Folders opening "in place" was a deliberate design choice called spatial file management or so [1]. It has its downsides and IIRC I wasn't a huge fan, but I wou

Folders opening "in place" was a deliberate design choice called spatial file management or so [1]. It has its downsides and IIRC I wasn't a huge fan, but I wouldn't call it incoherent. I don't think anybody misses Windows 95 in terms of technological quality, but there was actual deliberate and well-researched design behind its UI. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial_file_manager https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial_file_manager