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    How to: Backup and Restore Folder View Settings in Windows 10

    How to Backup and Restore Folder View Settings in Windows 10

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    Information In Windows, you can change the layout view of the content of your folders to how you like.

    This tutorial will show you how to backup and restore folder view settings for any account in Windows 10.



    Here's How:

    1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .bat file below.
    Backup_and_Restore_Folder_View_Settings_Tool.bat

    Download


    Backup and Restore Folder View Settings in Windows 10 [​IMG]
    Note This .bat file will only apply a backup and restore for the current account.

    This below is the contents of this .bat file for reference:

    Code:
    2. Save the .bat file to your desktop.

    3. Unblock the .bat file.

    4. Run the .bat file.

    5. Do what you would like to do in the Backup and Restore Folder View Settings Tool. (see screenshots below)

    Backup and Restore Folder View Settings in Windows 10 [​IMG]
    Note BACKUP:
    When you create a backup of your folder view settings, a Folder View Settings Backup folder will be saved to your desktop containing the exported .reg files from the registry for your folder view settings. You can save this folder where you like for safe keeping.

    RESTORE:
    When you wish to restore a back up of your folder view settings, you will need to first have the Folder View Settings Backup folder on your desktop with this exact same name to do so.




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    Backup and Restore Folder View Settings in Windows 10 [​IMG]





    That's it,
    Shawn


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    Ahmmad Hegazy, Nov 7, 2016
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  2. Tryx3 Win User
    Tryx3, Nov 7, 2016
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  3. Tryx3 Win User
    Tryx3, Nov 7, 2016
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  4. Brink
    Brink New Member

    Backup and Restore Folder View Settings in Windows 10

    Hello Ahmmad, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

    It will only restore the folder views to how they were when backed up. It will not rename or create folders.
     
    Brink, Nov 7, 2016
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  5. Thank U Brink for your quick reply *Smile
    I see, but I mean now i must make clean install of windows 10 , and I ll re install a new one , i ll not change any folder name .
    i mean that if i restore this back up after clean installation of windows it ll return back the folders sorts and views i made before ?
     
    Ahmmad Hegazy, Nov 7, 2016
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  6. Brink
    Brink New Member
    The backup will only be able to restore the folder views of the folders that exist now and were included in the backup.

    If the folders are not the same, then their folder views will not be restored since they were not included in the backup.
     
    Brink, Nov 7, 2016
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  7. I cant believe it , *Biggrin*Biggrin*Biggrin really after clean installation of windows ? oh my god
    thank alot Brink , u r really a genius
     
    Ahmmad Hegazy, Nov 7, 2016
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  8. WaterCat Win User

    Backup and Restore Folder View Settings in Windows 10

    This sounded like the solution to my disappearing settings on my Acer laptop -Other laptops don't have this problem. After removing "Type" and ordering name, date, size for "General Items"and "Documents", I ran the restore operation. The next day after waking/rebooting it's back to the original settings - but the Restore function does not change it back. First, why can't Windows remember these settings, and why does your batch program not work on my system?
    Acer Aspire SW3-013 Notebook ~~ drive C: 32GB SSD ~~ drive D: 64GB SD card
    Windows 10 Home 32-bit v1607 b14393.479
     
    WaterCat, Dec 20, 2016
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  9. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Hello WaterCat, *Smile

    When you tried to restore your backed up folder view settings, did you do this below first? Just have to verify.

     
    Brink, Dec 20, 2016
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  10. WaterCat Win User
    I moved the folder Folder View Settings Backup to D:\Tools\Folder View Settings Backup and edited the script (example below). When Explorer exits, the screen blanks, but it does not restart (running the command from a command prompt works fine.)
    set FFF=D:\TOOLS
    ...
    IF EXIST "%FFF%\Folder View Settings Backup" goto :response1
    ...
    REG IMPORT "%FFF%\Folder View Settings Backup\HKCU_Software_Microsoft_Windows_Shell_BagMRU.reg"
     
    WaterCat, Dec 20, 2016
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  11. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Yeah, it would be best to copy the folder to your desktop, and use the .bat as is to avoid potential issues like this.
     
    Brink, Dec 20, 2016
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  12. WaterCat Win User
    I'm amazed to report that after a sleep cycle and unrelated driver updates and reboots, the folder views appears to be holding! A Windows mystery that solved itself? Maybe I won't need the script!
     
    WaterCat, Dec 21, 2016
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  13. Backup and Restore Folder View Settings in Windows 10

    i'm assuming after a clean install of 10 for this to work properly if i have say movies on h then before i run this if movies is f i need to change it to h, so on and so fourth, right? i just don't see it searching the system for the various folders.
     
    ChaChaLaBoom, Apr 29, 2017
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  14. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Hello ChaChaLaBoom, *Smile

    That's correct. If the the paths are not the same as they were in the backup, then those wouldn't be applied.
     
    Brink, Apr 29, 2017
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  15. might want to clarify that in the first post, cause some aren't going to realize that.
     
    ChaChaLaBoom, Apr 29, 2017
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