XYplorer Beta Club

I am new and am learning the many features.

As best, I can tell there is no hoist

In other words, the tree disappears except for the focused branch that is “hoisted” to the top

The mini tree is great. This is different and I think would be useful

Never heard the term "hoist" used in this context but I think you want this setting:

Configuration | General | Tree and List | Tree | Auto-optimize tree

If you started using XY prior to version v19.40.0004 you may also need to set the below tweak to get it to do what I think you are describing (or as close as is possible currently).
for instructions on how to tweak:
https://www.xyplorer.com/faq-topic.php?id=tweak

Hoist is a word used in connection with mindmaps where one node is made the “home” node with it and its children shown but no siblings or parents (or there descendants) shown.

This allows focus on a single branch without distraction of other branches, etc.

I will investigate further the auto optimize but I think that is something different

Why is the mini tree different? Load only the folders into it that you want and lock it afterwards?

1) mini tree shows the folders actually used recently not all the folders in the branch

2) mini tree shows some ancestors and siblings

I agree they are similar and overlap in usefulness

What I am getting at is treating a branch like a normal tree except everything else s ghosted and the parent folder chosen as the hoisted folder s like the root.

One example s the desktop is treated like the root s the other user, Windows, etc folders are ghosted

In this example, one is interested in the desktop and child folders but totally uninterested in the rest of the tree

A locked mini tree shows exactly what I load into it (via scripting).

The thing that is not possible is to define an arbitrary folder as the root (and not the drive / network path)
Which doesn't mean that this is impossible. Maybe not in the way you'd like to see it but as a local drive
letter which is the root for a branch that can be as deep (and from anywhere) as necessary.
E.g. "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Desktop
could be displayed
as: "<some drive letter>:\"

Look at the subst command of your Windows OS...

Thanks.

I do think accomplishing this on any folder with the click of a button or right click would be good.

By the way, I am very happy with this software it provides me immense benefits

This is already possible...

Put it on a user defined button like this: Download the attached script and put it in your XY script folder.
Remove the "_vx.x" at the end (the version information) from the file name afterwards.

On left click it will load the current selected folder or if no folder is selected
the current path as a locked mini tree and before it is doing this you can select
which subfolders you want to display On right click it lets you remove existing substituted drive letters...

Thank you.

I was going to point out that if your icon resides at data/icons then <xydata>/ is unnecessary, then I looked at some of my own stuff and it's still there....so I grep'd all my scripts.