Reach any folder from My Computer
November 20th
Daniel Pataki
Productivity
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Windows Vista tip: If you frequently use a folder but need to go through five minutes of browsing before you can get to it, this tip is for you.
Open up “Computer” from the start menu in Vista and right-click in the left menu under “favorite link”. Click on “Open favorite links folder” and you will see all the entries there. Delete what you don’t need to un-clutter the space and simply create shortcuts there to folder you need (right-click -> New -> Create shortcut).
Voilá, you now have easy access to any folders you need quickly.
Belatedly, on a somewhat related note: Another quick way to jump between folders is to use the little black “right arrow” icons in the address line at the top of the explorer window.
Hover your mouse over one and you’ll see it change into a click-able button; click on it and it will drop down a list of all the sub-folders from that folder. Slide your mouse down and click on the folder you want and it opens.
This feature isn’t advertised much; I stumbled on it after a couple of weeks of first using Vista.
Hi Doug!
Thanks for all your awesome comments! This is a feature I use a lot, it is really handy, I actually didn’t really think about it until now
I hope many of you are learning new tips and tricks from Doug, ho is writing great mini-post comments
Thanks again!