How do I stop Windows Explorer opening folders automatically

July 16th, 2008 Paul Wallbank Posted in Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows XP | 1 Comment »

 I file a lot of my emails using Folders and sub-folders. When I file something all the sub-folders open up. Is there any way of stopping this?

This is called auto expanding and it irritates a lot of people. To disable it click Start then Run and type Control Panel. In the Control Panel double click on Folder Options.

Select the View tab and in the Advanced Settings box take the tick off Display Simple folder view in Explorers folder list and click OK.


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    One Response to “How do I stop Windows Explorer opening folders automatically”

    1. Brian Lutman Says:
      July 28th, 2008 at 11:20 am

      Hi Paul,

      Thanks for the response. I did as you suggested but some of my
      bigger folders still open their sub-folders?? Do you have any more idea?

      Cheers,

      Brian

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