File and Folder Arrangement - Change in Windows Explorer Window

How to Change the File and Folder View Arrangement in Windows 7 Explorer​

   Information

When you open a folder or library in Windows 7, you can change how the files look in the window. This will show you how to change the file and folder view arrangements in that window to be arranged in a List, Details, Tiles, or Content view.

   Note

The Content view option shows some of the content from within the file.

All folders in a library share the same folder view. Any change made below in a library will automatically be applied to all folders in the library.

EXAMPLE: List, Details, Tiles, and Content arrangement view
NOTE: What you see in your window will also depend on what you have the folder template set as.







Here's How: 1. Open the Windows Explorer folder or library window that you wish to change the file and folder arrangement view of.

2. Click on the View menu bar item and select either the List, Details, Tiles, or Content option. (See screenshot below)
OR

3. Click on the Views toolbar button drop down arrow to select either the List, Details, Tiles, or Content option. (See screenshots below)


4. Click on the left half of Views toolbar button to cycle through the different arrangement views until you have the arrangement you want. (See top screenshot above)

OR

5. Click on the Views toolbar button drop down arrow, then move the slider at the left up or down until you have the arrangement view you want. (See screenshots below step 3)
That's it,
Shawn

Related Tutorials

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• How to Back Up and Restore Your Folder View Settings in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8
• How to Change a Folder Template in Windows 7
• How to Set a Default Folder Template for All Folders in Windows 7
• How to Change the Icon Size in a Windows 7 Explorer Window
• How to Change the Group by, Sort by, and Arrange by Folder View in Windows 7 Explorer
• How to "Apply to Folders" a Specific Folder View to All Folders with the Same Folder Template in Windows 7
• How to Reset the Folder View Settings for All Folders with the Same Folder Template in Windows 7
• How to Reset All Folder View Settings to Default in Windows 7
• How to Set a Default Folder View for All Folders in Windows 7
• How to Enable or Disable Numerical Sorting in Windows Explorer
• How to Disable Auto Arrange in Windows 7 Explorer to have Free Sorting
• How to Add, Change, or Remove File Details Properties in Windows 7
• How to Add or Remove Windows Explorer Columns
• How to Change the Width of Columns in Windows Explorer

 

[nonpasaran]

Hi brink,

There is an issue; It must be Tiles (in turkish dosemeler) but now it looking lıke that; (extended tiles)



I don't know how. Any idea?

 

[Brink]

Hello Nonpasaran,

What folder is this for, and what folder template does it have?

 

[nonpasaran]

Hi again,

D:\ root, All folder and General Items selected

 

[Brink]

Using the tutorial below to reset all folder views back to default may fix this for you.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/15692-folder-view-settings-reset-all-default.html
How is the D: drive connected? Is it a synced (offline file)? Did you use any type of folder background patch?

 

[nonpasaran]

"Using the tutorial below to reset all folder views back to default may fix this for you.
Folder View Settings - Reset All to Default"

It worked Shawn

Thanks

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome.

 

[renatoboschin]

DETAIL PANE

Hello community
this is one of the best websites ever. thank you very much
pls consider, that am a pure user and therefore I sometime fail to understand all the explanations.
what am looking for is how to change the appearance of a window;
when opened, the first column is "date modified" and so fort.
my WISH is to have the sequence of the rows according to my likeness.
e.g. file format, followed by size etc

this choice I would like to appear in all windows, no matter from where I open folders.
I thank the community and greet all of you
renato

 

[Brink]

Hello Renato, and welcome to Seven Forums.

You could use the tutorial below to set a default folder view all folders.

For what you wanted, you would use a "General Items" folder template, use "Details" view, add and "drag and drop" the columns to how you like in step 1. Afterwards, do step 2 to apply it to all folders.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/41198-folder-view-set-default-all-folders.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn