diff --git a/extensions/open-folders/src/desktop.tsx b/extensions/open-folders/src/desktop.tsx
index ed3ba00336f..ff0a79f4f50 100644
--- a/extensions/open-folders/src/desktop.tsx
+++ b/extensions/open-folders/src/desktop.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import { open, getPreferenceValues } from "@raycast/api";
 
-interface Preferences {
-  desktopdir: string;
-}
+const dir = getPreferenceValues<Preferences.Desktop>().desktopdir;
 
 export default function Command() {
-  const dir = getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().desktopdir;
   return open(`${dir}`);
 }
diff --git a/extensions/open-folders/src/documents.tsx b/extensions/open-folders/src/documents.tsx
index 4bee7da85cd..655fad0e9dd 100644
--- a/extensions/open-folders/src/documents.tsx
+++ b/extensions/open-folders/src/documents.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import { open, getPreferenceValues } from "@raycast/api";
 
-interface Preferences {
-  documentsdir: string;
-}
+const dir = getPreferenceValues<Preferences.Documents>().documentsdir;
 
 export default function Command() {
-  const dir = getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().documentsdir;
   return open(`${dir}`);
 }
diff --git a/extensions/open-folders/src/downloads.tsx b/extensions/open-folders/src/downloads.tsx
index acf7024b58d..f74b8f9cd79 100644
--- a/extensions/open-folders/src/downloads.tsx
+++ b/extensions/open-folders/src/downloads.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import { open, getPreferenceValues } from "@raycast/api";
 
-interface Preferences {
-  downloadsdir: string;
-}
+const dir = getPreferenceValues<Preferences.Downloads>().downloadsdir;
 
 export default function Command() {
-  const dir = getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().downloadsdir;
   return open(`${dir}`);
 }
diff --git a/extensions/open-folders/src/fileSpeedDial.tsx b/extensions/open-folders/src/fileSpeedDial.tsx
index 5d0b28f2ffe..a1d8a406244 100644
--- a/extensions/open-folders/src/fileSpeedDial.tsx
+++ b/extensions/open-folders/src/fileSpeedDial.tsx
@@ -1,31 +1,22 @@
 import { open, getPreferenceValues, Grid, ActionPanel, Action } from "@raycast/api";
 
-interface Preferences {
-  fileOne: string;
-  fileTwo: string;
-  fileThree: string;
-  fileFour: string;
-  fileFive: string;
-  fileSix: string;
-  fileSeven: string;
-  fileEight: string;
-}
+const preferences = getPreferenceValues<Preferences.FileSpeedDial>();
 
-const preferences = [
-  getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().fileOne,
-  getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().fileTwo,
-  getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().fileThree,
-  getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().fileFour,
-  getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().fileFive,
-  getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().fileSix,
-  getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().fileSeven,
-  getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().fileEight,
+const fileLocations = [
+  preferences.fileOne,
+  preferences.fileTwo,
+  preferences.fileThree,
+  preferences.fileFour,
+  preferences.fileFive,
+  preferences.fileSix,
+  preferences.fileSeven,
+  preferences.fileEight,
 ];
 
 export default function Command() {
   const files: Map<number, string> = new Map<number, string>();
 
-  preferences.forEach((element) => {
+  fileLocations.forEach((element) => {
     if (element != null && element != "") {
       files.set(files.size, element);
     }
diff --git a/extensions/open-folders/src/folderSpeedDial.tsx b/extensions/open-folders/src/folderSpeedDial.tsx
index 0bb67f48fc5..067b29e6205 100644
--- a/extensions/open-folders/src/folderSpeedDial.tsx
+++ b/extensions/open-folders/src/folderSpeedDial.tsx
@@ -1,31 +1,22 @@
 import { open, getPreferenceValues, Grid, ActionPanel, Action } from "@raycast/api";
 
