Win10 Insight: File Explorer’s hidden treasures

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Win10’s File Explorer can jump through hoops you likely didn’t know existed. From custom filters to manually modifying metadata, and many place in bet
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Is it possible to have a selected details appear in sub folders? For example, to have “length” appear in all sub folders under “music”?

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I think this works:
+ Highlight the parent folder and make the changes you want.
+ Click on the “View” tab, choose Options/change folder and search options (Tools/Folder options in Win7)
+ In Folder Options, click on the “View” tab, be sure all the checks are in the right place, then click “Apply to all folders”
I think this will change the settings for the folder you highlighted and its subfolders (parent and child/children).

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thank you for your reply, unfortunately did not work on all sub folders (win 10)

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OK, I tried it on my 1809 (which probably means it applies to earlier versions as well).

I put pictures in several folders under “Pictures”
The default format is large icons – all were icons.
I highlighted the Pictures folder under my ID at the top (not C:\Users\<ID>)
I changed the format to “Details” with date, Size, type and Tags details.
I went to Folder Options>View, clicked “Apply to Folders,” clicked “Yes” and then OK.
All of the subfolders were changed to Details with the same columns.

I am using Open Shell (Classic Shell) to replace the horrible Windows Menu/tiles. That may be the difference.

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This works, but selected subfolders are ignored it is an all or nothing change.

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I tried your suggestion on my v1803 win 10. Worked on some folders and not others. Individual changes work just fine, just not able to reliably apply to nested sub folders.

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I assume we are talking about Parent and Child folders in an actual file tree. Not “folders” which are really Windows Libraries.

 

-- rc primak

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Here’s one of my favourite little Windows Explorer tips.

If you go to View -> Navigation Pane -> Show All Folders, it’ll put your profile root folder and the Recycle Bin on the navigation pane.

Another thing to try, is the “single-click” mode.  It makes Windows Explorer behave more like a web browser, in that opening something takes one click instead of two.  Hovering for a second will select the thing under the cursor, then you can move elsewhere, hold shift, and everything in-between will be selected…. no clicking required.

It’s definitely not for everyone, but it’s worth experimenting with to see if maybe you like it more.

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The trouble with single-click is that you can no longer hover on a folder, single click on it to highlight it, and save the double click for actually opening it or going to that location. For me, the distinction is important — for others maybe not so much.

-- rc primak

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