ShellFolderFix - Manage folder window positions/size

[bengta]

Error: There are no open windows, that are saved in a workplace.

This seems to be a great app. However, after installing it on my laptop running Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit, when I right click on the icon and select "Save Workspace", I get a little popup window saying "There are no open windows, that are saved in a workplace."
The thing is, I have plenty of windows open on my two external monitors. And this is why I need the app in the first place...

Am I doing something wrong? :huh:

/Bengt

 

[rjlovec]

I believe that I read it somewhere earlier in the post that ShellFolderFix does not save application windows. I received the same message when trying to save a Workspace when all I have open are applications.

Try opening a window that contains folders and save that Workspace.

 

[Okamiseven]

ShellFolderFix - where is the Download link ?

 

[Bongo]

ShellFolderFix - where is the Download link ?

Welcome to the Seven Forums

At the bottom of the first post there are some download buttons.

Jerry

 

[Okamiseven]

Thanks for your fast reply - I had searched all over for a Download button.
Wouldn't it be nice to have one at the top of the website or under Quick links ?

Regards
Okami

 

[bengta]

I believe that I read it somewhere earlier in the post that ShellFolderFix does not save application windows. I received the same message when trying to save a Workspace when all I have open are applications.

Try opening a window that contains folders and save that Workspace.

Does this mean that ShellFolderFix doesn't save window locations for e.g. Firefox, Spotify, xplorer2, MS Excel, MS Outlook etc?

 

[pompup]

dove cazzo si scarica shellfolderfix?????

 

[hugh3226]

Great app. Saved me from Windows7 hell. Thank you.
On my wishlist I would like to see the state of the [Organize>Layout] options saved for each folder.
(If it already does this and I've missed the tick box, my bad)

 

[rjlovec]

dove cazzo si scarica shellfolderfix?????

Look up a few posts and you will see that there is a download link in the very first post in the thread.


Cercare alcuni post e vedrete che c'è un link per il download nel primo post del thread.

 

[rjlovec]

Does this mean that ShellFolderFix doesn't save window locations for e.g. Firefox, Spotify, xplorer2, MS Excel, MS Outlook etc?

My experience has been that ShellFolderFix does not save the window locations for applications. Some applications must have their own method for re-opening in the last window position as that functionality was working before I installed ShellFolderFix.

 

[ryangalleher]

I'm looking into transferring my folder layout from one computer to the other...anyone have any tips on where the layout files are saved/how to do that?

 

[SAYB3R]

A thousand thank you's! This program is exactly what we needed!

 

[dale5351]

Thanks. I'm just getting used to my new computer with Win 7 Pro x64. The very first thing I missed was the ability to resize folders on my desktop. I use them to keep related applications. I detest the start menu!

This installed easily, and does almost every thing I would want. The only thing it does not do is allow me to turn off the navigation pane on desktop folders, but keep it on the main "my computer" folder.

 

[tim823]

Any plans for a Windows 8 compatible folder fix?

I had ShellFolderFix all along for Windows 7... when I upgraded, Windows 8 wouldn't initially upgrade, and kept auto reverting to 7 because of errors during installation. I had a Microsoft tech go through all the errors and they determined that it was the ShellFolderFix, and once it was uninstalled Windows 8 installed flawlessly.

Once 8 was up and running I was hoping that since it made it past the install, I would be able to reinstall the Folder Fix. I tried, but when I restarted my computer Windows would no longer load(Had to reboot in safe mode with the Windows 8 disc to uninstall it so it would run again!)! So I am assuming I need to wait for a Windows 8 compatible version?

 

[fdonald]

Just curious, did you try to install using Windows 7 compatibility mode?

 

[max21]

Now Windows can be Windows again! Thank you Sir

tim823: So I am assuming I need to wait for a Windows 8 compatible version?

Start over; I would do a clean install of Win-7, upgrade it to Win-8 *than* add fixit just to be sure. ShellFolderFixit took the shell to get the job done! It may be 3-5 years before Windows-9, so might as well start from scratch for five more years of heaven and thanks for the heads up. Now I know what not to try or at lease it will be all new before I change the SHELL.

 

[iron7]

I just began using this program. If I resize an explorer folder, the next folder I open will be the same size. If I then resize that second folder, and return to the first folder, the first folder will change back to the size I had originally defined it as.

I get this behavior whether I have "When navigating to a new location" checked to either "Use window as is" or "Update window".

I thought this program was supposed to prevent new windows from replicating the size of previous ones. Am I doing something incorrect here?

 

[jabloomf1230]

My experience with upgrading from Win 7 to Win 8 is that ShellFolderFix now works erratically. Does anyone have it working under under Win 8 x64?

 

[kagi]

jabloomf1230,
How does Win 8 compare to Win 7 for remembering folders? Any difference?
How do you like Win 8?
I'm still unsure about upgrading my Win 7 x64 to Win 8.

 

[jabloomf1230]

It's basically Windows 7 with a crazy tablet/smartphone user interface slapped on top of it. I would hold off on installing it. Windows 8 is no better in remembering folder information than Windows 7 was. It's too bad that ShellFolderFix doesn't work. I am tempted to reinstall SFF, just to see if that will make it work properly.