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Automatically Keep Tree Up To Date and Expanded

Posted: 10 Apr 2026 22:19
by WhiteBird00
Hi,

I have spent a couple of hours browsing through this forum looking for an answer to this issue without any luck.

How can I configure XYplorer to automatically refresh the left panel tree and show all folders when drives are expanded? I think I've found the setting that does this for local disks, but no combination of settings seems to do the same for network drives. My only solution seems to be to use the Reset Tree option which I have reassigned to F4 for convenience. Basically, I would like to have the tree be updated similar to the way the Reset Tree option works, but automatically after any changes. The way it currently expands only the folder I'm working in is essentially useless when I want to copy (drag and drop) anything to a different folder (not expanded in the tree) on the drive.

This is the one issue with XYplorer that keeps me using Directory Opus and even my old (but functional) Powerdesk Pro... they both handle the tree as would be expected. I keep trying XYplorer after every update in hopes that this issue would be resolved, but without any luck. Now I'm hoping that this is a configuration option that I just haven't found rather than something similar to the refusal of the developer to deal with ZIP files as folders like EVERY other file manager (worked around that with 7-Zip, so it's not a deal breaker).

Re: Automatically Keep Tree Up To Date and Expanded

Posted: 11 Apr 2026 02:25
by jupe
I mustn't understand what you want because I don't see how Reset Tree could help, but if you think running Reset Tree achieves what you want, you could make that action run automatically every time you change location if you wanted.

Configuration | General | Custom Event Actions >> Changing Locations > After painting the file list
> Run Script == #484;

Re: Automatically Keep Tree Up To Date and Expanded

Posted: 13 Apr 2026 13:29
by eil
Just in case, maybe topic starter has Tools > Configuration > Tree and List > Auto-optimize Tree = enabled.