Inheriting Explorer column selections

I have a music collection stored in a folder tree. I want to select
certain columns to display (artist, length, etc.), which is easy enough,
but I don't want to have to do it for each folder. Is their some way to
have folders inherit the column setting from a parent folder, so I can
just set them once, in the highest order folder?
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Crash

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On Sun, 27 May 2012 09:55:25 -0400, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:

> I have a music collection stored in a folder tree. I want to select
> certain columns to display (artist, length, etc.), which is easy enough,
> but I don't want to have to do it for each folder. Is their some way to
> have folders inherit the column setting from a parent folder, so I can
> just set them once, in the highest order folder?

Off the top of my head: Set other folders like this one.

Hang on, I'll double check...

In Explorer, set up yur folder as you like. click on Organize - Folder
and Search Options, and do more setup.

Now go to the View tab (in the same dialog).

Click the Apply to Folders button.

That should set up similar folders (and only them) the same as the one
you're looking at.

I never do this, so my understanding might be skewed, but others in this
NG have talked about it...

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Gene E. Bloch wrote:
> On Sun, 27 May 2012 09:55:25 -0400, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
>
>> I have a music collection stored in a folder tree. I want to select
>> certain columns to display (artist, length, etc.), which is easy
>> enough, but I don't want to have to do it for each folder. Is their
>> some way to have folders inherit the column setting from a parent
>> folder, so I can just set them once, in the highest order folder?
>
> Off the top of my head: Set other folders like this one.
>
> Hang on, I'll double check...
>
> In Explorer, set up yur folder as you like. click on Organize -
> Folder and Search Options, and do more setup.
>
> Now go to the View tab (in the same dialog).
>
> Click the Apply to Folders button.
>
> That should set up similar folders (and only them) the same as the
> one you're looking at.
>
> I never do this, so my understanding might be skewed, but others in
> this NG have talked about it...

That works. I always thought that applied to all folders, regardless of
type, but in this instance it just applies to music folders. It is not
restricted to a particular tree, however, not that that really matters here.
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Crash

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~ Yogi Berra ~

On Mon, 28 May 2012 22:16:59 -0400, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:

> Gene E. Bloch wrote:
>> On Sun, 27 May 2012 09:55:25 -0400, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
>>
>>> I have a music collection stored in a folder tree. I want to select
>>> certain columns to display (artist, length, etc.), which is easy
>>> enough, but I don't want to have to do it for each folder. Is their
>>> some way to have folders inherit the column setting from a parent
>>> folder, so I can just set them once, in the highest order folder?
>>
>> Off the top of my head: Set other folders like this one.
>>
>> Hang on, I'll double check...
>>
>> In Explorer, set up yur folder as you like. click on Organize -
>> Folder and Search Options, and do more setup.
>>
>> Now go to the View tab (in the same dialog).
>>
>> Click the Apply to Folders button.
>>
>> That should set up similar folders (and only them) the same as the
>> one you're looking at.
>>
>> I never do this, so my understanding might be skewed, but others in
>> this NG have talked about it...
>
> That works. I always thought that applied to all folders, regardless of
> type, but in this instance it just applies to music folders. It is not
> restricted to a particular tree, however, not that that really matters here.

Yes. The dialog certainly seems to imply that you are making a change to
all folders, and the only reason I knew otherwise (that you are changing
folders of this type) is that I read this newsgroup :-)

The better phrased version in earlier Windows makes it clear (as I used
to read it, anyway) that it applies to all files of a particular type,
not just in the current branch of the directory tree.

