Context Menu: Unpack Folder

[j_c_hallgren]

Remove Folder Level

Of your ideas, this is the only one that clicked with me as possible as it's simple but clear.

[Nighted]

Remove Folder Level

Of your ideas, this is the only one that clicked with me as possible as it's simple but clear.

I like that too. I was thinking Strip Folder...there is something exciting about it....

[admin]

Thanks, but I still find all suggestions a bit difficult. I think it needs more time. I will now turn to other things.

[xsxxxx]

First, I don't think this function will only be used after extracting an archive.
I often need move files from a folder to another place, andthan delete this folder. Now, I used to delete it manually. IF could delete it automatically, two steps will be saved at least. So I think this function is usefull.

About the name, how about "break up folder"(or just "break folder")?

In my wishes, it could be:
1. an entry of context menu of a folder.
2. an entry of context menu within a folder' empty space (background menu).
3. an option "delete folder if it is empty after an move operation" in setting, for "move up", "move to"..and other move operations. And maybe need a hotkey to use or temporary disable this function (such as "shift+move to" to use or )

My English is not good, hope I'v said clearly.
Think You!

[admin]

I rethought this and now I think the function is a touch too complex overall with a touch too many possible complications and unwanted side-effects. So, it's not on my list for now, sorry.

What I would add though is an addition to the white-space right-click context menu of an empty folder: new command "Delete this folder". That would help a bit in the "Unpack Folder" case, and also in many other cases.

[Papoulka]

I really need the ability to move all of a folder's contents to a parent, and then delete the empty folder. This is for the same reason others have: I always extract archives to subfolders, but those are really temporary.

In the meantime I wrote this script which I have attached to a button marked "Raise". No guarantees on it and IT IS NOT FOR USE IN BRANCH VIEW. I use this a lot. Here it is in case it helps anyone else:

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//Moves the current folder's contents to its parent folder, then deletes the now-empty current folder
msg "Move all to parent & del folder?", 1;
 focus "L";
 selfilter "*";
 moveto "..";
 focus "T";
 $fsizes = foldersize(, "<d>|<f>|<r>", 1);
 $focount = gettoken($fsizes,1,"|");
 $ficount = gettoken($fsizes,2,"|");
 $bycount = gettoken($fsizes,3,"|");
 $totcount = $focount + $ficount + $bycount;
 if ($totcount == 0) {
  delete 1, 0, ":tree";
 }