ShellFolderFix - Manage folder window positions/size

What if you actually position the windows vs. using Windows split screen to position them? I don't know that the split screen is seen as a window position vs. a temporary Windows screen function.

Even with the old Windows that "correctly" remembered windows positions, I don't think they'd be remembered if you shut down from a split screen mode. They'd open up again in their last individually remembered position. (Possibly reset to the default because it was in a split screen mode when shut down.)

Hmm, not sure if split screen is a feature of windows 7, but what I meant was I just open up new windows and then just flick it to the left and right, and it just auto snaps into place taking up half the screen.

I think i tried just moving them into place too, but same results, but I'll try again.

On my system says "Cannot read environment variable APPDATA" and stops. I tried both ShellFolderFixUI.exe and the 64bit named version. I have W7 Pro.

Hi herthh,

You're describing a Windows issue, not a SFF issue. Take a look at the Microsoft link below or just search for something like "Cannot read environment variable APPDATA" to find other solutions.


https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...ication-folder

PeteMc said:

Hi herthh,

You're describing a Windows issue, not a SFF issue. Take a look at the Microsoft link below or just search for something like "Cannot read environment variable APPDATA" to find other solutions.


https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...ication-folder

Indeed, I looked up than setting on another system and set APPDATA manually, what led to a successful installation. However, the application did not fixed my issue, what is that a selected column (e.g. by Date) is being forgotten. However every directory can have its own setting of layout (e.g. Tiles or Details) and they will be individually preserved.

I suspect something got damaged in the registry. Windows rely too much on thousands of registry settings, instead of simply having the functionality directly coded. The antipodal to the KISS principle: keep it simple, stupid. It will not be easy to identify the issue.

Hello,

does anybody know if an update is foreseen?

On my windows 10 it does not work reliable on two monitors with different user scaling due to dpi levels (Win 1709).
The first time i call it, it works, but after some interactions with the windows or other windows the window-workspace stored in Shellfolderfix suddenly do open in different sizes as saved.

I disabled aero snap as potential root cause but it was not the cause.

On a single monitor it works as expected.

I wonder why tehre is really NO application out there which can save pre-definded workspaces (after a two day recherche) including explorer windows and program windows. There are only 80% solutions...

Is there any programmer out there? I will make the marketing and the sales and we could be partners

brg
hub2000

SFF used to work fine (mostly) on my Win10Pro machine, but as of a week or so ago, it doesn't work for Excel. Any ideas?

SFF used to work fine (mostly) on my Win10Pro machine, but as of a week or so ago, it doesn't work for Excel. Any ideas?

As far as I understand, SFF was never supposed to work with programs other than Explorer (folder windows). If it worked for Excel, then it looks like it was something else, not SFF.

Hello. I've found a small bug in ShellFolderFix 1.1.5 (x64, version with installer). The program was installed in "Program Files" folder (that is right), but when I checked the option "Start automatically on logon", the program added itself in autostart with a wrong path - "Program Files (x86)" folder. So, I have to edit the path to its executable in autostart manually to get it launched automatically.

P.S.: Sorry, if this issue was reported already.