What happened to the 'Up one folder' button in the Windows Explorer??

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Starting with Windows Vista, the 'up one folder level' button has been removed!! I found this button to be HIGHLY useful and am VERY disappointed it is not there any more... This has drastically slowed down my production speeds!

In the following image from Windows XP Explorer, near the top right between the 'Back/Forward' buttons and the 'Search' button, you see a folder with a green arrow pointing up. Clicking that button makes the Windows Explorer go "up one folder level" bringing you to the parent folder of your current location:

http://www.daleisphere.com/wp-content/uploads/windows-xp-windows-explorer-folders-view.jpg

In the next image from Windows 7 Explorer, you can see that the 'up one folder level' button has been removed:

http://www.winsupersite.com/images/win7/win7_m3_explorer_01.jpg

Is there any way at all to get that button back PLEASE? This will drastically improve my production speeds...

(Whenever I click a 'browse for file' button in Windows 7, the explorer starts at the last folder I was looking at and I often just want to go one or 2 folder levels higher than that, but the only way to get there is to start completely at the beginning from the C: drive and navigate through all the folders to get there which can get VERY time consuming since I find myself browsing for folders 50 times/day simply cuz the 'up one folder' button is missing...)

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Anonymous

Where they returned on Windows 8. I haven't seen it! Would be great!

I have Windows 8.1 and it is definitely there. 8.1 is free if you have 8. Just Google it. :)

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Anonymous

2011-10-02T17:37:26+00:00

I am equally angry with MS for removing the up button? Who comes up with such a stupid idea? Do you ever test the splendid new ideas your programmers have by asking ONE SINGLE CUSTOMER???? I really hope that my company switches to another OS soon!
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Anonymous

2011-09-19T17:08:06+00:00

I would continue to leave feedback here if you want it reinstated in Windows 7

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Anonymous

2011-09-16T19:39:32+00:00

what is most interesting, is in the Windows 8 beta Build, the "UP" button has reappeared!
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Anonymous

2011-08-25T16:20:52+00:00

agreed.
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