how can I save a windows explorer layout?

[Keith G Hicks]

Is there a way to save my expanded folders layout in windows explorer for
the next time I open it? Every morning when I start work, I open explorer
and then expand several folders on the left so that I can get at the ones
that I frequently use throughout the day. It sure would be nice if there
were a way to save the layout in a shortcut or something so that I don't
have to do that every time. I have a shortcut that opens a main project
folder but I still have to expand many subfolders after that.

Thanks,

Keith

 

[John John]

You can create an Explorer.exe shortcut on your desktop with the path to
the folder included, for example a shortcut with a target like so:

%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /e, c:\Documents and Settings\Username\Project

would open Explorer to the Project folder. Or, if the path changes
often you can just create shortcuts to the path on your desktop as you
need them. Create a shortcut and in the target line just paste the
path, using the above example the target would simply be:

c:\Documents and Settings\Username\Project

That would open directly in the folder with a single pane view.

John

 

[Keith G Hicks]

Thanks for the info but I think I said that's what I'm doing. I already have
a shortcut that points to a folder so it opens explorer to that folder. I'd
like to know how to have the treeview of folders on the left expand multiple
folders at once like this:

|-Folder A
|---Folder B
|---Folder C
|+Folder D
|+Folder E
|-Folder F
|--Folder G
|----Folder H
|----Folder I
|--Folder J
|+Folder K

Where Folder's B & C are both subfolders of A and A is expanded. Folder's
D,E & K are not expanded. Folder F containes G which contains H & I and all
of those are expanded.

Essentially I'd like the *layout* to be remembered so it can be layed out
the same way the next time I open it. It's thoroughly amazing to me that
after all these years of Windows beign out there, this isn't something
already built in. If it can't be done in Windows explorer, does anyone know
of another similar tool that can do this?

Thanks,

Keith

 

[Bob I]

I suppose you could compose an AutoIt script to do this for you. AutoIt
is available from the author, and is freely available to download on the
internet.