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Set Vista dialog box default folder

  • 10-09-2007 5:33pm
    #1
    FrankGrimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,032 ✭✭✭


    Everytime I open a dialog box in Vista to download a file from Outlook, it defaults to a network folder I don't use. Is there an easy way to set the default directory to another folder or my desktop?

    While I'm at it - is there a way to set the default view of all folders to Details?Thanks


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  • #2
    FrankGrimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,032 ✭✭✭FrankGrimes


    Surprised that noone has thoughts on this - is it that this can't be done or that it's so obvious I should know it already?


  • #3
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    Not sure about the underlying mechanism and how it works but in my own experience the default is either the last folder you opened a file from or saved to.

    For the view mode details as default that is another odd one as Vista has a (very annoying) feature built in were it will change the view mode based on the content to what it thinks is the optimal view mode (music, pictures etc) while it will respect your chosen view mode, certain actions will set it off and attempt to guess the optimal view mode again.

    You can disable this feature by bringing up the properties of a folder and selecting customize tab by default it will probably be set to "pictures and video" so you need to change it to "All Items" & tick the box for apply to sub-folders as well.

    Now to set the global default view well open explorer click views->details

    Now click Organize-Folder and Search Options->View and apply to all folders

    Also if you scroll down in the same window you may or may not want to tick the box for "remember each folder's view settings" as this can also mess with the view mode.


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