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Hi! I can't make good use of the tree when the panel is rather narrow. I think it would be very helpful to be able to limit the number of upper levels displayed, e.g.: for level = 0 the tree only contains the curpath siblings.

Try View / Mini Tree

Just for fun run this through the address bar: loadtree <curpath>;

This is the opposite of what I meant: it hides the siblings, but shows the whole tree starting from This PC.
My proposal was a tree that limits the upper levels to a configurable number (because I always have to scroll right to make use of the tree) and also shows the children of the current path.

Edit: sorry, I should have posted this under "Wishes" instead.

Can you make a mockup screenshot of what you mean?

Sure! I've attached pictures with how my normal/minimized tree looks enclosed in a small area, and how I wished it would look.
For example, I have a folder C:\Users\OneDrive\Docs\ which contains documents organized in other folders, per topic.
When I'm browsing the Docs folder I do not need my tree to show the paths starting from C:\, because they are not related in any way.
I would like to be able to limit the tree to only the other folders in OneDrive (siblings) and the folders in Docs (children).
Edit: this is just a proposal, I manage just fine without the tree (by using the breadcrumb bar)

If I understand you correctly, you could achieve this simply by moving the node in question to the upper left corner using the scrollbars.

by moving the node in question to the upper left corner

Won't work with a normal tree, if you open a subfolder with enough entries that exceed the vertical space of the tree the root node will jump out of sight

@OP
The only possible way atm would be to put a link of your root dropbox folder into the "Computer\Links" folder and browse it from there
You can just drag and drop it^^

Required: Configuration | General | Tree and List | Items in Tree and List | Select Items... - [x] Links

Thanks! Actually I can manage without the tree, by using the breadcrumb bar.
But I wish it also showed arrows also for folders in the dropdown list that appears when you click a triangle in the breadcrumb bar.

admin wrote: ↑24 Apr 2024 18:27 Just for fun run this through the address bar: loadtree <curpath>;

Using 25.90 on Win10.

In the interest of experimenting, I ran this through the address bar and now some (not all) root directories in the tree do not show -all- the directories. For example, My D:\ drive has 22 directories under the root, but only one is showing in the tree. If it matters, the one that's showing is a "favorite." But some of the other drives have one or two (or none) favorite directories and all of the directories appear in the tree.

I have tried View > Reset Tree and that doesn't bring them all back.

I want to undo loadtree <curpath>;

Thanks.

Uncheck Mini Tree.

Thanks Don. I guess I didn't realize the mini-tree gets enabled when using loadtree <curpath>;