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Gene E. Bloch wrote:
> On Mon, 28 May 2012 22:16:59 -0400, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
>
>> Gene E. Bloch wrote:
>>> On Sun, 27 May 2012 09:55:25 -0400, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have a music collection stored in a folder tree. I want to
>>>> select certain columns to display (artist, length, etc.), which
>>>> is easy enough, but I don't want to have to do it for each
>>>> folder. Is their some way to have folders inherit the column
>>>> setting from a parent folder, so I can just set them once, in
>>>> the highest order folder?
>>> Off the top of my head: Set other folders like this one.
>>>
>>> Hang on, I'll double check...
>>>
>>> In Explorer, set up yur folder as you like. click on Organize -
>>> Folder and Search Options, and do more setup.
>>>
>>> Now go to the View tab (in the same dialog).
>>>
>>> Click the Apply to Folders button.
>>>
>>> That should set up similar folders (and only them) the same as
>>> the one you're looking at.
>>>
>>> I never do this, so my understanding might be skewed, but others
>>> in this NG have talked about it...
>> That works. I always thought that applied to all folders,
>> regardless of type, but in this instance it just applies to music
>> folders. It is not restricted to a particular tree, however, not
>> that that really matters here.
>
> Yes. The dialog certainly seems to imply that you are making a change
> to all folders, and the only reason I knew otherwise (that you are
> changing folders of this type) is that I read this newsgroup :-)
>
> The better phrased version in earlier Windows makes it clear (as I
> used to read it, anyway) that it applies to all files of a particular
> type, not just in the current branch of the directory tree.

The idea of folder "types" never sank in. I'm stuck in real mode. I
still call them directories. :-)
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Crash

"Never say you're sorry. It's a sign of weakness."
~ Leroy Jethro Gibbs ~

On Tue, 29 May 2012 06:52:14 -0400, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:

> Gene E. Bloch wrote:
>> On Mon, 28 May 2012 22:16:59 -0400, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
>>
>>> Gene E. Bloch wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 27 May 2012 09:55:25 -0400, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have a music collection stored in a folder tree. I want to
>>>>> select certain columns to display (artist, length, etc.), which
>>>>> is easy enough, but I don't want to have to do it for each
>>>>> folder. Is their some way to have folders inherit the column
>>>>> setting from a parent folder, so I can just set them once, in
>>>>> the highest order folder?
>>>> Off the top of my head: Set other folders like this one.
>>>>
>>>> Hang on, I'll double check...
>>>>
>>>> In Explorer, set up yur folder as you like. click on Organize -
>>>> Folder and Search Options, and do more setup.
>>>>
>>>> Now go to the View tab (in the same dialog).
>>>>
>>>> Click the Apply to Folders button.
>>>>
>>>> That should set up similar folders (and only them) the same as
>>>> the one you're looking at.
>>>>
>>>> I never do this, so my understanding might be skewed, but others
>>>> in this NG have talked about it...
>>> That works. I always thought that applied to all folders,
>>> regardless of type, but in this instance it just applies to music
>>> folders. It is not restricted to a particular tree, however, not
>>> that that really matters here.
>>
>> Yes. The dialog certainly seems to imply that you are making a change
>> to all folders, and the only reason I knew otherwise (that you are
>> changing folders of this type) is that I read this newsgroup :-)
>>
>> The better phrased version in earlier Windows makes it clear (as I
>> used to read it, anyway) that it applies to all files of a particular
>> type, not just in the current branch of the directory tree.
>
> The idea of folder "types" never sank in. I'm stuck in real mode. I
> still call them directories. :-)

Folder type is pretty elusive.

I think Windows just is aware of the information in a folder, and so any
folder with all video files, as one example, is a video folder.

The use of synonyms for directory has no impact in this area :-)

