Right click option to set all sub folders to match this folders view

[shoulders]

Hi

I know this is not the perfect place to post this request but for me and other people on the internet this would be an excellent utility/feature.

I would like to be able to configure my software folder view how I want it, e.g. adding Product version and then have the ability to right click on that folder and push software folder's view down to all of the sub folders so I can have product version on every folder.

Maybe there can be some other options such as: only push columns, column order etc..

Thanks

shoulders

[LesFerch]

Explorer doesn't support setting views on a folder tree basis. Views are set for folder types.

I'm looking at the possibility of defining custom folder types that can be applied to a folder tree. That would be separate utility (if I can make it work). For now, I have FolderViewPainter which will let you export and import views. It can only set the view for the current folder (not subfolders), but at least it's only one step per folder.

[shoulders]

@LesFerch thanks for the feedback.

[shoulders]

You might already know about these, but just in case you don't:

• Brief answer where the settings are stored in the registry: https://superuser.com/questions/1477047/where-are-the-folder-view-and-file-sorting-grouping-settings-stored-in-windows
• All keys shown: https://superuser.com/questions/1550660/where-does-win7-store-folder-columns-settings/1550680#1550680
• A windows batch file to backup and restore views via the registry: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/17777-backup-restore-folder-view-settings-windows-10-a.html
• Batch file, different article: https://www.thewindowsclub.com/back-up-and-restore-folder-view-settings-in-windows-10

[LesFerch]

Of course I do. I've studied all information posted in regards to Explorer folder views, including everything written by Keith Miller. Setting folder views for a tree requires being able to create Bags entries on the fly. There's no API for that and creating entries while Explorer is running would be tricky even if you could reverse engineer the pidl-based indexing system. The best chance is creating custom folder types and setting them via desktop.ini files so that Explorer will discover them and then set the correct views. It's never been done, and may not work as I theorize, but it's worth taking a look.

BTW, FolderViewPainter does not directly set views. It forces Explorer to create the view entry by closing and opening the window. It then decompiles the entire Bags key to plain text, searches for the current folder's index, replaces its view entries and then forces Explorer to refresh the view. It's really awkward. That's why it's limited to one folder at a time.