Stop breadcrumbs in SaveAs dialog

[bawldiggle]

How can I stop "breadcrumbs" in Address bar of SaveAs dialog. ?
(I have disabled breadcrumbs in Explorer window using Registry tweaks)

I find bread crumbs difficult to read until I click in the address bar
... all that does is add extra clicks to a simple save file process
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Is there a registry tweak?

Thank you
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Win7 Home Premium 32 bit

 

[TVeblen]

I'm not sure if we are thinking of the same thing. My system does not do anything like breadcrumbs in Explorer.

Try this for starters:
Open Explorer > Tool Menu > Folder Options > and then make sure both boxes are unchecked in the Navigation section

 

[Ztruker]

Bread crumbs is the > Library > you see in Explorer above the one you have a Red arrow pointing at. For example:



I don't understand why anyone would want to disable them, they are so useful. You can click on any part of the bread crumb to go there. For instance, in the example I posted, if you click on Program Files (x86) Explorer will take you there.

 

[TVeblen]

Oh fer Krise sake! I never even noticed that until right now. I'm so used to doing things one way.
Ya learn something new every day!

 

[bawldiggle]

I don't understand why anyone would WANT breadcrumbs !

My question was ...

How can I stop "breadcrumbs" in Address bar of SaveAs dialog. ?
(I have disabled breadcrumbs in Explorer window using Registry tweaks)

I find bread crumbs difficult to read until I click in the address bar
... all that does is add extra clicks to a simple save file process
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Is there a registry tweak?

 

[TVeblen]

Understood.
I do not know how to turn that feature off.

 

[Anak]

Classic Shell - Start menu and other Windows enhancements gives you the option to turn breadcrumbs off, plus a whole lot of other options.

 

[strollin]

I don't understand why anyone would WANT breadcrumbs ! ...

I don't know how to turn the feature off, sorry.

I am curious though, as I can't think of a single negative regarding breadcrumbs. What is it about them you dislike? I'm like others above that feel they are so useful and powerful that I hate using Explorer in XP which doesn't have them.

 

[lehnerus2000]

I don't understand why anyone would WANT breadcrumbs ! ...

I am curious though, as I can't think of a single negative regarding breadcrumbs. What is it about them you dislike? I'm like others above that feel they are so useful and powerful that I hate using Explorer in XP which doesn't have them.

I'd rather see the real path as the default display setting (the user should be able to set it to whichever option they prefer).

I do find them useful in certain situations.

When I have:

• To use the "Save As" dialogue (the windows are always too small)
• Been thwarted by the Windows Explorer Navigation Pane scrolling bug (er ... feature)

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Not sure but some these tutorials might be helpful ?
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/11453-recent-search-box-suggestions-enable-disable.html
There's a list of related tutorials on the bottom,
Cheers.

 

[Ztruker]

A Google search turned this up: Twig's Tech Tips: Win7/Win8: Remove Breadcrumbs from Windows Explorer
No idea how well this works,I like breadcrumbs. You'll like the article, even if you decide not to implement it.

Google search I did: disable breadcrumbs windows 7

 

[bawldiggle]

Thanks Anak
My bad. I should have included "ClassicShell" with my PC specs.
I have ClassicShell v4.0.4, installed, but only WinExplorer window "breadcrumbs" can be disabled

ie, [Settings for Classic Explorer x.x.x] dialog
Title Bar (tab)
[x] Disable breadcrumbs​

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Hi strollin

What is it about them (breadcrumbs) you dislike?

Like ... boiled tripe (pigs stomach), boiled turnip, white sauce, MS ribbons, gravy out of a box, raw eggs, burnt toast, green fruit, Windows-Aero, shoes, soft beds, polyester underwear, lace curtains, synthetic sox/socks, passionfruit seeds, loud TV, cigarettes, drunks, cockroaches, hair on soap, toilet seat down, sand-in-the-budgie-smugglers, comb-overs, flowery wallpaper, hot food on cold dinner plates, 40°C days, beef jerky, MS-Notepad, seedless watermelon, cat-litter-trays, capless thumb-drives, long sleeves, HB pencils, black coffee, sugar-free anything ...
... I don't like them.

I use Xplorer2 instead of WinExplorer ... the former leaves MS WinExp in the darkages
As a developer every half hour I make a incremented copy of a development file.

For me breadcrumbs serve no useful purpose -- like man-boobs. They are just there !
Breadcrumbs are what people feed to pidgeons ... what is left on the plate when we are bloated (like Win8)
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lehnerus2000 +2
You know how I feel
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Thanks ThrashZone
Had a look at the extras on Recent Search Box Suggestions - Enable or Disable ... but no luck
Thanks anyway
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Ztruker +1
You and I have done an identical Google search.
I did a search before starting this thread.
Plenty of Windows Explorer breadcrumbs ... no SaveAs breadcrumbs

Thanks to all for your contributions,

 

[TVeblen]

Heh Heh. You and I have got to sit in the park and people watch some day. I've got a feeling that would be freakin hilarious! Sand-in-the-budgie-smuggler! Had to look that one up. I'm stealing that.

Well, it's all well and good to try and see what you can and cannot do to customize Windows, you may discover something new.
But at some point along the way you might realize that the time and effort spent trying to keep things as they were could be better used to do something productive.

 

[strollin]

...
Hi strollin

What is it about them (breadcrumbs) you dislike?

...
I use Xplorer2 instead of WinExplorer ... the former leaves MS WinExp in the darkages
As a developer every half hour I make a incremented copy of a development file.

For me breadcrumbs serve no useful purpose -- like man-boobs. They are just there !
Breadcrumbs are what people feed to pidgeons ... what is left on the plate when we are bloated (like Win8)
...

You're certainly entitled to like/dislike whatever you want but I can't understand why you say breadcrumbs serve no useful purpose. The ability to navigate directly to any folder in the tree isn't useful for you? As a developer, I am constantly moving around from folder to folder and the powerful navigation capabilities using breadcrumbs are something I wonder how I ever got along without in previous Windows versions. Exactly what useful purpose is provided by NOT having breadcrumbs?

If you can't find a way to turn that feature off, you could always right-click on the breadcrumb and select "edit address" which instantly replaces the breadcrumbs with the antiquated full path address.