File List for Computer: How to keep columns auto-sized?

[Jerry]

I see there are ways to define file list column layouts and to remember the autosizing for some general file list views (browse, find, etc) But when viewing the file (drive) list for Computer, the columns always need resizing and I don't see the option in the column context menu for defining a column layout there. Could one be added? I work with many attached drives and my default tab is set to Computer.

Jerry

[admin]

Drive listing has its own style. Tick "Autosize Columns" and you are done.

[Jerry]

Drive listing has its own style. Tick "Autosize Columns" and you are done.

Ok. I see my mistake. I was right-clicking on the far right blank column which gave me the sort menu, instead of the column menu.

[Jerry]

This is still not working for me.
I check Tools > Customize List > Autosize Columns. I then click right on the column context menu and select Define Current Column Layout (for Drives). I save and exit XYplorer, start up and go to the drives list and once again, columns are truncated.

Another related issue is that there doesn't seem to be a way to save a folder view setting for the Drives list. (I guess it would be a folder setting for Computer.) I usually want the drives list to be sorted by descending Free Space.

[admin]

Works fine here.

I then click right on the column context menu and select Define Current Column Layout (for Drives).

Why do you do that?

[Jerry]

Works fine here.

I then click right on the column context menu and select Define Current Column Layout (for Drives).

Why do you do that?

Because I am changing a column property and I thought that was relevant to the column layout definition. There's no way to otherwise save a folder view for the drives list, as I mentioned, correct?

[admin]

Works fine here.

I then click right on the column context menu and select Define Current Column Layout (for Drives).

Why do you do that?

Because I am changing a column property and I thought that was relevant to the column layout definition. There's no way to otherwise save a folder view for the drives list, as I mentioned, correct?

Define Current Column Layout has nothing to do with this (see help).

The drives view is automatically retained. You don't have to do anything.

[Jerry]

The drives view is automatically retained. You don't have to do anything.

Except it doesn't retain auto-size on my system or remember sorting.

[admin]

Hm. There must be something very special about your system.

[Jerry]

Hm. There must be something very special about your system.

Maybe having many attached portable and desktop drives with some being added/removed and most going to sleep when inactive? You can't really claim to reproduce the problem if you can't test with a similar setup.

[admin]

Hardly. Can you repro it with a fresh XYplorer?

[Jerry]

I discovered the source of the problem and a workaround. It's occurs in my default tab that also has a home location set to that of Computer. The autosizing and sort column will not be remembered when I go home in that tab. But if I go back to the home location (Computer) in that tab any other way, then the previous settings for the drive list view are retained.

In other words, setting the home location on the default tab to Computer ends up also setting the current folder view settings as well or at least things like autosize, and sort column. So to workaround the problem I just set the autosize and sort column as I want it, and then set the home location again to remember it.

However, I realize now that this is happening in other tabs with home zones, as well. I had always assumed that setting the home zone only sets the home location and nothing else. But this is not the case.

[admin]

Yes. Additionally to the path, Home remembers the same kind of settings you can also set in Folder View Settings.