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The final and insuperable issue that drove me from Windows Vista to Linux a year-and-a-half ago was Windows Explorer doing away with the incredibly-useful "up"

The final and insuperable issue that drove me from Windows Vista to Linux a year-and-a-half ago was Windows Explorer doing away with the incredibly-useful "up" button in favor of breadcrumbs. Yes, I understand how breadcrumbs works and I am aware of how to use it. However, what I wish to click on is always changing positions, its length varies, and is sometimes not even there at all. Without an "up" button, I will never use Windows 7. (And no, before someone even brings it up, the "up" and back button DO NOT do the same thing. Most of the time, yes -- but not always. Check it yourself on XP.)

jamesbritt 18y ago
"The final and insuperable issue that drove me from Windows Vista to Linux a year-and-a-half ago was Windows Explorer doing away with the incredibly-useful "up" button in favor of breadcrumbs." They seemed to go out of their way to hide or remove useful info. Free disk space on drive? Not an easy thing to see. Consistent, full-detailed file listings? No matter what I do, Vista will eventual decide that (this8 folder needs to not show size or last modified info. And what's with search not showing the actual file location by default?
- Goronmon 18y ago
  My version of Vista shows free disk space quite easily. I see it under My Computer. You can also customize what is shown for file listings.
  - jamesbritt 18y ago
    I got used to seeing it in the file manager no matter what directory I was in. In Vista, sometimes I see the free space, other times I do not. And Vista is routinely forgetting my folder settings.
- Goronmon 18y ago
  I'm fairly certain the first is an option you can show and I know for a fact that file listing are customizable under Windows Explorer. Not sure about the second. I don't have Vista in front of me to check.
anirbas 18y ago
The keyboard shortcut Alt-up moves you up the folder hierarchy on Vista. When I discovered that, I no longer cared that the up arrow button is gone in Vista. Very handy.
- quoderat 18y ago
  True, but I am more a mouse type of guy. If I am mousing around, I hardly ever touch the keyboard, so this doesn't help me.

jamesbritt 18y ago

"The final and insuperable issue that drove me from Windows Vista to Linux a year-and-a-half ago was Windows Explorer doing away with the incredibly-useful "up" button in favor of breadcrumbs." They seemed to go out of their way to hide or remove useful info. Free disk space on drive? Not an easy thing to see. Consistent, full-detailed file listings? No matter what I do, Vista will eventual decide that (this8 folder needs to not show size or last modified info. And what's with search not showing the actual file location by default?

Goronmon 18y ago
My version of Vista shows free disk space quite easily. I see it under My Computer. You can also customize what is shown for file listings.
- jamesbritt 18y ago
  I got used to seeing it in the file manager no matter what directory I was in. In Vista, sometimes I see the free space, other times I do not. And Vista is routinely forgetting my folder settings.
Goronmon 18y ago
I'm fairly certain the first is an option you can show and I know for a fact that file listing are customizable under Windows Explorer. Not sure about the second. I don't have Vista in front of me to check.

anirbas 18y ago

The keyboard shortcut Alt-up moves you up the folder hierarchy on Vista. When I discovered that, I no longer cared that the up arrow button is gone in Vista. Very handy.

quoderat 18y ago
True, but I am more a mouse type of guy. If I am mousing around, I hardly ever touch the keyboard, so this doesn't help me.