folder management

does anyone here know how to set a default folder size, so that every window opened will display my folders the same size? i like the bigger folders and would like to set it for the entire system, instead of having to continually reset it every time i open a new folder. thanks!

I have added the following to my 'Tips Compilation'... part of keeping things clean of unnecessary stuff that just accumulates w/ regular usage. In Safe Mode (can't empty this fully in Normal Mode) in Search type %temp% & delete the contents of the resultant folder. See full item @ Link...

Hi I love applying custom icons to my folders in Windows Explorer, it's amazing how much this helps my find things quickly. I'm 73 and my eyes aren't what they once were, (I think it's time for a new set of computer glasses) I don't like trying to read all that little type in Windows Explorer...

Hello Just recently bought a new comp with window 7. after using XP for many years I find window 7 annoying to use with all this permission errors. So far I have three software when I save my files to a folder it's not in there. When I do a search its not found. When I go back to my program...

I have a laptop with windows 7 ultimate and a pc with windows home premium. I am sharing several folders and files from my desktop computer with my laptop. I have set these files/folders as "always available" so that I can edit them from my laptop when they are offline not connected through my...

Fixes an issue in which the original file permissions inherited from a folder persist when you move files to another folder by using Windows Explorer. This issue occurs on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. More...

Hi - back in Win95, and I think 98, there was a MS tool that you were able to d/l and use for free. It was called 'send to'. There are some who I am sure know exactly what I am talking about; for those who don't, the install would add a 'send to' cmd to the right-click menu, for any file or...

This article describes how to delete the contents of the Temporary Internet Files folder. More...

Ok, I have Win7 Ultimate and in the windows explorer or what ever you call the program where you view the files and folders, it shows the address paths of "Hidden" folders that I want to keep hidden. How can I delete these address paths? It also shows up in the IE8 addresses which is a pain but...

I've searched the forum and couldn't find any responses to this question, I think. As you've probable guessed I use Windows 7 Home Premium and have attempted to use gpedit.msc only to realize it's not part of the Home Premium O/S. So I'm stuck with recreating folders in order to 'fix' the...

I am trying to modify the attributes of a file (in this case the album title for a group of MP3 files in 1 folder). All I want to do is change one character. W7 (home premium 32bit) blanks out the whole box, and I have to type the all of the text again. Very annoying! XP it lets you...

Hey guys I am using robocopy in windows 7 to upgrade users computers. I have it setup to pull users personal documents and such of the old laptop to the new win7 laptop. I do this through the network by setting the old laptops c drive as a network drive z. i use this for robocopy to...

I have a laptop and I partitioned "C" into "C" and "F". Now I want to move the non-system, non Windows OS files to "F". I need to know which of the folders now on "C" I can move. I've attached a screencap. Which of the folders can I move? I guess I should not move Program Files Program Files...

Hi all, I connect to our file server (Windows 2003 R2) and then access the share folder. I have full permission on that folder.I tried to change the folder name or i move the folder, sometime I can change and sometime I can't change. Nobody is using that folder. At that time only one me access...

I just upgraded and when dragging my different media folders to where I want them to be, it suddenly will move them somewhere else and change the name. I'm dragging a folder called music to my desktop and suddenly it copies everything in to my music in some librarys directory, and I don't want...

In Group Policy there is a setting that deletes a user profile after a system restart. The setting does seem to delete/remove the user from the Registry; however, it does not delete/remove the folder for the profile's username in C:\Users. What does happen is the "Date modified" time stamp...

When I imported my Outlook Express files to Windows Live (I backed them up from my XP machine to an external HD) I got everything except the last 6 months of my Inbox file. Today I went back to the XP machine and created a new folder in OE with just the missing information in it plus one day...

I have a monitor and a TV. My Monitor is my main display while my TV is my "attached' display. Ive had Win7 for a few days and have a few issues: Issue 1# Items are sometimes moved to my TV display. Other times ill open them up and they will start out in my TV display (and this is a big...

What is file permisions and how do I do it? What is taking ownership of a file or folder and how do I do it? I have Windows 7 64 bit buikt by me.

In Windows XP I used to customize Places bar locations in a Common Dialog (Open/Save As) boxes to my choice of folders. Can this be done in Win 7? The way I did it in WIN XP is Using Group Policy editor in Windows XP Professional , I would Type GPEDIT.MSC in the Start, Run Navigate to this...