Remembering folder views "Fixed" in Windows 7?


Recommended Posts

One of the things I hated about Vista was that folders never seemed to Remember folder views.

Well I have been running Windows 7 for a while now and I have yet to see this issue show its ugly face :)

Has Microsoft confirmed this was fixed in Windows 7 or am I just lucky for not seeing it yet?

edit not fixed!! :(

Edited by gate1975mlm

It's fixed, apart from search folders whereby you have to explicilty go to the folder and view option and apply to all folders. This would mean all search folders will have the same view.

Not fixed in libraries at least.

https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=724166

I should mention that this is in public beta build 7000.

Edited by dhan
  GreyWolfSC said:
It's not fixed in build 7000 (public beta) but it may be in later builds.

(It's really irritating when it crops up. My Vista installation trashed all my folder views to inappropriate values last night.)

Well I am running Windows 7 Build 7022 and have yet to see thi nasty bug sure its self.

  dhan said:
Not fixed in libraries at least.

https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=724166

I should mention that this is in public beta build 7000.

Exactly, not fixed in library.

I had 3 links in my desktop from the library and I was going mental, thinking I had the same Vista bug. So I tried the Vista fix (registry thing) and of course it didn't work. Later I found it's just the library cause normal link to real folder are ok and the OS remember the folder the settings.

So everything seems fine if you don't use the library.

  wehavetogoback said:
Exactly, not fixed in library.

I had 3 links in my desktop from the library and I was going mental, thinking I had the same Vista bug. So I tried the Vista fix (registry thing) and of course it didn't work. Later I found it's just the library cause normal link to real folder are ok and the OS remember the folder the settings.

So everything seems fine if you don't use the library.

Is Microsoft aware of this bug and are they planning on fixing it before Windows 7 goes Final?

  gate1975mlm said:
Is Microsoft aware of this bug and are they planning on fixing it before Windows 7 goes Final?

I didn't made a feed for this.

Anyway, I just tried again to be sure of the bug, and yes is definitely here. If you want to replicate:

Go into Document library. If a subfolder inside your document library has a specific view settings - like big thumbnails - it will just be seen with the default view you have for the Doc library. Viceversa, if you set a picture preview setting for a subfolder inside your lib, all the lib turn with this setting.

If it's by design, I don't see the point.

  gate1975mlm said:
One of the things I hated about Vista was that folders never seemed to Remember folder views.

Well I have been running Windows 7 for a while now and I have yet to see this issue show its ugly face :)

Has Microsoft confirmed this was fixed in Windows 7 or am I just lucky for not seeing it yet?

Didn't notice it either this far - I'm not using libraries though, as I have no use for them.

I'm not sure what you guys are talking about. The rare "forgetting folder settings" bug was fixed.

Libraries have a different view model that most people prefer. There are some improvements to the way By Folder works after the beta that are based on user feedback (including people on this forum). In the other Arrange By views changes are remembered for that view. So if you change the By Song view to have different columns, they'll stay that way. The only thing it won't remember is if you change By Album to be stacked by something other than Album, as that would be very confusing and get you into a weird state.

  Lord Ba said:
Didn't notice it either this far - I'm not using libraries though, as I have no use for them.

What does that mean? You don't have documents, music, pictures, or videos on your machine?

  Brandon Live said:
I'm not sure what you guys are talking about. The rare "forgetting folder settings" bug was fixed.

Libraries have a different view model that most people prefer. There are some improvements to the way By Folder works after the beta that are based on user feedback (including people on this forum). In the other Arrange By views changes are remembered for that view. So if you change the By Song view to have different columns, they'll stay that way. The only thing it won't remember is if you change By Album to be stacked by something other than Album, as that would be very confusing and get you into a weird state.

What does that mean? You don't have documents, music, pictures, or videos on your machine?

Not sure if you are talking about the same thing some of us here are.

For example if you go into the "documents folder" and then change the view in one of folders in the "documents folder" then all folders will share the same size icons.

This was not changed fixed?

All other folder views outside of "documents folder" seems to been fixed for the better!

post-36069-1235065849_thumb.jpg

  gate1975mlm said:
Not sure if you are talking about the same thing some of us here are.

For example if you go into the "documents folder" and then change the view in one of folders in the "documents folder" then all folders will share the same size icons.

This was not changed fixed?

All other folder views outside of "documents folder" seems to been fixed for the better!

Do you mean the Documents Library? Yes then I believe what you're describing is by design, and something I thought most people here would appreciate. You set your view settings once and they're remembered for all of the Documents Library (including all the sub-locations).

I'm really confused. In one thread people are complaining when Windows doesn't remember their view settings, and in another people are complaining when it does?

Yes, there's a registry fix for it. I found it on some blog, but I forget where.

Just searched Google... I'm sure I got it from here: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/11/08/d...lt-clean-state/

I believe it links to the forum where you have to register which I did. You could probably find it elsewhere, too.

  Brandon Live said:
Do you mean the Documents Library? Yes then I believe what you're describing is by design, and something I thought most people here would appreciate. You set your view settings once and they're remembered for all of the Documents Library (including all the sub-locations).

