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The file explorer address bar was one of the best features that were introduced in Vista IMO. If you're in folder "C:\foo\bar\baz\boz\" and want to go to "C:\f

by Nr7 10y ago

The file explorer address bar was one of the best features that were introduced in Vista IMO. If you're in folder "C:\foo\bar\baz\boz\" and want to go to "C:\foo\" it's just one mouse click. Or if you want to go to "C:\foo\bor" that's just two mouse clicks. Much faster than clicking "back" or "up" multiple times.

eganist 10y ago
To add to this, I believe in Windows 10 (possibly 8?) you can actually move files to a grandparent folder by dragging it to the associated button in the breadcrumb bar. Going from memory since I couldn't reproduce this behavior in 7. Could also be wrong about 10; someone else should try it and confirm.
- Guest98123 10y ago
  I just tested in Windows 10, and you're right, you can drag files to any of the parent directories in the address bar.
  - eganist 10y ago
    Sweet. Yeah, I remember doing it once and thinking it was extremely helpful at the time, but I only remember doing it once so far.
- fabrixxm 10y ago
  Got used to do this in Gnome, got frustrated when I found "breadcrumbs" in win7 can't do the same...
croon 10y ago
Well, to be fair if you have the much older tree view enabled on the left side of the explorer, it's only one click to go to C:\foo\bor. I agree with parent, the adress bar should be the adress bar. Also better for sans-mouse-use. Just F6 and end, ctrl+shift+left arrow until you get to before "bar" and then backspace, enter. Sure, it's more input but it's still way faster than reaching for your mouse.
- jdhzzz 10y ago
  (old guy here) I'll never understand why the left-pane tree view isn't the default. Not having it follow the current directory makes it a waste of screen real estate.
- ComodoHacker 10y ago
  >if you have the much older tree view enabled on the left side of the explorer, it's only one click to go to C:\foo\bor No, it's unpredictable amount of clicks, drags and scrolls to unpredictable places, if C:\foo\bor is not immediately visible in the tree view. And worse, if there is "bor" in every one of 100 "foos" you have on C:.

by Nr7 10y ago

eganist 10y ago

To add to this, I believe in Windows 10 (possibly 8?) you can actually move files to a grandparent folder by dragging it to the associated button in the breadcrumb bar. Going from memory since I couldn't reproduce this behavior in 7. Could also be wrong about 10; someone else should try it and confirm.

Guest98123 10y ago
I just tested in Windows 10, and you're right, you can drag files to any of the parent directories in the address bar.
- eganist 10y ago
  Sweet. Yeah, I remember doing it once and thinking it was extremely helpful at the time, but I only remember doing it once so far.
fabrixxm 10y ago
Got used to do this in Gnome, got frustrated when I found "breadcrumbs" in win7 can't do the same...

croon 10y ago

Well, to be fair if you have the much older tree view enabled on the left side of the explorer, it's only one click to go to C:\foo\bor. I agree with parent, the adress bar should be the adress bar. Also better for sans-mouse-use. Just F6 and end, ctrl+shift+left arrow until you get to before "bar" and then backspace, enter. Sure, it's more input but it's still way faster than reaching for your mouse.

jdhzzz 10y ago
(old guy here) I'll never understand why the left-pane tree view isn't the default. Not having it follow the current directory makes it a waste of screen real estate.
ComodoHacker 10y ago
>if you have the much older tree view enabled on the left side of the explorer, it's only one click to go to C:\foo\bor No, it's unpredictable amount of clicks, drags and scrolls to unpredictable places, if C:\foo\bor is not immediately visible in the tree view. And worse, if there is "bor" in every one of 100 "foos" you have on C:.