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
    2012-01-24T18:23:59+00:00

    Thanks Andre,

    It is now January 2012, almost 2 years since this post started. I still haven't found a fix for this either. You are correct that it happens in Open and Save dialog boxes as well. One thing I found that should help but adds ANOTHER BUG to the situation is to size the windows larger by dragging the lower-right corner of the Window. This solves the problem of having the file come up at the bottom of the list but when you close and open that dialog box again HALF OF THE WINDOW IS OFF THE SCREEN AT THE BOTTOM!!!

    WTG MS, you really muffed it this time.

    Hytah

    A+, Net+, MCP

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-12-31T16:46:14+00:00

    Excuse me folks, but we are talking about a Windows/PC here. This ain't a Mac and so if you don't like the way it works then tough luck! Support ? Come on give me a break. Just look at the ONE and only response MS gives at the top of this post. Its the old, 'Not My Problem' disease.

    Do you actually get answers from MS here? I usually find using google finds a far better answer.

    If its broken, then it ~might~ be fixed in the next major release of windoze, but then again they will break something else.

    Sorry, Mac/Apple is no better.  I was on the support line with them yesterday to resolve an issue with iTunesConnect in my Apple iOS account.  Their response?  Oh you have to use Safari on a Mac, we dont support any other platform.  Now thats fine, except the error I was getting was clearly not related to anything on the browser, platform or anything else except their internal system - I was trying to add a user to my developer profile and the error said "That user is already associated with another iTunes account".  So their "solution" to this problem was to inform me that I needed to use Safari on a Mac.

    Oh yes, and this "feature" of Windows 7 is horrible.  Who could possibly think that this UI interaction is useful to the user?  MS really missed the mark on this one.

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-11-21T23:39:30+00:00

    This illustrates the biggest problem with Microsoft. The inability to read and comprehend what the customer is saying.  You totally missed the boat on this one Samhrutha. Apparently you have to read first in order to comprehend and then you can respond intelligently.  Responses like yours are a joke and entirely able to be replicated at will, just ask a question to someone that works at Microsoft and watch.  They always respond with several pages of data that looks like a boilerplate response and it actually addresses not even one of your concerns.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-10-07T19:48:25+00:00

    Excuse me folks, but we are talking about a Windows/PC here. This ain't a Mac and so if you don't like the way it works then tough luck! Support ? Come on give me a break. Just look at the ONE and only response MS gives at the top of this post. Its the old, 'Not My Problem' disease.

    Do you actually get answers from MS here? I usually find using google finds a far better answer.

    If its broken, then it ~might~ be fixed in the next major release of windoze, but then again they will break something else.

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