Windows 10: Tweaking File Manager Columns in WIN 10

Discus and support Tweaking File Manager Columns in WIN 10 in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; I find myself too often adding an Attributes column and then moving it to the leftmost column location within File Manager. Is it possible to tweak... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by VinceB, May 5, 2017.

  1. VinceB Win User

    Tweaking File Manager Columns in WIN 10


    I find myself too often adding an Attributes column and then moving it to the leftmost column location within File Manager.

    Is it possible to tweak File Manager such that an Attributes column is always included and appears as the leftmost column within File Manager ? I would like to have this tweaked as a default setting, if possible?

    Regards,
    .


    :)
     
    VinceB, May 5, 2017
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  2. Windows Explorer 10

    Right-click on the column headers and uncheck the one you want to remove.
    BTW, it's File Explorer in Win 10...
     
    JohnSmith531, May 5, 2017
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    ZigZag3143 (MS -MVP), May 5, 2017
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  4. WOT
    WOT Win User

    Tweaking File Manager Columns in WIN 10

    Once you have set up a specific view to your preference, stay on that modified view
    (at the top of that view) Select View> Options> View Tab> and click "Apply to All Folders"

    Note: This will not change the default view for Documents, Music, Pictures and/or Videos

    Hope this helps,

    regards,
     
  5. Edwin New Member
    Actually, it does!!! But, only for Quick Access items
    I've just discovered, if you apply a viewing type to all folders, 'Apply to Folders'/Yes/Apply/OK, it changes to that view for all folders pinned to Quick Access.


    Tweaking File Manager Columns in WIN 10 [​IMG]
     
    Edwin, May 5, 2017
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  6. WOT
    WOT Win User
    Good find Edwin. I would have never made that discovery because I do not ever use Quick Access.
     
  7. Edwin New Member
    Weird thing is, it's gotta be new to this Build, because I could never accomplish that before!
     
    Edwin, May 5, 2017
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  8. VinceB Win User

    Tweaking File Manager Columns in WIN 10

    Thank you, WOT. Got it working now.

    Found that I needed to left-click on View|Options and then select View tab, Apply to Folders, to apply to all folders of this type.
     
    VinceB, May 5, 2017
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  9. WOT
    WOT Win User
    Glad you got it sorted from the suggestions provided.

    Cheers,
     
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