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Remember Each Folder’s View Settings Option in Win 7 Missing, Any Way To Do It?

Applies To: Windows | Windows 7 | Desktop and Personalization
There was a setting in the folder properties in XP that was called “Remember Each Folder’s View Settings”. Basically, what this allowed you to do is Windows would remember when you placed folder windows on the screen. For example, I have a WIP folder in my My Documents folder and then I also have a network drive. I could set one to be in the upper left corner of the screen and the other to be in the lower left and then every time I opened them I could easily drag files from one to another. This setting seems to be missing from Win 7. Does anyone know any way of doing this in Win 7, either in the OS or via a downloadable tool?
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Hi ShredDude,

 

The option “Remember Each Folder’s View Settings” is not available in Windows 7. This feature is by design.

 

Refer to Andre Da Costa and other forum users’ response in the following thread:

 

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7files/thread/633192ab-e435-48cd-8fcd-999e7195653c/

 

Note: The above thread link may have third-party links. The third-party links are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

 

If you wish to have the feature reinstated in Windows 7, you may leave your feedback at the Windows 7 Feedback site.

 

Hope this helps.

Gokul - Microsoft Support

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