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{XP Request} A more managable folder viewing structure

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by sp1d3r

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Throughout my endless endeavors of shaping the windows explorer to my will. I've encountered yet another problem.

Most times when I need a certain utility for data maintenance. I use 7-zip or Total Commander.

Yet what I've having the most trouble with is having a continuous folder viewing structure throughout my various folders. What I'd like to do is skip the Folder Options>Customize>Drop Panel and place the view permanently on each folder / or subfolder.

Yes...I realize that Folder Options>Customize>Drop Panel

has the exact same "functionality", but one way or another it doesn't take.

Please aid me in some type of alternative in confirming the views permanently for each custom(/or sub)folder(s)

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by bfilmfan

Set the global folder options
To specify the global settings that apply to all folders, follow these steps:
Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Folder Options.
On the General tab, click the options that you want.
On the View tab, click the options you want.
Click OK.

by sp1d3r

The options listed are not sufficient to the degree that I need them to be.

by thechas

Well, one point of interest is that there is a registry key that limits the number of folders that Windows will remember the settings for.

If you download and install the Windows XP Power Toy "TweakUI", one of the options allows you to change the number of folder settings that Windows will remember.

I've never looked for it myself, but I suspect there is a place in the registry where you could tweak the default view and have what you want that way.

FYI, It only gets worse with Vista. Microsoft determined that the only files anyone would save would be media content. So, the default folder views are heavily biased for pictures, music and videos. You have to dig deep in the view selections to get to date created or date modified.

Even once you set your folder options, Vista always starts off a new folder with media content settings. Worse yet, Vista adds extra columns to the view when saving files. I have yet to make those stay away.

Chas

by thumbsup2

... the OP is using a 3rd party folder viewer which MAY not have the settings he/she wants to use and now complains that it's not doing the job. ;)

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