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Solved Desktop Folder views not saving
Action is Knowledge
Vista Guru
Hello all,
I have only one item on my desktop, which is a "Tools" folder, and every so often, the views reset to folders first, then apps, in alphabetical order. I've set the folder options to "Remember folder views" and it still doesn't save. It's not a big deal, just really annoying, because the way I organize everything is much easier to access, then randomly, windows resets the folder view...
Thanks in advance
Peace
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Action is Knowledge
Vista Guru
Hello CrucialHoax,
You can apply the download in METHOD TWO of the tutorial below to reset the folder view settings to have Vista remember the folder view settings of a folder window as they were when it was last closed.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/70819-windows-explorer-folder-view-settings.html
Hope this helps,
Shawn
Im in the process of doing that now, but when adding a new key named AllFolders under Bags, my Bags key has about 40 to 50 more keys underneath it... I have no clue what to do with them. Here is a screenshot explaining what I'm talking about, I'm still in the correct location, I just have more keys...
Mark
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Intel Neo
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Intergrated Intel Graphics
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10.1
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160GB
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It's special, it flips open :)
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Acer
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Down: 16mb/s Up: 1.6mb/s
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I killed my HP Laptop :'(
Mark,
I would recommend to use the download instead. It does all of the manual section automatically for you without having to worry about making a mistake.
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Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
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ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
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1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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Windows 10 Pro
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HP Envy Y0F94AV
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i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
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16 GB DDR4-2133
Graphics card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
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Conexant ISST Audio
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17.3" UHD IPS touch
Screen Resolution
3480 x 2160
Hard Drives
512 GB M.2 SSD
Action is Knowledge
Vista Guru
Mark,
I would recommend to use the download instead. It does all of the manual section automatically for you without having to worry about making a mistake.
There wasn't a download, really there isn't even a "method three" or at least I couldn't find it, now with that applied, my folder view option "auto-arrange" is locked in the check marked position...
Mark
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HP
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Intel Neo
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2GB
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Intergrated Intel Graphics
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
10.1
Screen Resolution
1280 x 800
Hard Drives
160GB
PSU
Power Adapter
Case
It's special, it flips open :)
Keyboard
Acer
Mouse
Touchpad
Internet Speed
Down: 16mb/s Up: 1.6mb/s
Other Info
I killed my HP Laptop :'(
DOH!! Sorry, I meant under METHOD TWO. Posts edited above.
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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Custom
CPU
Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro
Manufacturer/Model
HP Envy Y0F94AV
CPU
i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
Memory
16 GB DDR4-2133
Graphics card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
Sound Card
Conexant ISST Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3" UHD IPS touch
Screen Resolution
3480 x 2160
Hard Drives
512 GB M.2 SSD
Action is Knowledge
Vista Guru
DOH!! Sorry, I meant under METHOD TWO. Posts edited above.
Don't fret over it, simple mistake. I deleted the keys I made like "AllFolders" since it was causing conflict. Never mind, even with it deleted I cannot uncheck the "Auto Arrange" setting...
I backed up my registry before I applied any of these changes, so I imported it back in and then started over, works fine for now
Thanks Brink
Last edited: Aug 16, 2009
Manufacturer/Model
HP
CPU
Intel Neo
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intergrated Intel Graphics
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
10.1
Screen Resolution
1280 x 800
Hard Drives
160GB
PSU
Power Adapter
Case
It's special, it flips open :)
Keyboard
Acer
Mouse
Touchpad
Internet Speed
Down: 16mb/s Up: 1.6mb/s
Other Info
I killed my HP Laptop :'(
I'm happy to hear it is working for you now.
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro
Manufacturer/Model
HP Envy Y0F94AV
CPU
i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
Memory
16 GB DDR4-2133
Graphics card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
Sound Card
Conexant ISST Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3" UHD IPS touch
Screen Resolution
3480 x 2160
Hard Drives
512 GB M.2 SSD