
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 These associations will be performed on files and folders that //do not have other matches//, while will be ignored on files and folders that already match with other associations. These associations will be performed on files and folders that //do not have other matches//, while will be ignored on files and folders that already match with other associations.
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