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Gene E. Bloch wrote:
> On Tue, 29 May 2012 06:52:14 -0400, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
>
>> Gene E. Bloch wrote:
>>> On Mon, 28 May 2012 22:16:59 -0400, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
>>>
>>>> Gene E. Bloch wrote:
>>>>> On Sun, 27 May 2012 09:55:25 -0400, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a music collection stored in a folder tree. I want
>>>>>> to select certain columns to display (artist, length,
>>>>>> etc.), which is easy enough, but I don't want to have to do
>>>>>> it for each folder. Is their some way to have folders
>>>>>> inherit the column setting from a parent folder, so I can
>>>>>> just set them once, in the highest order folder?
>>>>> Off the top of my head: Set other folders like this one.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hang on, I'll double check...
>>>>>
>>>>> In Explorer, set up yur folder as you like. click on Organize
>>>>> - Folder and Search Options, and do more setup.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now go to the View tab (in the same dialog).
>>>>>
>>>>> Click the Apply to Folders button.
>>>>>
>>>>> That should set up similar folders (and only them) the same
>>>>> as the one you're looking at.
>>>>>
>>>>> I never do this, so my understanding might be skewed, but
>>>>> others in this NG have talked about it...
>>>> That works. I always thought that applied to all folders,
>>>> regardless of type, but in this instance it just applies to
>>>> music folders. It is not restricted to a particular tree,
>>>> however, not that that really matters here.
>>> Yes. The dialog certainly seems to imply that you are making a
>>> change to all folders, and the only reason I knew otherwise (that
>>> you are changing folders of this type) is that I read this
>>> newsgroup :-)
>>>
>>> The better phrased version in earlier Windows makes it clear (as
>>> I used to read it, anyway) that it applies to all files of a
>>> particular type, not just in the current branch of the directory
>>> tree.
>> The idea of folder "types" never sank in. I'm stuck in real mode. I
>> still call them directories. :-)
>
> Folder type is pretty elusive.
>
> I think Windows just is aware of the information in a folder, and so
> any folder with all video files, as one example, is a video folder.

I discovered that the folder type can be set manually to override whatever
Windows thinks it ought to be: Properties>Customize (tab)>Drop down menu.

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Crash

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On Tue, 29 May 2012 16:00:37 -0400, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:

> Gene E. Bloch wrote:
>> On Tue, 29 May 2012 06:52:14 -0400, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
>>
>>> Gene E. Bloch wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 28 May 2012 22:16:59 -0400, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Gene E. Bloch wrote:
>>>>>> On Sun, 27 May 2012 09:55:25 -0400, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have a music collection stored in a folder tree. I want
>>>>>>> to select certain columns to display (artist, length,
>>>>>>> etc.), which is easy enough, but I don't want to have to do
>>>>>>> it for each folder. Is their some way to have folders
>>>>>>> inherit the column setting from a parent folder, so I can
>>>>>>> just set them once, in the highest order folder?
>>>>>> Off the top of my head: Set other folders like this one.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hang on, I'll double check...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In Explorer, set up yur folder as you like. click on Organize
>>>>>> - Folder and Search Options, and do more setup.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Now go to the View tab (in the same dialog).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Click the Apply to Folders button.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That should set up similar folders (and only them) the same
>>>>>> as the one you're looking at.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I never do this, so my understanding might be skewed, but
>>>>>> others in this NG have talked about it...
>>>>> That works. I always thought that applied to all folders,
>>>>> regardless of type, but in this instance it just applies to
>>>>> music folders. It is not restricted to a particular tree,
>>>>> however, not that that really matters here.
>>>> Yes. The dialog certainly seems to imply that you are making a
>>>> change to all folders, and the only reason I knew otherwise (that
>>>> you are changing folders of this type) is that I read this
>>>> newsgroup :-)
>>>>
>>>> The better phrased version in earlier Windows makes it clear (as
>>>> I used to read it, anyway) that it applies to all files of a
>>>> particular type, not just in the current branch of the directory
>>>> tree.
>>> The idea of folder "types" never sank in. I'm stuck in real mode. I
>>> still call them directories. :-)
>>
>> Folder type is pretty elusive.
>>
>> I think Windows just is aware of the information in a folder, and so
>> any folder with all video files, as one example, is a video folder.
>
> I discovered that the folder type can be set manually to override whatever
> Windows thinks it ought to be: Properties>Customize (tab)>Drop down menu.

Cool. Thanks.

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)