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Windows 7 won't remember folder prefrences

Dec 6, 2009 3:54AM PST

Hello..
I have several shortcuts to special folders on my desktop (Win 7).
In XP, I had a folder with 20 shortcuts in it & resized the folder to display all 20 icons. Another had only 4 icons in it & I resized the folder only to display the 4 icons.
With Win 7, if I resize one folder, all the other folders will display the same size, no matter what is in them. Also if I want one folder to display in icon view, another in details view, it won't happen. All the views change together.
Is this the way Win 7 works?
Thanks

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Generally
Dec 6, 2009 4:02AM PST

Generally... Yes. Microsoft's aim is consistency. So if one folder is set to icon or details view, all subsequent ones are as well. Thus the overall experience is very consistent, and user friendly.

It also end runs a bug that's existed since Win95 that people have complained about endlessly, how Windows will only remember a set number of folder views before reverting to defaults. Since there's no real good solution to that problem from a developer's standpoint, I guess this is what they came up with.

There are alternative file managers out there though, which may offer the features you want. Seek some out, maybe you'll find one you like.

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Not exactly what I wanted to hear
Dec 6, 2009 4:32AM PST

Oh well...I was hoping to set up W7 the same way I set up XP, but I guess I'll just have to change my habits. I DO want to learn W7 the way most people will be using it, so I'll just leave it alone..
Thanks for the Info

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It's good for you
Dec 6, 2009 9:39AM PST

It's good for you. Seriously. All research into cognitive functioning shows that the more you use your brain, the longer you will likely keep control of your mental faculties in life.

So don't see it as anything negative, see it as an opportunity to learn something new. Who knows, maybe you'll find some way to make it work for you that's better than what you had with XP.

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More.
Dec 6, 2009 9:48AM PST
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desktop, files & folders
Dec 7, 2009 8:44AM PST