Make Windows7 Expand Folders Like XP
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Thursday, January 7th, 2010 (3 comments) |
Have you noticed something odd about the way you navigate folders in Windows 7? It's not your imagination. Folders don't expand as you navigate like they did in XP!
If you, like me, depend on folders to auto-expand so you can quickly move files from subfolder to subfolder without having to open them all manually each time, here's the simple fix that you need.
Step 1. Click "Organize"
In the upper left area near the blue "BACK" button, you'll see the Organize button that opens the following menu:
Step 2. Click "Folder and search options"
In that menu, you see the option for "Folder and search options"? That's the one you want so click it. Now you get the Folder Options dialog:
Step 3. Click "Automatically expand to current folder"
And as easy as easy can be, there's a checkbox for "Show all Folders" and another for "Automatically expand to current folder". It's the second one you want, but it probably wouldn't hurt to click the first one too (if it isn't checked already).
Tada! Now relish your new expanding-folder-ness!
I have done all of these settings. I have checked them from the Control Panel, the Organize / Folder options , the Tools / Folder Options, as well as checking the registry settings. All have the box checked/the registy key is set to 1; however, the folders simply will not expand on left click. they only expand if I click the arrow, then they expand, but more often than not, the expanded folder jumps all the way down to the bottom of the list. suggestions?
I would say that the behavior is slightly different, but there’s no way I know to fix it entirely. It’s a bit annoying, but at least it’s better than the default.
does NOT work for me either.