folder organization

With previous versions of Windows, I was able to arrange file in a folder by type of file, by date file was created, etc. I can't figure out how to do this in Win 7.

Hi everyone! Well it's bothered me for a long time that when I want to load a file into some program for an ongoing project I have to navigate through, Desktop\Computer\Drive D:\Parent Folder\job folder\category folder and finely to the file I want, even though I've been using the same folder...

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...

I have a lot of directories that need to be transported via USB drive later (the files/folders vary each time). I want the files to remain in their original location, but have some kind of folder or structure where I can group the folders so that when I need to copy them, it is a simple matter...

Can anyone tell me what an AVI.index file is, or how about a jpg.file. Every time I move a picture, video, or audio file from folder to folder these index files and jpg.files go too. If I upload 300 pictures to a folder it ends up with 600 files in it, one jpg.file for every pic, one AVI.index...

Search for folder - [no joy in the discussion thread, so thought I'd try here] This seems really simple, and makes me feel pretty stupid, but I want to search for folders with a certain name without getting all the contents of the folders in the search results. I've tried just entering the...

Hello all, I am currently looking for a way to make windows 7 always hide *.sfk, sfl, and .vf.bak files which sony vegas creates everytime you save a video file. When you do a bunch of video editing and audio mixing it puts these files in the same folder as my renders Its very annoying...

Hi, I manage images using Windows Explorer. I just updated from Windows Vista to Window 7. Now, I'm finding that I can't move images within the same folder like I was able to in Vista and earlier version. The images are arranged alphabetically and won't allow deviation from that...

Dear Board, QUESTION1 I just spent way too much time trying to figure this out. I am looking for a lost email which I expect was archived in my Outlook 2007. I looked up "archive" in the Outlook help and it said: View archived items Do one of the following: On the Go menu, in the Folder...

Is there anyway to change it so that if you click and drag a file from one folder to another it will cut and paste it instead of making a clone of it?

I have problem in renaming my pictures' file names in the folder with my Windows Vista Home Premium PC. e.g. I have 100 photos in a folder and I want to rename all files using "Summer Vacation 2007". After renaming, the first photo becomes "Summer Vacation 2007 (2)" instead of "Summer Vacation...

I have about 12 blank folders that appear in the left pane of my Windows Explorer. They are totally unclickable. There are also some duplicate folders that are actually usuable but why they are there I do not know. Does anyone know how to get rid of the blank folders and why there are duplicate...