7068 - Free arangement of files

[TheVinesKid]

So, I'm noticing that I can't arrange my files/folders how I want; like in Vista when you drag a file/folder the black indicator shows up so you can freely arrange the files any way you want.

Is that not aloud on 7068? or is it off by default?
It's rather annoying... any help?

 

[TheVinesKid]

anyone got any info? please?

 

[swarfega]

Its working for me. Did you do an upgrade install?

 

[RST101]

Works for me also!

 

[TheVinesKid]

Its working for me. Did you do an upgrade install?

Nope, a complete install on a clean drive.

 

[napilopez]

Actually, I can't do this either. It just never really bothered me because I always organize my files by name, size, type or date modified anyways. I haven't been able to do this in any build of seven as far as I can recall. Is this your first install of Windows 7, Vines?

 

[TheVinesKid]

Actually, I can't do this either. It just never really bothered me because I always organize my files by name, size, type or date modified anyways. I haven't been able to do this in any build of seven as far as I can recall. Is this your first install of Windows 7, Vines?

No, I've used many builds of 7 since the first leak. I've maybe only not used 1 of them and it was an old old one.
Anyways, this is the first time I've actually installed it to be my main OS, rather than something to just mess around with and see the new features and whatnot. So I've never had files to mess with before.

I just tried reinstalling 7068 4 times, it still never worked. I even burned a new disc. This is very bothersome to me. I arranged stuff like this all the time...I need it.

 

[TheVinesKid]

-hoping for help before he turns in for the night-
hehe, sorry for bumping my own thread, if I'm not supposed to.

 

[TheVinesKid]

I've been looking around at the folder options, and searching the registry for some possilbe key that could be turned off.
There has to be some option somewhere, it doesn't make sense that it would work for some and not for others.

Anyone have any info on this at all? I'm getting desperate. e___e

 

[TheVinesKid]

Come on, is this happeneing to anyone else at least?
Someone want to help me search the options/registry for an answer?

 

[Mark]

If your talking about auto arrange and snap to grid, you can only toggle those options on the desktop and not in folders, unlike Vista which did allow for those options, another thing that is not available is for folders to have individual window sizes and instead if you resize one it will do the same for all the others, again unlike Vista which allowed you to have different size windows for all folders.

 

[TheVinesKid]

If your talking about auto arrange and snap to grid, you can only toggle those options on the desktop and not in folders, unlike Vista which did allow for those options, another thing that is not available is for folders to have individual window sizes and instead if you resize one it will do the same for all the others, again unlike Vista which allowed you to have different size windows for all folders.

Nah, that's not what I mean. I'll try to better explain it.
Alright, I see you use Vista too, so do this: Open up a window, any window, like program files or your pictures folder. Click down on any item and drag it around in that window. See the black indicator line that appears when it's inbetween two items, so you know that you'll be dropping it inbetween them and not in one of the folders?

That's what's missing. Not only that, but the abbility to move the files around in the same folder.
I also noticed today that if you right-click and drag (within th same window) and try to drop it, the "Move Here" option isn't there, like it is on vista.

 

[Mark]

OK I see what you mean, no mine doesn't give you the line either, although I do have the move here option in the context menu but I think that was from a registry tweak that someone posted on the forum, have a look through these to see what might help you but its a good idea to make a backup of the registry before you make any changes.

 

[TheVinesKid]

I found that reg tweak earlier, but never installed it b/c it says that it's the "Move To" so I didn't figure it would work.
Give me a sec to turn on my 7 machine and test it too see if it'll do what I need...

 

[TheVinesKid]

nope =\ that's not it. I didn't think so.
But, I did notice that (before I installed the reg tweak) in the list and details mode I have the "move here" option, but it doesn't work. It does nothing.

From your screen shot it looked like you were moving it into that folder.
Just so nothing is misconstrued, I want to say move the "SEXY GIRLS" folder (lol) to the bottom of that list, say under your "b6c7fb14aa" file.
That's what I mean by "free arrangement" =]

 

[TheVinesKid]

I just tried on build 7000 that I have installed on a different drive, and it still doesn't work...
I'll be trying build 68somethin later today, I'm going to bed now, but I'll report back the the actual build number (too tired to remember atm) and the results

 

[Mark]

I was trying this on build 7068 and you can't do it on this build either, I think you may be out of luck unless Microsoft decide to include it in latter builds, I think they need to because I'm sure there are allot of people that want to do the same thing, if you still have the send feedback enabled on that build I would make the most of it because they have removed that in the builds since 7048.

 

[TheVinesKid]

I was trying this on build 7068 and you can't do it on this build either, I think you may be out of luck unless Microsoft decide to include it in latter builds, I think they need to because I'm sure there are allot of people that want to do the same thing, if you still have the send feedback enabled on that build I would make the most of it because they have removed that in the builds since 7048.

I'd love to send them the feedback for that, I'm just not quite sure how to phrase it.
Any suggustions?

 

[Mark]

Well it's basically Auto arrange that's enabled by default that is stopping you from moving things where you want so you would have mention that in some way, really what you want is for it to behave the same way it would if it were arranged on the desktop.

 

[Dzomlija]

I've been reading this thread, and would like to provide my own views on the subject of the "I-bar", and wish to ask a question:

When in Windows Explorer, are you using the one of the Libraries views, or one of the "Computer" views?