Getting files in Windows Explorer *MY WAY*

[Chris Barnes]

Ok, I admit that not showing the average user all the nitty-gritty
files, and even folders, is probably a good idea. After all, do they
really need to see what get's burried way down into
c:\users\userid\AppData\etc?


OTOH, *I* am not an average user. I customize my Start Menu. I play
with the registry (well... I haven't yet, but I'm sure I will).

I WANT Explorer to just list all my files (details) - including the file
extensions even if I know what program should open them. And I
absolutely want to see all of the hidden system folders.


So how can I make the OS do what I want it to do?
After all, *I* am the boss - not the OS.

 

[Buellpilot]

Just ask the OS and will give you what you want... just like in XP

Select Organize then Folder & Search Options

click the View tab

tell it;
not to hide known extensions
not to hide protected OS files
and to show hidden files

 

[xfile]

Just a hint (of course, I could be wrong since I am still exploring it) -
you can do little if anything at all to those hidden folders and that's not
like in XP, so the point to see them is really useless.

It is not a flexible OS by all accounts.

 

[Richard Urban]

Chris,

Not being an average user why are you using the "average" Explorer? Why
don't you use a real file manager program and have all the customizations
you could ever want? Why not use Total Commander?

I have NOT used any version of Explorer for file management since Windows 95
came out and I am happy to say that I don't miss it at all.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Donald Lessau]

So how can I make the OS do what I want it to do?
After all, *I* am the boss - not the OS.

Sounds like you should try XYplorer, which is advertised as "The file
manager that lets you do it your way."

Don

 

[Chris Barnes]

Just ask the OS and will give you what you want... just like in XP

Select Organize then Folder & Search Options

click the View tab

Sweet! thank you very much.

 

[Chris Barnes]

Just a hint (of course, I could be wrong since I am still exploring it) -
you can do little if anything at all to those hidden folders and that's not
like in XP, so the point to see them is really useless.

Actually, moving the documents folder (to D:\Docs) and the Desktop (also
to the D: drive) was much easier with vista than xp.