-interface Preferences {
-  dirOne: string;
-  dirTwo: string;
-  dirThree: string;
-  dirFour: string;
-  dirFive: string;
-  dirSix: string;
-  dirSeven: string;
-  dirEight: string;
-}
+const preferences = getPreferenceValues<Preferences.FolderSpeedDial>();
 
-const preferences = [
-  getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().dirOne,
-  getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().dirTwo,
-  getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().dirThree,
-  getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().dirFour,
-  getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().dirFive,
-  getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().dirSix,
-  getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().dirSeven,
-  getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().dirEight,
+const folders = [
+  preferences.dirOne,
+  preferences.dirTwo,
+  preferences.dirThree,
+  preferences.dirFour,
+  preferences.dirFive,
+  preferences.dirSix,
+  preferences.dirSeven,
+  preferences.dirEight,
 ];
 
 export default function Command() {
   const directories: Map<number, string> = new Map<number, string>();
 
-  preferences.forEach((element) => {
+  folders.forEach((element) => {
     if (element != null && element != "") {
       directories.set(directories.size, element);
     }
diff --git a/extensions/open-folders/src/listDownloads.tsx b/extensions/open-folders/src/listDownloads.tsx
index a1c9164d9b1..d1b9468c040 100644
--- a/extensions/open-folders/src/listDownloads.tsx
+++ b/extensions/open-folders/src/listDownloads.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 import { ActionPanel, Action, List, Grid, getPreferenceValues } from "@raycast/api";
 import { readdirSync, Dirent, statSync } from "fs";
 
-interface Preferences {
-  downloadedFilesdir: string;
-  layout: string;
-}
-
-const dir = getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().downloadedFilesdir;
-const layout = getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().layout;
+const preferences = getPreferenceValues<Preferences.ListDownloads>();
+const dir = preferences.downloadedFilesdir;
+const layout = preferences.layout;
 
 export default function Command() {
   const dirContents = readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true }).sort((a, b) => {
diff --git a/extensions/open-folders/src/listFolders.tsx b/extensions/open-folders/src/listFolders.tsx
index 0c3a1e61598..d48b038fb55 100644
--- a/extensions/open-folders/src/listFolders.tsx
+++ b/extensions/open-folders/src/listFolders.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 import { ActionPanel, Action, List, Grid, getPreferenceValues } from "@raycast/api";
 import { readdirSync } from "fs";
 
-interface Preferences {
-  homedir: string;
-  layout: string;
-}
+const preferences = getPreferenceValues<Preferences.ListFolders>();
 
-const dir = getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().homedir;
-const layout = getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().layout;
+const dir = preferences.homedir;
+const layout = preferences.layout;
 
 export default function Command() {
   if (layout == "List") {
diff --git a/extensions/open-folders/src/mostRecent.tsx b/extensions/open-folders/src/mostRecent.tsx
index 52c5fc21af1..ad82172e9c7 100644
--- a/extensions/open-folders/src/mostRecent.tsx
+++ b/extensions/open-folders/src/mostRecent.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 import { open, getPreferenceValues } from "@raycast/api";
 import { readdirSync, statSync } from "fs";
 
-interface Preferences {
-  downloadsdir: string;
-}
-
-const downloadsdir = getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().downloadsdir;
+const downloadsdir = getPreferenceValues<Preferences.MostRecent>().downloadsdir;
 
 export default function Command() {
   const dirContents = readdirSync(downloadsdir, { withFileTypes: true }).sort((a, b) => {
diff --git a/extensions/open-folders/src/projects.tsx b/extensions/open-folders/src/projects.tsx
index 7480018cea5..7eff575000c 100644
--- a/extensions/open-folders/src/projects.tsx
+++ b/extensions/open-folders/src/projects.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import { open, getPreferenceValues } from "@raycast/api";
 
-interface Preferences {
-  projectsdir: string;
-}
+const dir = getPreferenceValues<Preferences.Projects>().projectsdir;
 
 export default function Command() {
-  const dir = getPreferenceValues<Preferences>().projectsdir;
   return open(`${dir}`);
 }