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

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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?

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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
    2013-10-13T13:35:39+00:00

    A true fix is here - also fixes one or two of the other annoying "Features" added to Explorer in Win7

    http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/disable-full-row-select-explorer-windows-7/

    Thanks for this.

    I just installed Win7 on my laptop and use Classic Shell (classicshell.net), which has fixed this for me.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-10-12T16:15:11+00:00

    A true fix is here - also fixes one or two of the other annoying "Features" added to Explorer in Win7

    http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/disable-full-row-select-explorer-windows-7/

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-10-02T11:56:13+00:00

    4 years later and Windows 7 has still the same annoying behaviour and Microsoft does absolutely nothing to fix it.

    Hope is totally lost.

    Dunno about Win 8 but Windows 8.1 is fixed.

    Sometimes I hate Microsoft so much that I can't even describe... Lucky for it, I always hate Apple even more.  :-)

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-09-21T17:11:27+00:00

    I have this same problem on all my computers, the folder I click on goes to the bottom

     

    xp was much faster to navigate

     

    you could single click a folder and it would expand out then single click a subfolder and another and another

     

    now I have to zero in on the tiny little arrow and then scroll down to get the subfolders in view

     

    I have tried to set the options to single click to open folders, but when im in a save as dialog if I hover over a different file it changes the file im trying to save to the file name im hovering over, then I have to cancel and restart the save as dialog, including renavigating the folder im trying to save in

     

    I do like the favorites at the top of the folder lists and the libraries

     

    one of my laptops still have wp on it and its such a pleasure to use for navigating harddrives and folders

    Yes, annoying isn't it? Do Microsoft care? No - they want you to buy Windows 8 which (so I am led to believe) has this problem fixed.

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