Is there any plan for saving individual folder states automatically?

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spinear
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Is there any plan for saving individual folder states automatically?

Post by spinear »

Hello again.

The 'Save folder view' function is good enough for hammering down a bundle of folders.

However, since it requires manual saving and I don't often open many tabs, I frequently lose track of folder settings.

For example, I usually set up a new project structure each week that evolves daily, and I prefer not to manually save it every time.

It's too many if all goes in the 'Folder view settings'. This spot shall given to the special good boy.



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It would be convenient to automatically save the folder view by creating a 'something.ini' file in AppData, similar to saving a thumbnail but for the folder state.

Accidentally losing the folder state would be acceptable(because this is not the 'save folder view setting'), so a backup isn't necessary. It's like an expendable, large list that only pulls data when needed.

People likely don't prefer creating desktop.ini files in every folder. Soooo.....

Anyway, This is a feature I always cherished when using Windows Explorer.

Thank you for listening! :P

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Re: Is there any plan for saving individual folder states automatically?

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This is deliberately not implemented because it's one of the reasons why FE can become so slow over time.

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Re: Is there any plan for saving individual folder states automatically?

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Wouldn't it be feasible to set a limit of 50 and then overwrite an older list?
The key is to focus on the current working folders rather than maintaining folders from a few months ago.

Well, Anyway. there goes my dream. 😭

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Re: Is there any plan for saving individual folder states automatically?

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spinear wrote: 12 Jan 2025 19:17 Wouldn't it be feasible to set a limit of 50 and then overwrite an older list?
That's actually a good idea.

No time for it now, but the dream is not dead.

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