Windows Explorer

????? I'm talking here about Windows Explorer...NOT Internet Explorer. My
last system was WinXP. In Explorer how do you go UP in the path in Win 7.
Say I find a folder that has sub-folders or a folder that I want to view
files in. If that's not where I want to be, what is the simplest way to
move back up the path chain to the parent folder(s)? I know that in the
left panel I can navigate to where I want to be and click on it but... in
Win XP all I had to do was click on an up arrow to move up one portion of
the path. Thanks.

"Panic" wrote in message
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????? I'm talking here about Windows Explorer...NOT Internet Explorer.
My last system was WinXP. In Explorer how do you go UP in the path in Win
7. Say I find a folder that has sub-folders or a folder that I want to
view files in. If that's not where I want to be, what is the simplest way
to move back up the path chain to the parent folder(s)? I know that in
the left panel I can navigate to where I want to be and click on it but...
in Win XP all I had to do was click on an up arrow to move up one portion
of the path. Thanks.

Back Arrow.

"Panic" wrote in message
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????? I'm talking here about Windows Explorer...NOT Internet Explorer.
My last system was WinXP. In Explorer how do you go UP in the path in Win
7. Say I find a folder that has sub-folders or a folder that I want to
view files in. If that's not where I want to be, what is the simplest way
to move back up the path chain to the parent folder(s)? I know that in
the left panel I can navigate to where I want to be and click on it but...
in Win XP all I had to do was click on an up arrow to move up one portion
of the path. Thanks.


Backspace will back-track your path. But if you were clicking around, going
into a folder, back out, then into another and back-out, it will backtrack
all those actions.

You can also mouse click on the folder of the path you are in on the address
bar. For example...

Computer -- Local Disk C: -- Folder 1 -- Folder 2 -- Folder 3

That indicates you are in Folder 3. You can click on "Folder 1" to jump
there.

"Panic" wrote in message
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????? I'm talking here about Windows Explorer...NOT Internet Explorer.
My last system was WinXP. In Explorer how do you go UP in the path in Win
7. Say I find a folder that has sub-folders or a folder that I want to
view files in. If that's not where I want to be, what is the simplest way
to move back up the path chain to the parent folder(s)? I know that in
the left panel I can navigate to where I want to be and click on it but...
in Win XP all I had to do was click on an up arrow to move up one portion
of the path. Thanks.

Just under the title bar you will see some drop down menus for example if
you had opened computer D drive and a folder in there you would have
Computer D Drive Current folder. To go up one just click D Drive Or the
one before the current folder if your deep inside sub folders

On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:50:08 -0800, "Panic" wrote:

????? I'm talking here about Windows Explorer...NOT Internet Explorer. My
last system was WinXP. In Explorer how do you go UP in the path in Win 7.
Say I find a folder that has sub-folders or a folder that I want to view
files in. If that's not where I want to be, what is the simplest way to
move back up the path chain to the parent folder(s)? I know that in the
left panel I can navigate to where I want to be and click on it but... in
Win XP all I had to do was click on an up arrow to move up one portion of
the path. Thanks.

With Win Explorer under XP, clicking the Back button goes back to
where ever you were before, whether it's up, down, or sideways from
where you are now, and the Backspace key on the keyboard always takes
you 'up' a level. I'll be disappointed if they changed that simple
behavior for Win 7.

That works. Thank you.

"relic" wrote in message
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"Panic" wrote in message
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????? I'm talking here about Windows Explorer...NOT Internet Explorer.
My last system was WinXP. In Explorer how do you go UP in the path in
Win 7. Say I find a folder that has sub-folders or a folder that I want
to view files in. If that's not where I want to be, what is the simplest
way to move back up the path chain to the parent folder(s)? I know that
in the left panel I can navigate to where I want to be and click on it
but... in Win XP all I had to do was click on an up arrow to move up one
portion of the path. Thanks.

Back Arrow.

Great stuff, Seth. Thanks a lot. I tried my Sony's tutorial but it didn't
have that info.

"Seth" wrote in message
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"Panic" wrote in message
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????? I'm talking here about Windows Explorer...NOT Internet Explorer.
My last system was WinXP. In Explorer how do you go UP in the path in
Win 7. Say I find a folder that has sub-folders or a folder that I want
to view files in. If that's not where I want to be, what is the simplest
way to move back up the path chain to the parent folder(s)? I know that
in the left panel I can navigate to where I want to be and click on it
but... in Win XP all I had to do was click on an up arrow to move up one
portion of the path. Thanks.


Backspace will back-track your path. But if you were clicking around,
going into a folder, back out, then into another and back-out, it will
backtrack all those actions.

You can also mouse click on the folder of the path you are in on the
address bar. For example...

Computer -- Local Disk C: -- Folder 1 -- Folder 2 -- Folder 3

That indicates you are in Folder 3. You can click on "Folder 1" to jump
there.

It all works. Thank you.

"Char Jackson" wrote in message
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On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:50:08 -0800, "Panic" wrote:

????? I'm talking here about Windows Explorer...NOT Internet Explorer.
My
last system was WinXP. In Explorer how do you go UP in the path in Win 7.
Say I find a folder that has sub-folders or a folder that I want to view
files in. If that's not where I want to be, what is the simplest way to
move back up the path chain to the parent folder(s)? I know that in the
left panel I can navigate to where I want to be and click on it but... in
Win XP all I had to do was click on an up arrow to move up one portion of
the path. Thanks.

With Win Explorer under XP, clicking the Back button goes back to
where ever you were before, whether it's up, down, or sideways from
where you are now, and the Backspace key on the keyboard always takes
you 'up' a level. I'll be disappointed if they changed that simple
behavior for Win 7.