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Collapse and expand categories when grouping / Set Default view
What's the Problem?
- When grouping by any criteria it can get messy with lots of files and clicking in the group name takes to the summary view and that doesnt really add any practical use.
- Applying the same kind of view, order and group to each folder can become very repetitive
Solution/Idea
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It would be helpful to have the option to collapse and expand the groups (like the system explorer does) see attached capture
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Being able to set the actual view preferences as default for all folders: (kind, order, group and collapsed). Would be really good
Alternatives
Default system explorer
Priorities
| Capability | Priority |
|---|---|
| This proposal will allow developers to accomplish W | Must |
| This proposal will allow end users to accomplish X | Should |
| This proposal will allow developers to accomplish Y | Could |
| This proposal will allow end users to accomplish Z | Won't |
Files Version
No response
Windows Version
Windows 11
Comments
For point 2 you can try to turn off "enable individual preferences for folders" under Settings
Seconded. Collapsible groups are a big part of how I use File Explorer normally when I have a complicated set of files.
I would also love this =) It is how I clean up files when I have been rapid-fire working and need to clean up. Thank you!
