Windows explorer moves the selected folder to bottom of folders list. How do I stop this?

Anonymous
2009-12-27T19:25:21+00:00

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Open a windows explorer

show folders on left

Double Click Computer

Double Click C disk

Scroll to windows   Double Click 

Double Click diagnostics  (example)

The folder is now moved to the bottom of the folder list.

This also happens when any folder is clicked once and the the open gadget is clicked once.

This is increadably annoying.  How do I stop it?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage

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Anonymous
2010-03-22T08:24:10+00:00

Hi j1234567890j - and everyone else that repsonded to this post. 

I also expierence this problem and like with everyone that replied on this post an many others that this is driving me insane. To make matters worse, this problem presents itself also on the Open or Save file dialogs in any application that relies on the Windows File Dialog.

In my case I also found that the behaviour is inconsistent. Sometimes the problem presents itself and sometimes it does not. - This is why it is difficult to zero in on the behavior and some folks cannot replicate the problem. So, I believe other replies on various posts where this problem cannot be replicated. As a developer I understand this, since we often have the response: "...but it works in my computer..." - And yes it does, because typically a dev/support machine is set up for ideal circumstances. I am digressing...

Trying to understand the Problem

I have noticed a pattern, however. I have found that if I collapse the folder in question and expand (double click) again, that the navigator moves again, this time exposing all sub-folders that are direct descendants of the folder in question. I have also noticed that if the sub-folders are too many to display in the navigation panel, that the selected folder is scrolled to the top of the panel, exposing as many folders that can be viewed. 

I think the intention of the navigation behavior is that when the user expands the folder, it will show as many as possible sub-folders in view - but I also think that this is where there is a bug - or at least where some other setting has an impact on the behavior. - For some reason, when a folder is expanded the navigation pane only finds the first sub-folder and exposes that one - hence the anoying movement of the selected folder away from the current mouse pointer position.

Finding an answer

And yes - even though I think I understand the problem - I agree with everyone elses user experience - This must be fixed!

I am not sure that a moderator will pick this up as this post is marked as awnsered - even though in my opnion it is not.

But if someone does: I think providing an option on the General tab of the Folder Options dialog for a user to turn off this behavior and just expand the folder without attempting to present all viewable folders in the navigation pane.

Regards

Andre Coetzee

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-06-09T09:14:35+00:00

    Yes I replied to a similar message yesterday. Did they remove it? It works on a Windows 7 system. Did what you suggested yesterday, restarted the machine, all was well, closed it for the night and restarted in the morning and it is holding.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-06-09T08:11:57+00:00

    I've recently been charged with managing the upgrade of my company to Win7 and was surprised to see that we don't have this scrolling problem on the machines at work.

    However, since I got Windows 7 over a year ago on my home machine, I have been continually frustrated with this scrolling to the bottom action.

    I thought I'd search for an answer again, thinking that by now there was an answer, but no.

    However, in the process I got an idea.

    Refreshing in my mind what the bad behavior is, I opened Folder and Search Options, under the Organize menu. There on the General tab you see "Click items as follows". I don't like the single click approach, so I have Double-click... selected. But sometimes the registry needs to be bumped. So, I selected Single-click... and then Apply.

    Then, after the screen refresh was finished, select Double-click... and click Apply.

    After the refresh, click OK and close Explorer.

    Then re-open and try the folders.

    It works correctly for me now.

    For you too, I hope.

    I haven't got access to a Win 7 machine at the moment, but I hope this will work.

    Can anyone else confirm that this works?

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-06-08T22:56:25+00:00

    Thank you Michael!!! Now why couldn't MICROSOFT have told us this?! Why is this something a user needs to solve?! Microsoft charges and charges and charges for the use of their software and yet when it comes to solving problems they rely on the users to do this for them. Easy? oh yes! Reprehensible? Most certainly!

    Once again Michael, thank you; now I need to find a solution for all the other Microsoft annoyances that keeps working with a Windows-based computer such a pain in the neck...

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-06-08T21:31:57+00:00

    I've recently been charged with managing the upgrade of my company to Win7 and was surprised to see that we don't have this scrolling problem on the machines at work.

    However, since I got Windows 7 over a year ago on my home machine, I have been continually frustrated with this scrolling to the bottom action.

    I thought I'd search for an answer again, thinking that by now there was an answer, but no.

    However, in the process I got an idea.

    Refreshing in my mind what the bad behavior is, I opened Folder and Search Options, under the Organize menu. There on the General tab you see "Click items as follows". I don't like the single click approach, so I have Double-click... selected. But sometimes the registry needs to be bumped. So, I selected Single-click... and then Apply.

    Then, after the screen refresh was finished, select Double-click... and click Apply.

    After the refresh, click OK and close Explorer.

    Then re-open and try the folders.

    It works correctly for me now.

    For you too, I hope.

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