Resource Manager Tips (on)

Windows Explorer is the most used Windows component in our daily use, but many of our friends feel that it is not powerful enough, preferring to use third-party enhancement plug-ins or alternative software. Actually, we are really a resource manager, don't look at it on the surface, but as long as you can fully explore its potential, you will find it is a dazzling "diamond"!

quick access to specific folders - Using the "Favorites" to establish a list of frequently used folders

to Explorer favorites, we tend to just keep some in the Internet The wonderful URL ignores its use on the local hard drive. There are a lot of folders in the hard disk, and the most frequently accessed ones. In order to avoid opening the frequently used folders layer by layer every time, some users use software such as "FileBox eXtender", in fact, use favorites. This feature can be implemented without having to install these additional software.

First open these folders, and then click the "Favorites → Add to Favorites" command, you can save the folder shortcuts in the favorites, the next time you open the Explorer you can directly Click into the appropriate folder. We can also add frequently used files to the favorites, just right click and drag the file to the "Favorites", keep pressing the right button and pop up the drop-down menu, move to the menu and release the right button, select " Create a shortcut here command. If there is more content in the favorites, we only need to save the URLs and folders in different categories. In addition, by clicking the small arrow next to the Back or Forward button on the Explorer toolbar, you can open a drop-down list of folders and file shortcuts you just visited.

Tip: We can change the number of folders or files that the Explorer has recently opened by modifying Group Policy. Click "Start → Run", enter "gpedit.msc" and press Enter, then expand "User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → Windows Explorer", double-click "Maximum Number of Recent Documents", enable this Set and select the appropriate number of documents to save.

Quick "open", "save" files - set "location bar display items"


When opening or saving files in an application, you often need to The desired folder can be opened after multiple clicks in the Open or Save dialog. In fact, we can define the display item of the location bar by itself. Take Windows XP as an example:

Open the Group Policy Editor, and then expand User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → Windows Explorer → General Open. "File dialog box", double-click to open the "Items displayed in the location bar", enter the path to the common folder in the project bar. Since only 5 items can be displayed, we of course have to keep one item to display the favorites. After the settings take effect, open "Notepad", click "File" → "Open" to see if some changes have occurred in the dialog box (as shown)?

Tip: This newspaper's 50th H3 version of the 2003 "Common Dialog Box can also DIY - Windows XP/2003" and 2004 No. 1 B5 version The "Common Dialog Box can also be DIY - Windows 98/Me", which details the method of displaying items in the DIY location bar. Interested readers can check the two newspapers.

The save item on the left side of the dialog has changed