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Windows Explorer "Up One Folder" Button
Personally I FAR prefer the up arrow button to having to click some pull down
menu thing to go up a level if, as you say Mike, the breadcrumbs are not there. Alt-UP works too, but if you happen to be in mouse mode, its a stretch. Thanks, Mark. "Michael Palumbo" wrote: Ah, glad to hear you found it. Mine didn't default to a size too small for them to show. Either a fluke on your machine, or on mine . . . anyway . . . seems all is well. :-) Mic "**__Mike__**" wrote in message . .. Hi Michael, No, I haven't changed any default settings and I am talking about the "save as" dialog, which as you say is basically an explorer window. When the dialog box opens you will have only the last folder a download was saved in and no "breadcrumbs". I see now that clicking the "" button will bring up a list that shows folders all the way back to the desktop. I also see that enlarging the "save as" dialog box will show the "breadcrumbs". It turns out that the default size of the box is just too small for there to be room to show more than one folder in the list. Thanks for the help, Mike "Michael Palumbo" wrote in message ... I don't understand, do you mean in the "Save As" dialog? It's in the "Save As dialog, as well as everywhere else I've look where you're basically using an Explorer window. Please detail the steps you've taken to get to the point where you don't see Breadcrumbs, also, have you changed the default behavior of any folder settings or the theme? Mic "**__Mike__**" wrote in message . .. So, I found where it's missing. When downloading a file in IE it shows only the folder last used and no "bread crumbs" to the root of the drive. I have a folder named download where all downloads are grouped, i.e. download-WinXP programs-Winamp-V2.71-setup.exe. In this situation, you want the "up" button so you can stay in the correct subfolder and only move up as far as needed. I guess there's no solution to this, but if someone knows one, please let me know. -Mike "Michael Palumbo" wrote in message ... "Breadcrumbs" will still get you there even if you've directly opened a folder with a shortcut or from the "Run" dialog. It will still show the parent directory, and that directory's parent, and so on . . . and if there isn't room to show the tree right up to the Desktop (or the drive letter) you'll note a double chevron to the left of the left-most visible directory, click that and you'll have a drop-down menu showing all the parent directories. Also, clicking the right-pointing arrow will show you a drop-down list of all directories under that directory. It takes a little getting used to, but now I find it easier to navigate than the up-button/back-forward buttons found in XP. Mic "**__Mike__**" wrote in message . .. Right, but that only works if you've drilled down to your current location while the "up" button lets you move up one folder regardless of how you got there. Still looking to add the button if anyone knows how. -Mike "Rock" wrote in message ... "**__Mike__**" wrote in message . .. I can't seem to find where to add the "Up One Folder" button to Windows Explorer. It's a real pain to navigate without it and I hope it's not gone. Anyone know how to add it? Thanks, Mike The folder listing in the address bar is clickable. Just click on the previous folder and it takes you there. I think it was Andre who described it as "leaving breadcrumbs" to follow. -- Rock [MVP Windows Shell/User] |
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