STOP Vista automatic folder expansion in Win Explorer? jackmccarron <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> 12/26/2008 10:41:04 PM I often want to move files from right pane of Win Expl to a different folder shown in the left pane. However, as I drag the file into the left pane, if I'm not "right on" the folder I want, the folder under the mouse will quickly expand. This "loses my place" and I have to collapse the expanded folder and try again. Frustrating! There is a slight delay before the unwanted folder opens, but not long enough for me to move away from it. Questions: 1. How can I disable the automatic folder expansion in the left pane when the mouse is over it? 2. Can I instead, increase the time delay before the expansion so I have time to move the mouse to the folder I'm really targeting? Seems like I've seen the controls for these but can't seem to find them. Thanks, Jack -- jackmccarron

Re: STOP Vista automatic folder expansion in Win Explorer? "Mark" <mwl[ at ]nospam.com> 12/28/2008 8:55:30 PM I hope you get an answer on the list for this! I've had this problem myself and it's a pain! It seems to be worse now than in the past so I'm wondering if some MS update changed something. I poked around in the options but didn't see anything that looked related to expanding folders. "jackmccarron" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:958954eac8cba08f76e0e275814955e1[ at ]nntp-gateway.com... [Quoted Text] > > I often want to move files from right pane of Win Expl to a different > folder shown in the left pane. However, as I drag the file into the left > pane, if I'm not "right on" the folder I want, the folder under the > mouse will quickly expand. This "loses my place" and I have to collapse > the expanded folder and try again. Frustrating! > > There is a slight delay before the unwanted folder opens, but not long > enough for me to move away from it. > > Questions: > > 1. How can I disable the automatic folder expansion in the left pane > when the mouse is over it? > > 2. Can I instead, increase the time delay before the expansion so I > have time to move the mouse to the folder I'm really targeting? > > Seems like I've seen the controls for these but can't seem to find > them. > > Thanks, > Jack > > > -- > jackmccarron

Re: STOP Vista automatic folder expansion in Win Explorer? "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS[ at ]hotmail.com> 12/29/2008 5:08:10 AM Windows Explorer, down through the years, has always been "just acceptable". It is not really designed for heave file and folder maintenance. That is why there is a proliferation of 3rd party file manager programs to accomplish these tasks. Any of them are more advanced than Windows Explorer. Do yourself a favor and try Total Commander from http://www.ghisler.com/. It is free to try and is fully functional "nagware". It is one of the handful of programs that I have purchased over the years because it is so good. It just gets the job done. Period! I have been using it since version 2. It is now up to version 7.04. I have never had to pay a penny extra for any of the major updates. They are always free after the small initial purchase price. -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "jackmccarron" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:958954eac8cba08f76e0e275814955e1[ at ]nntp-gateway.com... [Quoted Text] > > I often want to move files from right pane of Win Expl to a different > folder shown in the left pane. However, as I drag the file into the left > pane, if I'm not "right on" the folder I want, the folder under the > mouse will quickly expand. This "loses my place" and I have to collapse > the expanded folder and try again. Frustrating! > > There is a slight delay before the unwanted folder opens, but not long > enough for me to move away from it. > > Questions: > > 1. How can I disable the automatic folder expansion in the left pane > when the mouse is over it? > > 2. Can I instead, increase the time delay before the expansion so I > have time to move the mouse to the folder I'm really targeting? > > Seems like I've seen the controls for these but can't seem to find > them. > > Thanks, > Jack > > > -- > jackmccarron