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Windows Forum / Windows XP / General Topics 1 / October 2004Folder and sub-folder view settings.
When you change the view of a folder from the standard Icon view to the List or Details view, is there any way of getting Windows to automatically change the view of all the sub-folders under that folder as well? (not ALL folders, just the sub-folders of that folder). Chris. >When you change the view of a folder from the standard Icon view to the List or >Details view, is there any way of getting Windows to automatically change the >view of all the sub-folders under that folder as well? (not ALL folders, just >the sub-folders of that folder). > >Chris. I don't think it can be done automatically. However, if you select "remember each folders view settings" in folder options/view you can visit those child folders and then you'll have to individually set them. Windows *should* then remember those settings. Dave > >When you change the view of a folder from the standard Icon view to the List > or >Details view, is there any way of getting Windows to automatically change [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Dave Unfortunately there are about 300 sub-folders involved so setting them all manually is a bit of a pain, although that is what I did before. Windows does remember the settings... until something happens that re-sets them all back to the default icon view (in this case it was moving the whole lot to another logical drive). Chris. Settings are stored by the path used to access. So even setting a folder one way it won't show the same settings if accessed another way. EG My Comp\C:\Docs & Settings\My Documents\a folder has different settings to My Documents\a folder even though you end up in the same folder. Perhaps you should work in a different way. If you don't remember folder settings then all folders take their settings from the first folder opened. So if you set My Comp to Icon and My Docs to Details - viewing a folder by starting a window at My Comp you'll see everything in Icon Style and if you start a window at My Docs everything is Detail view. ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.uscricket.com > >> >When you change the view of a folder from the standard Icon view to the List [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Chris. > Settings are stored by the path used to access. So even setting a folder one > way it won't show the same settings if accessed another way. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > starting a window at My Comp you'll see everything in Icon Style and if you > start a window at My Docs everything is Detail view. Interesting idea, but it does not seem to work! Under "Folder options" I unchecked the "Remember folder view settings" box, and also clicked on "Restore defaults" to get everything back to a known state (i.e. all folders in Icon view). However, if I now change the view for a "root" folder to Details view the sub-folders do not follow the change. Also, if I change the view or display size of a sub-folder then Windows still remembers it! Chris. Am reading in the middle of this.....that said, some info. Use as needed: By default, Windows is designed to remember 400 different folder settings (200 local folders and 200 network folders, for a total of 400 folders). Windows will start to re-use these stored settings on a 'Most Recently Used' basis, once the folder limit has been exceeded. You can change this to 8000 by adding this edit to the registry. Run this edit, then reset your preferred folder options: Increase Folder View Options Limit: (Line 2) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by right clicking on the file and selecting Edit. Windows Explorer/View/[Select Accordingly]. Then Tools/Folder Options/View/Apply to All Folders. If this is not what you are looking for: Go to Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options. From there you can change the settings as to whether or not a separate window is displayed for each folder and then if separate windows are used individual view settings should be remembered. The View Setting of the Current Selected Folder Is Not Applied to Another Open Folder http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307116 All the Best, Kelly Microsoft-MVP Windows? XP-Shell/User 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award Troubleshooting Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm >> Settings are stored by the path used to access. So even setting a folder >> one [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Chris. Hi Kelly, When do you go to sleep? for me its 5:03 pm 18 Oct, for you it has to be 4:03 am. Jeff > Am reading in the middle of this.....that said, some info. Use as needed: > [quoted text clipped - 59 lines] > > > > Chris. Hi Jeff, I do sleep, but fast. :o) I generally get to work the boards from midnight to 4 am after supper, laundry and my family is to bed. Then sleep after my children are off to school and my husband is off to work. Works for me, said the Cajun mom and wife! <w> All the Best, Kelly Microsoft-MVP WindowsR XP-Shell/User 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award Troubleshooting Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm > Hi Kelly, > [quoted text clipped - 77 lines] >> > >> > Chris. Hi Kelly, I have been reading your reply to this thread and I have exactly the same problem with keeping the settings for Details View in all folders. I've posted several times trying to get an answer to the problem that actually worked for more than one Windows session. I applied the registry fix mentioned on your website when I had XP SP1, and this worked for a while. After upgrading to SP2 I thought that it might have been fixed and yes, the registry setting has been increased to 8000 from 400 by the upgrade, but the problem persists. I have even increased the 8000 to 4 or 5 times that amount, but the Details View only remains during the current session and on either a re-start or a boot from being switched off, Explorer is back in Tiles View in all folders. I have done everything that has been recommended by various people including MVPs, including the deletion of the relevant entries in the registry and allowing Windows to re-make them. I am wondering if it's just my machine, but by the number of people writing in with similar problems I think not. David > Am reading in the middle of this.....that said, some info. Use as needed: > [quoted text clipped - 59 lines] > > > > Chris. Hi David, SP2 has modified the setting to 5000. The only other thing I can think of is that your settings aren't being saved upon exit. Which is included within my edit/script and on line 54. Are you using a third party tweaker to modify that setting, per chance? Also note that using TweakUI for this setting does not work. The key writes the value wrong. Export these keys and send them to me via email: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] All the Best, Kelly Microsoft-MVP Windows? XP-Shell/User 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award Troubleshooting Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm > Hi Kelly, > [quoted text clipped - 96 lines] >> > >> > Chris. >SP2 has modified the setting to 5000. The only other thing I can think of >is that your settings aren't being saved upon exit. Which is included >within my edit/script and on line 54. Are you using a third party tweaker >to modify that setting, per chance? Worth checking Folder options - View to make sure that 'remember each folder's view' settings is checked. Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies) Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit) > Hi David, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer > ] I see that TweakUI writes the key "Bag MRU Size" whereas X-Setup writes the key "BagMRU Size" Is the latter the correct key? Chris. Yes, it is, Chris. TUI, will be corrected by Raymond as soon as able. All the Best, Kelly Microsoft-MVP Windows? XP-Shell/User 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award Troubleshooting Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm >> Hi David, >> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Chris. Hi Chris, No, you will have to do that individually. Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Windows help - www.rickrogers.org > When you change the view of a folder from the standard Icon view to the > List or [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Chris. >When you change the view of a folder from the standard Icon view to the List or >Details view, is there any way of getting Windows to automatically change the >view of all the sub-folders under that folder as well? (not ALL folders, just >the sub-folders of that folder). no - sorry . You can set a global default, or a single folder at a time, but not a folder tree Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies) Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit) |
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