Vista - STOP Vista automatic folder expansion in Win Explorer?

I often want to move files from right pane of Win Expl to a different folder shown in the left pane. However, as I drag the file into the left pane, if I'm not "right on" the folder I want, the folder under the mouse will quickly expand. This "loses my place" and I have to collapse the expanded folder and try again. Frustrating!

There is a slight delay before the unwanted folder opens, but not long enough for me to move away from it.

Questions:

1. How can I disable the automatic folder expansion in the left pane when the mouse is over it?

2. Can I instead, increase the time delay before the expansion so I have time to move the mouse to the folder I'm really targeting?

Seems like I've seen the controls for these but can't seem to find them.

Thanks,
Jack

I hope you get an answer on the list for this! I've had this problem myself
and it's a pain! It seems to be worse now than in the past so I'm wondering
if some MS update changed something. I poked around in the options but
didn't see anything that looked related to expanding folders.



"jackmccarron" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
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Windows Explorer, down through the years, has always been "just acceptable".
It is not really designed for heave file and folder maintenance. That is why
there is a proliferation of 3rd party file manager programs to accomplish
these tasks. Any of them are more advanced than Windows Explorer.

Do yourself a favor and try Total Commander from http://www.ghisler.com/. It
is free to try and is fully functional "nagware". It is one of the handful
of programs that I have purchased over the years because it is so good. It
just gets the job done. Period!

I have been using it since version 2. It is now up to version 7.04. I have
never had to pay a penny extra for any of the major updates. They are always
free after the small initial purchase price.

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


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