Column Headings in Detail View for Subfolders
Does anyone know how I can change my column headings (XP Pro) to apply to ALL subfolders?
I have a gazillion .MP3's in a million subfolders, and in Detail View, I want to see creation date, etc. Somewhere along the way (maybe when I updated to XP Pro) Windows starting showing Author, Title, etc instead of the "Normal" detail view with creation date, etc (Grrrrrrrrr)
I know how to change the column views for the Current folder (Right-Click on column headings), but I want it to apply to all subfolders in the directory tree ...
I have a gazillion .MP3's in a million subfolders, and in Detail View, I want to see creation date, etc. Somewhere along the way (maybe when I updated to XP Pro) Windows starting showing Author, Title, etc instead of the "Normal" detail view with creation date, etc (Grrrrrrrrr)
I know how to change the column views for the Current folder (Right-Click on column headings), but I want it to apply to all subfolders in the directory tree ...
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Sorry, you DON'T want to set all folders to bog-standard details view.
You WANT the folders containing multimedia files to show the extra column headings.
I was misreading that and visualising that you prefer the simple view as I do.
That being the case, you DON'T want to make any changes and "apply to all folders".
Instead, make sure that Folder Properties > View is set to "remember each folder's view settings" and apply the changes so that your NEW settings will be retained.
Now open the folders in question and use the View Menu > Choose Details options to show the headings you want to be displayed. This should ONLY show the extra column headings in the folders that were open when you applied the changes.
I usually close Windows Explorer between changes to each folder's views, because I've found that they sometimes don't hold if you don't.
Sorry, you DON'T want to set all folders to bog-standard details view.
You WANT the folders containing multimedia files to show the extra column headings.
I was misreading that and visualising that you prefer the simple view as I do.
That being the case, you DON'T want to make any changes and "apply to all folders".
Instead, make sure that Folder Properties > View is set to "remember each folder's view settings" and apply the changes so that your NEW settings will be retained.
Now open the folders in question and use the View Menu > Choose Details options to show the headings you want to be displayed. This should ONLY show the extra column headings in the folders that were open when you applied the changes.
I usually close Windows Explorer between changes to each folder's views, because I've found that they sometimes don't hold if you don't.
******* Ignore my last two comments *******
For some reason I can't apply the new column headings to all sub-folders of a master folder, and yet I recall doing this before. Perhaps this is an SP2 quirk.
It looks to me like you are stuck with showing the column headings for ALL folders (as per Mshine's suggestion) OR changing them all individually. I've tried several permutations, including the "customize" tab to apply the "template" to all sub-folders, but it won't apply the changes you wish to apply.
Grrrr also.
For some reason I can't apply the new column headings to all sub-folders of a master folder, and yet I recall doing this before. Perhaps this is an SP2 quirk.
It looks to me like you are stuck with showing the column headings for ALL folders (as per Mshine's suggestion) OR changing them all individually. I've tried several permutations, including the "customize" tab to apply the "template" to all sub-folders, but it won't apply the changes you wish to apply.
Grrrr also.
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Thanks ... I followed your steps to apply to ALL folders (which was fine, tho yes, originally I was trying to chg just the sub-folders under a directory). And yes, never ran into this issue before ... I suspect it may in fact be a SP2 quirk.
Brian
Brian
Hmmm. While I have been messing with my system here it seems you have found some permutation in my suggestions that worked for you, but which I have so far missed. Have you managed to apply the settings you need?
he, he. We're missing each other here as I am slow to reload the question.
Thanks Brian.
Thanks Brian.
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Thanks again Bill - all is good.
Click the Button that says "apply to all folders"