Windows 7 - Navigation Pane - Automatically expand to current folder

**Brink**

How to Turn On or Off Expand to Current Folder in Windows 7 Navigation Pane

Information

This will show you how to have automatically expand to current folder turned on or off in the Windows 7 Navigation Pane folder tree when you navigate in Windows Explorer.

EXAMPLE: "Automatically expand to current folder" Turned Off
NOTE: This is the default setting in Windows 7.

EXAMPLE: "Automatically expand to current folder" Turned On

METHOD ONE

Through Navigation Pane

1. Right click on a empty space in the Navigation Pane.

2. To Turn On Automatically Expand to Current Folder -
A) Click on Expand to current folder to check it. (See screenshot below)

3. To Turn Off Automatically Expand to Current Folder -
A) Click on Expand to current folder to uncheck it. (See screenshot above)

METHOD TWO

Through Folder Options

1. Open Folder Options, and click on the General tab. (See screenshot below)

2. To Turn On Automatically Expand to Current Folder -
A) Check the Automatically expand to current folder box. (See screenshot above)

B) Go to step 4.

3. To Turn Off Automatically Expand to Current Folder -
A) Uncheck the Automatically expand to current folder box. (See screenshot below step 2)

4. Click on OK. (See screenshot below step 2)

That's it,
Shawn

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lavecoi · 03-21-2010

It did not work for me. Please help me !

**logicearth** · 03-21-2010

Quote: Originally Posted by lavecoi

It did not work for me. Please help me !

How did it not work?

lavecoi · 03-22-2010

I clicked on folder name and it didnot expand .

**Brink** · 03-22-2010

Hello Lavecoi,

In the Navigation Pane, try clicking on the arrow to the left of the folder, or double clicking on the folder instead to see how that allows it to expand for you.

If you have Expand to current folder checked and click on a folder in the main Windows Explorer window and it does not expand to it in the Navigation Pane, then close and reopen Windows Explorer to see if does afterwards.

Hope this helps,
Shawn