File Explorer Just Got More Difficult


  1. Posts : 131
    Win 10 Pro x64 Ver 20H2
       #1

    File Explorer Just Got More Difficult


    I tend to drop files into a folder, then later move them to a subfolder. In Win 3.x to Win 7, that was easy: if you were in a folder, you could click the little arrow to see the subfolders, and drag files into them.

    In Win 10, that was originally still doable, but harder. The right pane would show the folder contents, but the left pane would show "Desktop" or something like that. So to see the subfolders of the folder, you had to click on "This PC," then click on the drive where the folder was, thenclick the little arrow.

    Is there a way to get back to a format where I can have a folder open in the right pane and see its subfolders in the left pane without all the extra clicking?
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  2. Posts : 68,894
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello Newmaven, :)

    Turning on Expand to current folder for the navigation pane may be what you're after.

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html
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  3. Posts : 131
    Win 10 Pro x64 Ver 20H2
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks! Ctrl-Shift-E worked...just hope I remember it. Could not use the first two solutions because I see no ribbon in my File Explorer.
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  4. Posts : 68,894
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #4

    You're most welcome. :)

    If you like, the tutorial below can show you how to show the ribbon in File Explorer.

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html
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