Solved How do I manually create shortcut to open folder in Library view?

ImpetuousRacer · Dec 15, 2011

I have a folder in my "Documents Library" that is nested as a subfolder in "My Documents"

The reason I want to be able open in library view is because then I have the option in the upper right to "Arrange By" tag's.

If I right click in the left pane and under the documents view and select the folder and use Send to: Desktop (Shortcut) it works just as I need. HOWEVER, I need to create this shortcut for multiple users.

I would like to create a shortcut that uses environmental variables.
When going to the properties of the standard shortcut and the library shortcut to that same folder, everything looks identical (Except file size).

Thanks for the help on this!

Brink · Dec 15, 2011

Hello ImpetuousRacer,

You could use the paths below to create a shortcut for each library that can be used in any user account.

%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\Documents.library-ms

%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\Music.library-ms

%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\Pictures.library-ms

%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\Videos.library-ms

When you are finished creating the shortcuts, make sure that the Start in field is empty in the Shortcut tab in the properties page so that the shortcut will not be user specific.

I'll create tutorials on these shortly tonight, and post back with links to them when finished to make it easier for you to just download them if you like.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Brink · Dec 16, 2011

Ok, here are the tutorials.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/202876-documents-library-create-shortcut-windows-7-a.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/202877-music-library-create-shortcut-windows-7-a.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/202878-pictures-library-create-shortcut-windows-7-a.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/202879-videos-library-create-shortcut-windows-7-a.html

kado897 · Dec 16, 2011

Just open the library. right click on the folder and chose Send To->Desktop (create short cut).

Brink · Dec 16, 2011

Hello Keith,

That would work if done per user account since they can only be used in the specific user account that they were created in. The one's above use variables so that they could be used in any user account to make them easier to use.

kado897 · Dec 16, 2011

I agree Shawn but the original question was how to create a shortcut to a folder in a library that opened in library view not how to create a shortcut to a library. That was the closest I could get.

ImpetuousRacer · Dec 16, 2011

I need to open a folder with in the document library, not the library itself..
Example: C:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\New Folder

So Brink's solution works great for a library itself, but not sure how to get it to open a folder within the library.

I've already used kado897's solution to do exactly what I need. HOWEVER, I'm looking to be able to create a shortcut that I could send to multiple users that would open this same folder in the library view.

Hope that clarifies some things. Thanks for the help.

kado897 · Dec 16, 2011

I've already used kado897's solution to do exactly what I need. HOWEVER, I'm looking to be able to create a shortcut that I could send to multiple users that would open this same folder in the library view.

Yes I saw that after I had made the post.

Brink · Dec 16, 2011

I'm not sure that it's possible to directly open a included library folder in library view like that to be used for all users.

If your included folder is in a C:\Users\Public folder (or in a folder that all users have access to), then you could try using Send To -> Desktop (create shortcut) to create a shortcut of it while in the Documents library to have it open in library view for all users like Kado (Keith) posted below.

kado897 · Dec 16, 2011

Brink said:
I'm not sure that it's possible to directly open a included library folder in library view like that. Trying to do so only opens them to their original locations instead. Having a shortcut that opens the library itself was the only workaround that I could find.

It does actually work if you create the shortcut from within the library even if it gives the actual path in the link.

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ImpetuousRacer · Dec 16, 2011

kado897 said:
Brink said:

I'm not sure that it's possible to directly open a included library folder in library view like that. Trying to do so only opens them to their original locations instead. Having a shortcut that opens the library itself was the only workaround that I could find.

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It does actually work if you create the shortcut from within the library even if it gives the actual path in the link.

View attachment 188553.

I'm not disputing that works. But if I take that shortcut and send it to someone, will that work? I dont believe so.

Brink · Dec 16, 2011

Only if the included folder is in a C:\Users\Public folder (or in a folder that all users have access to), then you could use Send To -> Desktop (create shortcut) to create a shortcut of it while in the Documents library to have it open in library view for all users like Kado (Keith) posted.

I tested this using the included Sample Pictures folder (C:\Users\Public\Public Pictures) in the Pictures library from my account, and copied the shortcut to a standard user account. It still opened it to the library view.

ImpetuousRacer · Dec 16, 2011

Ok, That helps me out. Thanks for all the responses!

Brink · Dec 16, 2011

You're most welcome. I'm glad that we were able to help.

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