Folders
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07/18/14 03:50 AM
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How do I get a folder to open up to the view I want every time. I don't want all the folders the same,some I want to open with large icons,some I want to open with details and I want it to remember that choice. ----------------------------------------- Edit: I have Win7 home.
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Re: Folders
[Re: Geo]
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07/18/14 10:09 AM
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I don't have my Windows 7 booted up, but in Windows 8, I select "View" from the ribbon and choose which one I want. I have some folders set to open up to icons and some open up to details.
I have some stuff to do first, but I will boot into Windows 7 and see what it does there.
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Re: Folders
[Re: Geo]
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07/18/14 11:01 AM
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Geo, I'm in my Windows 7 right now. I have a "slider" to choose my view. It seems that I can set separate folders such as Pictures or Documents to different options such as Small Icons or Details. But when I go to a sub-folder, it will be the same selection as the "parent" folder. Does that make any sense?
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Re: Folders
[Re: Geo]
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07/18/14 11:44 AM
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How do I get a folder to open up to the view I want every time. I don't want all the folders the same,some I want to open with large icons,some I want to open with details and I want it to remember that choice. I used to be able to do that with Windows 95 and 98. I'd set my default folder display to be "Details." Then for the few folders where I wanted large icons, I'd set them manually by closing them through the toolbar instead of clicking the X in the corner. And Windows 95/98 would remember how I'd last had them set. I never got this to work with Windows 7 though. There's something called "Shell Folder Fix" that's described here http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/11687/shell-folder-fix-remembers-window-locations-in-windows-7/And the actual download for "Shell Folder Fix" is at Sevenforums http://www.sevenforums.com/free-develope...tions-size.htmlAs far as I can see, the interface to "Shell Folder Fix" doesn't actually allow you to save whether a certain folder opens with "Details" or "Large Icons" or some other view. However it does have a sort of workaround where you can save how a folder or group of folders is displayed as a "Workspace." This doesn't mean there is no way to do what you're asking -- just that I gave up before finding the answer I wanted. I found a discussion at ***sevenforums*** that suggests it should be possible to at least choose "small icons" "list" or "details" on a per folder basis.
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Re: Folders
[Re: Geo]
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07/19/14 01:59 AM
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I believe what you're seeing are settings which tell IE this is what you want to see each time you access that folder. But it isn't something you've told Win 7. If you go into the folder, without opening IE, and set the icons to what you want, they should be the same when you open that folder again.
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Re: Folders
[Re: Geo]
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07/19/14 10:37 AM
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I think Homer means Windows Explorer, not IE. I'm going to boot into my Windows 7 and see if it works.
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Re: Folders
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07/19/14 12:32 PM
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That sounds suspiciously like a registry issue. Windows XP had problems when more than (IIRC) 5000 folders were managed, but I thought that problem was resolved in Windows 7. None the less there is a fix published by MS (which includes Windows 7 in its documentation). See if the fix below resolves you problem. Changes to the size, view, icon or posi..., or Windows 7.
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Re: Folders
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Re: Folders
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Well, I just came back from Windows 7 and I can set my folders to open in any view I choose and then stay in that view until I change the view manually. It doesn't matter if I use Windows Explorer or not. Strange.
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07/19/14 05:21 PM
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Yes. I tried changing them to open in different views and they always held. The onc exception is if a folder is a sub-folder. That sub-folder will always revert back to the setting of the "parent" folder.
I even rebooted just to say I did and they still held to all the different views I had set them for.
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Re: Folders
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07/19/14 05:21 PM
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That's how it works for me Jenny - Folders and sub folders can be viewed in any different combination. Geo, I don't blame you for not wanting to mess with the registry. It can however be backed up and restored (if a mistake is made). Here's a how to - How To Backup the Registry in Windows 7
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Re: Folders
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07/19/14 05:33 PM
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Yes. I tried changing them to open in different views and they always held. The onc exception is if a folder is a sub-folder. That sub-folder will always revert back to the setting of the "parent" folder. Nearly every folder on my computer is a subfolder though.
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07/19/14 05:58 PM
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It seems if they are direct subfolders of say... Program Files(x86), they will stay as I set them.
I checked in Windows 8 and it doesn't seem to matter where a folder is located - directly under C:\ or Program Files or a subfolder or wherever... they all stay the way I set them.
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07/19/14 06:53 PM
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Yes. I tried changing them to open in different views and they always held. The onc exception is if a folder is a sub-folder. That sub-folder will always revert back to the setting of the "parent" folder. Nearly every folder on my computer is a subfolder though. If you right click the parent folder and select customize - is the "Apply this template to all sub folders" box checked?
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Re: Folders
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Hmmm... I don't know. I'll have to check later. I downloading something to my Windows 8 right now and these two drives are in the same case.
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Re: Folders
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07/20/14 11:22 AM
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That's interesting Collector, all of my Windows 7 rigs behave exactly the same (the ability to view folders and sub folders differently). Did you remove the Shell Folder Fix prior to running the MS fix?
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I believe I've been able to recreate your "view" behavior - reading one of the TechNet threads, it was mentioned that Windows 7 had issues retaining views for "Libraries". So, if I open Windows Explorer and select an entry under the library tree, I can modify the view, but Windows will not remember it. However, if I peruse to my user folders (from Computer), and select something like My Documents, the view can be modified and remembered.
It seems to only be an issue when navigating from Windows Explorer under the Library tree - which is something I rarely do.
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Re: Folders
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07/20/14 11:22 AM
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Well, looks like I need to be edge-e-cated. Would someone mind explaining the difference between Windows Explorer and IE? My mind was thinking they were the same.
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Re: Folders
[Re: Geo]
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07/20/14 06:24 PM
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That's interesting Collector, all of my Windows 7 rigs behave exactly the same (the ability to view folders and sub folders differently). Did you remove the Shell Folder Fix prior to running the MS fix?
Edit -
I believe I've been able to recreate your "view" behavior - reading one of the TechNet threads, it was mentioned that Windows 7 had issues retaining views for "Libraries". So, if I open Windows Explorer and select an entry under the library tree, I can modify the view, but Windows will not remember it. However, if I peruse to my user folders (from Computer), and select something like My Documents, the view can be modified and remembered.
It seems to only be an issue when navigating from Windows Explorer under the Library tree - which is something I rarely do. Thanks, Island, that gives me a clue. I don't use the "Libraries", but given how Windows keeps wanting to start browsing from the libraries, this might be the cause. It is probably the source of all the others that have the problem. The folders I care about are opened from shortcuts on the desktop. I'll have to play around setting paths in the shortcuts to see if that fixes it. For those that do not want to mess around with the registry, I made a couple of REG files to automate it. One for x86 systems and one for x64 systems. I can post them later tonight after I get back home.
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