But it doesn't need to be that robust or polished. I'll continue using XYplorer since it's better than windows explorer in virtually every other way, but it would be even better if it permitted me to permanently display folders (or links/shortcuts) in a "Quick Access" section in the root of the tree view.įor a paid file manager that's advertised with statements like "It’s Customizable," it makes sense to at least have the same basic Quick Access feature that already exists in microsoft's file manager (which is free, in the sense that anyone who can run XYplorer is necessarily running an OS with explorer.exe built-in). I posted this in the hopes that I could have the genuine article, whether through scripting or a future application update. There are lots of things that are almost good enough, plenty of ways to almost get the experience I want, but that's what I'm already doing. (and I need to reset the tree frequently as I have many portable devices, virtual volumes, network devices, etc.) Why don't you put it into the "Links" part of the tree?Īs for the Links folder, for my purposes it's just a worse version of the Favorite Folders button, as its contents are not visible in the tree until it's manually expanded, and its expanded state is reset right along with the tree. Then you'd just right-click a folder > Pin to Quick Access, and it'd show up at the top above This PC, just like in explorer.exe. Might as well just call it Quick Access or Bookmarks or something. So if this is implemented as a new feature, it would probably be better if it was independent from Favorite Folders. When I used File Explorer, I only ever wanted like 5 or 6 folders in Quick Access at most, since beyond that they can get in the way of using that view. Which means that showing them all in the tree view probably isn't the ideal solution. I think because favorite folders currently only show in their own popup, most users will tend to add many (like 20+) folders to Favorites. Otherwise, I would call this a feature request. If there's a way to script this feature into the tree, or a script I can write that will show specific folders (but not necessarily all favorite folders, since I don't think I want ALL of them to show in the tree), then I'm perfectly happy with that. I don't know how to use scripting in the tree at all. I have written a couple very basic scripts for xyplorer, but they are either custom toolbar buttons or custom list columns. So, it would be hugely helpful to have a "Quick Access" feature like the one in explorer.exe - especially since I'm using the paid version, it should have (or support) the same basic features that Windows 10's built-in file manager has, plus all the other fabulous features unique to xyplorer. So even though I know consciously that the folder I want is in Favorite Folders and Catalogs, those aren't the things I jump to because I'm not consciously interfacing with xyplorer at all, I'm just on autopilot trying to find my test files. I usually use this folder when I'm focused on something entirely different, not thinking about xyplorer but just using it as a tool. And, like the catalogs feature, they just aren't my first instinct. Needless to say, I have a Favorite Folders toolbar button and hotkey, but they require an extra step. I keep accidentally clicking the regular Downloads directory instead of the temp downloads folder. But unfortunately that temp downloads folder is not a library so it's not in the tree. ![]() This is because I am working on the browser's downloads interface and testing downloads hundreds of times, of all shapes and sizes. I have a somewhat awkward situation where I need to use a temporary downloads folder on an external volume as my browser's default downloads directory.
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