How display full folder + sub-folder contents?

mr man uk

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How does one display the full contents of a folder and all its subfolders in Vista?

In XP all one had to do was right-click on a folder, select Search and press Enter (typing nothing in the search box) and it would display everything in a folder and all contained subfolders.

It's frustrating as I have to use my netbook with XP when I want to search through my external hard drive rather than my spanking new Vista laptop!
 

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How does one display the full contents of a folder and all its subfolders in Vista?

In XP all one had to do was right-click on a folder, select Search and press Enter (typing nothing in the search box) and it would display everything in a folder and all contained subfolders.

It's frustrating as I have to use my netbook with XP when I want to search through my external hard drive rather than my spanking new Vista laptop!

treesize
JAM Software - Windows Freeware
 

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    Cooler Master
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How does one display the full contents of a folder and all its subfolders in Vista?

In XP all one had to do was right-click on a folder, select Search and press Enter (typing nothing in the search box) and it would display everything in a folder and all contained subfolders.

It's frustrating as I have to use my netbook with XP when I want to search through my external hard drive rather than my spanking new Vista laptop!

treesize
JAM Software - Windows Freeware

Thanks, but I'm not sure if the treesize program will do what I want to do.

For example, I have a folder containing 100 subfolders which each contain 10 photos. On XP using the Search method I would be able to display all 1000 photos in one window with one easy click. I can't find a way in Vista to do the same thing. I can only search for files which contain a specified letter, not every single file contained within a folder.
 

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I've just found an answer for this. Type * (asterisk symbol) in the Search box for a folder and it displays everything contained within - a useful tool!
 

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