diff --git a/SYS/config.py b/SYS/config.py
index d6204bc..c5c33cc 100644
--- a/SYS/config.py
+++ b/SYS/config.py
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ def get_local_storage_path(config: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[Path]:
     """Get local storage path from config.
 
     Supports multiple formats:
-    - New: config["store"]["folder"]["*"]["path"] (picks first folder store if 'default' is missing)
+    - New: config["store"]["folder"]["any_name"]["path"]
     - Old: config["storage"]["local"]["path"]
     - Old: config["Local"]["path"]
 
@@ -477,19 +477,11 @@ def get_local_storage_path(config: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[Path]:
     Returns:
         Path object if found, None otherwise
     """
-    # Try new format first: store.folder.default.path
+    # Try new format: iterate all folder stores and use the first valid path found.
     store = config.get("store", {})
     if isinstance(store, dict):
         folder_config = store.get("folder", {})
         if isinstance(folder_config, dict):
-            # 1. Try "default" specifically
-            default_config = folder_config.get("default", {})
-            if isinstance(default_config, dict):
-                path_str = default_config.get("path")
-                if path_str:
-                    return expand_path(path_str)
-            
-            # 2. If no "default", pick the first one that has a path
             for name, inst_cfg in folder_config.items():
                 if isinstance(inst_cfg, dict):
                     p = inst_cfg.get("path") or inst_cfg.get("PATH")
diff --git a/cmdlet/provider_table.py b/cmdlet/provider_table.py
index ba4ee1c..69d9db3 100644
--- a/cmdlet/provider_table.py
+++ b/cmdlet/provider_table.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ CMDLET = Cmdlet(
     detail=[
         "Use a registered provider to build a table and optionally run another cmdlet with selection args.",
         "Emits pipeline-friendly dicts enriched with `_selection_args` so you can pipe into `select` and other cmdlets.",
-        "Example: provider-table -provider example -sample | select -select 1 | add-file -store default",
+        "Example: provider-table -provider example -sample | select -select 1 | add-file -store my_store",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/cmdlet/search_file.py b/cmdlet/search_file.py
index 31413e9..b494329 100644
--- a/cmdlet/search_file.py
+++ b/cmdlet/search_file.py
@@ -573,15 +573,26 @@ class search_file(Cmdlet):
         
         library_root = get_local_storage_path(config or {})
         if not library_root:
-            # Fallback for search-file: if no global "default" path is found, 
+            # Fallback for search-file: if no global folder path is found, 
             # try to use the specific backend mentioned in -store or the first available folder backend.
-            backend_name = storage_backend or "default"
-            try:
-                backend = storage_registry[backend_name]
-                if backend and type(backend).__name__ == "Folder":
-                    library_root = expand_path(getattr(backend, "_location", None))
-            except Exception:
-                pass
+            if storage_backend:
+                try:
+                    backend = storage_registry[storage_backend]
+                    if backend and type(backend).__name__ == "Folder":
+                        library_root = expand_path(getattr(backend, "_location", None))
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+            else:
+                # Try all backends until we find a Folder one
+                for name in storage_registry.list_backends():
+                    try:
+                        backend = storage_registry[name]
+                        if type(backend).__name__ == "Folder":
+                            library_root = expand_path(getattr(backend, "_location", None))
+                            if library_root:
+                                break
+                    except Exception:
+                        continue
 
         if not library_root:
             log("No library root configured. Use the .config command to set up storage.", file=sys.stderr)