I'm really confused. In one thread people are complaining when Windows doesn't remember their view settings, and in another people are complaining when it does?

I think what people want I know I do at least anyway is to be able to have every folders view saved. So for example one folder I may want Large icons view and another folder I may want details views.

I am glad this is fixed for all folders now in Windows 7.

Except of course the "Documents Library" Folder and sub folders which does not have this feature.

I hope its not to late for Microsoft to fix the Remember folder views issue for the "Documents Library" Folder and sub folders also!

Edited by gate1975mlm
  gate1975mlm said:
I think what people want I know I do at least anyway is to be able to have every folders view saved. So for example one folder I may want Large icons view and another folder I may want details views.

I am glad this is fixed for all folders now in Windows 7.

Except of course the "Documents Library" Folder and sub folders which does not have this feature.

I hope its not to late for Microsoft to fix the Remember folder views issue for the "Documents Library" Folder and sub folders also!

Libraries are this way by design.

all documents library folders/views will use the "document" view you set up for the document library. While the music library will use and remember how you set up your music library view, while the video library, of course, will use a video centric view and remember changes you make to them.

this makes sense, meanwhile while you browse your folders regularly they will remember the folder view settings independently. So if you want to view one document folder differently, navigate it manually outside of the library.

  gate1975mlm said:
Download fix Remember Folder Views for Vista! http://rapidshare.com/files/200056780/Reme..._Vista_Hack.zip

This bug I'd still ongoing! I got it now in vista. You would think it would be officially fixed by now. I go in and out of a folder of pics a few times, 4th time I go in it's turned to details view. Brings my **** to a boil.

  _X_ said:
This bug I'd still ongoing! I got it now in vista. You would think it would be officially fixed by now. I go in and out of a folder of pics a few times, 4th time I go in it's turned to details view. Brings my **** to a boil.

It's not fixed because it's difficult to reproduce. If you can figure out a way to cause it to happen intentionally please post it. I'm sure Brandon and the rest of the shell team would love to get rid of this defect. :)

(My Vista "Uninstall Programs" currently thinks it's a video folder. :p)

This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Posts

    • Still won't get me in one, I prefer a human driver.
    • Sony's region restrictions on PC begin lifting, bringing back PlayStation ports for everyone by Pulasthi Ariyasinghe 2023 was when Sony began its region-locking initiative on the PC platform. The move affected over 100 countries, restricting the purchase of popular PlayStation ports and live service experiences for anyone in the regions outside of Sony's choosing. However, it seems the company is finally opening up access to these countries, starting today. While Sony has made no official announcements, which was also how the original restrictions came to be, users in these regions have begun seeing most of the publisher's catalog reappearing on their Steam store platforms. The change can be seen on affected games' SteamDB histories as well. For example, on Helldivers 2, a popular but blocked multiplayer game from before, it can be seen that the 'PurchaseRestrictedCountries' flag has been removed from a large number of countries just a few hours ago, on June 13. The controversy began in 2023 when Sony began requiring PlayStation Network accounts for their PC ports, even for games that did not have any online elements. Following an uproar, especially regarding Helldivers 2, the company reversed course and made it an optional account on PC. Unfortunately, Sony did not lift the regional restrictions it placed on the countries that do not officially support PlayStation Network accounts, which amounts to well over 100 regions. As for what may have changed the company's mind about this, Stellar Blade may have played a big role. The Sony-published action game by Shift Up just released on PC to an absolutely massive audience, with it already touting almost 200,000 concurrent players on the Steam platform. While its demo was originally region restricted, the developer had worked with Sony to remove these locks and launch the game globally. Just a few days later, almost the entire PlayStation catalog has gone through the same process. Interestingly, while massive PlayStation titles like Helldivers 2, God of War Ragnarok, Spider-Man 2, and The Last of Us Part II Remastered are back to being available across most regions, it seems Ghost of Tsushima is still under the original restrictions. It's unclear why the title has not joined the rest in shedding its locks.
    • Easy to switch off Ai on macOS, just a couple of clicks, something that is not possible on Windows, it is just hidden. Even Android it is possible at the moment to switch off AI, by not installing the app and keeping Google Assistant as it is. Not really possible to use anything else but IOS or Android for smartphones, since that is all that is available, unless I go for a non-smart phone. My problem, certainly with Windows, is that Ms thinks we all want to use AI and don't make it easy to disable. I only use my Windows machine for games these days and will be staying with Windows 10. I use my Mac for everything else, at least Apple gives the choice as i said above to turn AI off.
    • I think X3D is distinct from "X" alone, weren't most early X3D chips clock locked?
  • Recent Achievements

    • Explorer
      Case_f went up a rank
      Explorer
    • Conversation Starter
      Jamie Smith earned a badge
      Conversation Starter
    • First Post
      NeoToad777 earned a badge
      First Post
    • Week One Done
      JoeV earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • One Month Later
      VAT Services in UAE earned a badge
      One Month Later
  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      537
    2. 2
      ATLien_0
      230
    3. 3
      +Edouard
      154
    4. 4
      +FloatingFatMan
      149
    5. 5
      Michael Scrip
      108
  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!