Setting File Explorer columns - and KEEPING them

Having set Win 10 columns (types and positions) I’ve several times used
the option to apply this to ALL. But this never seems to survive very
long, even within a session (i.e. before a reboot). Is there a registry
hack or a freeware tool that can achieve this reliably please?

Can such customising also be applied for all 'browse' dialogues
(Open..., Save As..., etc) as well as File Explorer folders?

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Terry Pinnell wrote:

Having set Win 10 columns (types and positions) I’ve several times used
the option to apply this to ALL. But this never seems to survive very
long

In XP it did used to be "apply to all" but in recent versions (7
onwards?) it acts as "apply to all similar folders" ...

You're not setting it e.g. on the pictures folder, then wondering why it
hasn't applied to the music folder perhaps?

Terry Pinnell wrote in
:

Having set Win 10 columns (types and positions) I’ve several times
used the option to apply this to ALL. But this never seems to
survive very long, even within a session (i.e. before a reboot).
Is there a registry hack or a freeware tool that can achieve this
reliably please?

Can such customising also be applied for all 'browse' dialogues
(Open..., Save As..., etc) as well as File Explorer folders?

Terry, East Grinstead, UK


Right click on the Date section of the menu, then remove the check mark
for Date. Scroll down to More and click on that to choose the details
of what you want to see. Put a check mark in the box for date modified
and then click OK.
This will replace the Date column and you can add any of the details
that you wish. They will be permanently displayed.

HtH

--
Cheers,
Kurt

Terry Pinnell wrote:
Having set Win 10 columns (types and positions) I’ve several times used
the option to apply this to ALL. But this never seems to survive very
long, even within a session (i.e. before a reboot). Is there a registry
hack or a freeware tool that can achieve this reliably please?

Can such customising also be applied for all 'browse' dialogues
(Open..., Save As..., etc) as well as File Explorer folders?

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

There still seems to be a Shell\Bags in Win10.

At one time, the capacity to remember folders was limited by
the integer dimensions of something with a similar name. It
looks like they're adjusting things in a similar area here.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html

An example here. Because it's called MRU, that implies Most Recently Used,
and the cache could purge remembering "old" folders, to make room for "new"
folders, whereas most users would appreciate it if *all* the damn folders
got remembered.

https://www.tenforums.com/customizat...options-2.html

"Changing the cache by setting the number of folders to remember to 10000.

HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell
"BagMRU Size" DWORD 00002710
"

I presume you could enter the number in decimal instead of hex.

I thought some sort of setting like that, affected
the ability to remember ten thousand folders. It was
supposed to help, if your folder settings weren't
sticking.

Of course, the File Explorer has a mind of its own. If you
throw two JPGs into a folder, suddenly it's computing
thumbnails or something, and it's probably modified the
folder customization stored in the desktop.ini in that folder.
Amongst other things. If you put movies in there, maybe at some
point it'll change its mind and do movie thumbnails. Being
context sensitive has side-effects, in terms of keeping
a stable view.

Paul

Kurt Steinhauser wrote:

Terry Pinnell wrote in
:

Having set Win 10 columns (types and positions) I’ve several times
used the option to apply this to ALL. But this never seems to
survive very long, even within a session (i.e. before a reboot).
Is there a registry hack or a freeware tool that can achieve this
reliably please?

Can such customising also be applied for all 'browse' dialogues
(Open..., Save As..., etc) as well as File Explorer folders?

Terry, East Grinstead, UK


Right click on the Date section of the menu, then remove the check mark
for Date. Scroll down to More and click on that to choose the details
of what you want to see. Put a check mark in the box for date modified
and then click OK.
This will replace the Date column and you can add any of the details
that you wish. They will be permanently displayed.

HtH

Thanks but, as mentioned, on my Win 10 PC that does not 'stick'. Nor
does it get applied to other folders of similar type. I know how to
customise the folder - but I'm having to do it virtually every time I
open a new one.

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Andy Burns wrote:

Terry Pinnell wrote:

Having set Win 10 columns (types and positions) I’ve several times used
the option to apply this to ALL. But this never seems to survive very
long

In XP it did used to be "apply to all" but in recent versions (7
onwards?) it acts as "apply to all similar folders" ...

You're not setting it e.g. on the pictures folder, then wondering why it
hasn't applied to the music folder perhaps?

No, I'm currently working exclusively with JPGs in a variety of folders
under D:\Pictures\PHOTOS\.

I have not yet had time to reboot since I used 'Apply to all folders of
same type', but I wouldn't have thought that necessary...

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Paul wrote:

Terry Pinnell wrote:
Having set Win 10 columns (types and positions) I’ve several times used
the option to apply this to ALL. But this never seems to survive very
long, even within a session (i.e. before a reboot). Is there a registry
hack or a freeware tool that can achieve this reliably please?

Can such customising also be applied for all 'browse' dialogues
(Open..., Save As..., etc) as well as File Explorer folders?

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

There still seems to be a Shell\Bags in Win10.

At one time, the capacity to remember folders was limited by
the integer dimensions of something with a similar name. It
looks like they're adjusting things in a similar area here.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html

An example here. Because it's called MRU, that implies Most Recently Used,
and the cache could purge remembering "old" folders, to make room for "new"
folders, whereas most users would appreciate it if *all* the damn folders
got remembered.

https://www.tenforums.com/customizat...options-2.html

"Changing the cache by setting the number of folders to remember to 10000.

HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell
"BagMRU Size" DWORD 00002710
"

I presume you could enter the number in decimal instead of hex.

I thought some sort of setting like that, affected
the ability to remember ten thousand folders. It was
supposed to help, if your folder settings weren't
sticking.

Of course, the File Explorer has a mind of its own. If you
throw two JPGs into a folder, suddenly it's computing
thumbnails or something, and it's probably modified the
folder customization stored in the desktop.ini in that folder.
Amongst other things. If you put movies in there, maybe at some
point it'll change its mind and do movie thumbnails. Being
context sensitive has side-effects, in terms of keeping
a stable view.

Paul

Thanks Paul, I think you're onto something. I found "BagMRU Size"
actually a couple of levels lower, at:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local
Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\All Folders\Shell

It had no value assigned. I've optimistically modified it to 10000 and
will test it after dinner!

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Terry Pinnell wrote:

Paul wrote:

Terry Pinnell wrote:
Having set Win 10 columns (types and positions) I’ve several times used
the option to apply this to ALL. But this never seems to survive very
long, even within a session (i.e. before a reboot). Is there a registry
hack or a freeware tool that can achieve this reliably please?

Can such customising also be applied for all 'browse' dialogues
(Open..., Save As..., etc) as well as File Explorer folders?

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

There still seems to be a Shell\Bags in Win10.

At one time, the capacity to remember folders was limited by
the integer dimensions of something with a similar name. It
looks like they're adjusting things in a similar area here.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html

An example here. Because it's called MRU, that implies Most Recently Used,
and the cache could purge remembering "old" folders, to make room for "new"
folders, whereas most users would appreciate it if *all* the damn folders
got remembered.

https://www.tenforums.com/customizat...options-2.html

"Changing the cache by setting the number of folders to remember to 10000.

HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell
"BagMRU Size" DWORD 00002710
"

I presume you could enter the number in decimal instead of hex.

I thought some sort of setting like that, affected
the ability to remember ten thousand folders. It was
supposed to help, if your folder settings weren't
sticking.

Of course, the File Explorer has a mind of its own. If you
throw two JPGs into a folder, suddenly it's computing
thumbnails or something, and it's probably modified the
folder customization stored in the desktop.ini in that folder.
Amongst other things. If you put movies in there, maybe at some
point it'll change its mind and do movie thumbnails. Being
context sensitive has side-effects, in terms of keeping
a stable view.

Paul

Thanks Paul, I think you're onto something. I found "BagMRU Size"
actually a couple of levels lower, at:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local
Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\Al lFolders\Shell

It had no value assigned. I've optimistically modified it to 10000 and
will test it after dinner!

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

--------------------
Couldn't wait. That seems to have worked!

My setting is now appearing on all half dozen or so 'similar' folders
I've tried ;-)

Any thoughts as to how that (rather important?) registry setting can
have been created with no value assigned?

Thanks for the lead, Paul.

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Terry Pinnell wrote:
Terry Pinnell wrote:

Paul wrote:

Terry Pinnell wrote:
Having set Win 10 columns (types and positions) I’ve several times used
the option to apply this to ALL. But this never seems to survive very
long, even within a session (i.e. before a reboot). Is there a registry
hack or a freeware tool that can achieve this reliably please?

Can such customising also be applied for all 'browse' dialogues
(Open..., Save As..., etc) as well as File Explorer folders?

Terry, East Grinstead, UK
There still seems to be a Shell\Bags in Win10.

At one time, the capacity to remember folders was limited by
the integer dimensions of something with a similar name. It
looks like they're adjusting things in a similar area here.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html

An example here. Because it's called MRU, that implies Most Recently Used,
and the cache could purge remembering "old" folders, to make room for "new"
folders, whereas most users would appreciate it if *all* the damn folders
got remembered.

https://www.tenforums.com/customizat...options-2.html

"Changing the cache by setting the number of folders to remember to 10000.

HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell
"BagMRU Size" DWORD 00002710
"

I presume you could enter the number in decimal instead of hex.

I thought some sort of setting like that, affected
the ability to remember ten thousand folders. It was
supposed to help, if your folder settings weren't
sticking.

Of course, the File Explorer has a mind of its own. If you
throw two JPGs into a folder, suddenly it's computing
thumbnails or something, and it's probably modified the
folder customization stored in the desktop.ini in that folder.
Amongst other things. If you put movies in there, maybe at some
point it'll change its mind and do movie thumbnails. Being
context sensitive has side-effects, in terms of keeping
a stable view.

Paul
Thanks Paul, I think you're onto something. I found "BagMRU Size"
actually a couple of levels lower, at:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local
Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\All Folders\Shell

It had no value assigned. I've optimistically modified it to 10000 and
will test it after dinner!

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

--------------------
Couldn't wait. That seems to have worked!

My setting is now appearing on all half dozen or so 'similar' folders
I've tried ;-)

Any thoughts as to how that (rather important?) registry setting can
have been created with no value assigned?

Thanks for the lead, Paul.

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Well, Microsoft never fixes anything, and it's our job
to remember registry names from 15 years ago :-)

I have no idea how it works, who messes with it, why it's
designed that way. Presumably there is an alternative implementation
they could pursue and implement, if they put their minds to it.
Instead of working on the Facebook interworking code, or
adding MSEdge to Android.

Paul