folder view

Whether you're a years-long veteran of Windows or a newcomer whose first desktop was a Windows 11 machine, the way you see and organize your files can have a profound impact on your productivity, efficiency, and even your enjoyment of daily computing. File Explorer, arguably the beating heart of...

Hi Everybody, re: Windows 11 (version 23H2 build 22631.3296) All of my folder views show each item with a Refresh or Recycle symbol. What does that symbol mean? If it's unimportant, can I eliminate it altogether?

Hello, I have a problem with file explorer on Windows 8.1. For example, I have about 1000 files and I would like to review the views (list) of files from the middle of the folder (e.g. files marked with numbers 500, 600, etc.). Until now, everything worked normally, but today after scrolling the...

I always customize my folder's uniquely with different views like the size of the icon, group by, sort by name, etc. And they ALWAYS reset to (Details) view and the way how i sort and group them, they all get cleared also, i have to redo everything. It happens to random folders at random...

Greeting, all - When you have some videos in a folder and have the 'View' mode set to 'Large Icons', it shows a thumbnail preview about 5 seconds into the vid. Normally, this is fine when it comes to jogging your memory of what the vid is, but I've just gotten hold of some historical...

Hey guys! I really need your help. My PC decided to reset itself today and when it did that, it screwed something up. So now, every time I change the Folder View to Tile (for example) and close & reopen the folder, everything reverts back to Details View. Everything that I changed in that folder...

Running Win 8.1 (of course), I use Irfanview as my default graphics file viewer/editor. When I view a folder containing graphics files (large icon mode), the icon shown for each file is the Irfanview logo/icon. How do I make Windows show a preview of each file, instead?

Hi all. I know how I can force all folders to a specific view, but I wonder if there is a way to force a specific network folder to always display in a certain view for all Win users accessing the said folder? The folder in question is on a file server, accessible via mapped drive, contains a...

Hi Guys Hope u r fine am facing differnt problem regarding saving user setting.. e.g when I open explorer, its not maximised, i maximise it and close and reopen, again not maximised... 2nd if i change folder view, close explorer, reopen explorer, folder view is not saved what i selected at each...

A couple of months ago I had an issue with Windows Explorer crashing when I tried to open the Videos folder. After much research and help from other forums it turned out to be a dodgy windows update, KB297519. Once this was manually removed I was able to access my videos folder again and the...

Hello How can I change the files (JPG, PNG ... etc) so I can see them in a folder? In the past, I used to do them, but I bought a new laptop

Hello everybody, I hope someone can help me get through this. I have an external USB-disk drive that I want to attach to a desktop. However, although there are no devices beyond the internal disk drive <C:> and the internal DVD drive <D:> the folder viewer (START->Computer) will list <C:>...

Hi Folks. I'm hoping I can find a way to modify this behaviour, if only to save my beady cataract filled eyes some work. When I crawl through the Folder-Views of my HDD, any highlighting I can manage will be a pale blue background. I would really like to change this background feature to some...

Icons in my folders keep reverting to Details view (Change Your View > Details) instead of Large Icons choice, which is what I want as default. It's not a consistent thing, though; sometimes I re-open folder and it's still Large Icons, sometimes it has gone back to Details view. Any suggestions?

This is a company PC with desktop settings like Windows XP I used to for a few years. I explored the options and changed the desktop background when some of the settings changed that I'd like to revert back. 1. The menu bar becomes gray and with bigger height than it was before. I like the old...

hi, All; I know that opening a folder displays the content in the format of the last window I opened. Most of the time, this is fine. But there are certain windows that I would like to maintain a specific view. For example: Showing List, or displaying all Medium Icons, and set to a specific...

I installed a program the other day that messed with my Windows Explorer. Now no folder will remember it's View options (Large Icons, List, Details), they all reset to their default. As you can see it's nothing to do with Libraries. Neither the 'Shell Fix' nor editing the registry at...

Hello Everyone I have a strange problem : my windows had a virus and after my antivirus fix and delete viruses this problem occurred that : Desktop positions and folder views and sorting files in any folders not saving , for example in my desktop I arrange manually my desktop's Icon but after...

Place your mouse cursor anywhere in the Ribbon and then use the Scroll Wheel. It will scroll from File to Home to Share to View. This way, you won't have to click on the Tab you want. Came across this by accident. Also works in the Windows Live Mail Ribbon, eh, probably works on any & all...

I have been using Windows 7 for about a year and I do not love it. So I am seeking help trying to solve some of the annoyance. In order of importance, I want to understand permissions, folder view inheritance and finally the way windows explorer always scrolls the folder you expand (by clicking...