I just want to have each folder show up how I like it.
Why can't I do that?
For example, I have a folder a few levels deep that I do not want the Navigation pane to show up on but I normally have the Navigation pane on.
Each time I go to that folder I turn off the Navigation pane.
But then when I go to the top level, I have to turn it back on.
Can I set any given folder to not have the Navigation pane somehow?
How?
On 9/13/2024 11:16 AM, Mickey D wrote:
I just want to have each folder show up how I like it.
Why can't I do that?
For example, I have a folder a few levels deep that I do not want the
Navigation pane to show up on but I normally have the Navigation pane on.
Each time I go to that folder I turn off the Navigation pane.
But then when I go to the top level, I have to turn it back on.
Can I set any given folder to not have the Navigation pane somehow?
How?
No-navigation-pane settings can be found online, but I only see
the option for Explorer itself rather than per-folder. I don't think the Explorer shell folder Registry settings include a setting for navigation pane, either. That would mean that Explorer has no setting per-folder.
"Setting the navigation pane to show or hide in File Explorer
is a global setting that is applied to all folders,
and not just in the current folder."
Paul (, Mickey),
"Setting the navigation pane to show or hide in File Explorer
is a global setting that is applied to all folders,
and not just in the current folder."
That seems to be true at least as far back as on XP.
The funny thing is that when I, on XP, drag-and-drop a folder onto my
desktop and click the resulting shortcut I get a file-explorer window
without a navigation pane - and I have to append some arguments to the "Target" (containing something like "C:\windows") to make the navigation
pane appear again.
IOW, mickey, if you have no problem with using a shortcut to a specifc
folder (instead of navigating to it inside the file explorer) you could use the above "create a shortcut" method/trick to have a folder without a navgation pane.
Drawback(?) : if-and-when you navigate away from that navigation-pane -less folder all other folders will be shown without a nagigation-pane too.
... at least, that is how it works on XP.
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https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/35310-show-hide-navigation-pane-file-explorer-windows-10-a.html
"Setting the navigation pane to show or hide in File Explorer
is a global setting that is applied to all folders,
and not just in the current folder."
Looks like a design intent.
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