Viewing the Folders List
Windows Vista offers a useful feature for managing files and folders, called the Folders list. The Folders list displays the window in two panes, or frames, which allows you to view information from two different locations. The left pane of the Folders list displays the file hierarchy of all the drives and folders on the computer, and the right pane displays the contents of the selected drive or folder. This arrangement enables you to view the file hierarchy of your computer and the contents of a folder simultaneously making it easy to copy, move, delete, and rename files and folders. Using the non filled arrow and the filled arrow to the left of an icon in the Folders list allows you to display different levels of the drives and folders on your computer without opening and displaying the contents of each folder.
View the Folders List
Open any folder window.
In the Navigation pane, click the Folders link.
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Press the Windows key+E to open the Computer window with the Folders list.
Perform the commands you want to display folder structure and contents:
- To show the file and folder structure, click the non filled arrow.
- To hide the file and folder structure, click the filled arrow.
- To display the contents of a folder, click the folder icon.
- To show the file and folder structure, click the non filled arrow.
In the Navigation pane, click the Folders link again to close the Folders list.
Did You Know?You can quickly determine if a folder contains folders. When an arrow doesn’t appear next to an icon in the Folders list, the item has no folders in it. |