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Barry Gribble · April 29th, 2015, 09:24 PM

Hey guys, long time no post.

I search the forums and web for this, but it's a hard one for keywords.

I recently switched back to Windows, skipping a decade of development. When I open a typical folder, I get:

Name
Date Modified
Type
Size

I love it. But when I open a folder that has WAV files, or MP3, it thinks I have an album and gives me none of that. Instead it's:

#
Title
Contributing Artist
Album

I know now how to right click and change that, for that folder. But how do I tell Windows that I never want it to change that for any folder?

I've tried going into Folder Options -> View -> Apply to Folders, which says that it should take my current configuration and apply it to all folders, but it does not. I think the trick is that it applies it to all folders "of this type," which Windows is keen to determine.

Any help?

Much appreciation in advance.

Barry

Alan Craven · April 29th, 2015, 11:36 PM

This tells you how to do that:

Customize the Five Windows Folder Templates

I found this by a search string "customise Windows folder templates".

Barry Gribble · April 30th, 2015, 08:53 AM

Alan,

Thanks! I had actually found that page in my searching, and it looks like EXACTLY what I want, but when I open the properties for my folders, I do not have a "customize" tab. I have:

General, Shortcut, Security, Details, Previous Versions

So I had figured that page applied to a different version of Windows, and forgot about it.

I am currently running Windows 7 Pro (which I should have included, sorry), and that page does say that it covers Windows 7, so I'm not sure why I don't get the "Customize" tab.

Barry Gribble · April 30th, 2015, 08:57 AM

And I just figured that out - apparently, if you choose something in "My Documents", you don't get the customize tab, and the folder I was using as example was in there.

Thanks again for the tip!

Alan Craven · April 30th, 2015, 11:22 AM

Glad you have got there! It is a very useful tool - before finding that audio folders were an absolute pain as they came with a bunch of fields I did not want, and hardly any of those I did want.

Barry Gribble · April 30th, 2015, 11:58 AM

Yes! Sadly, they have a hundred fields of meta data you can include, Sample Rate wasn't among them... that's the only one that I would have added.

April 29th, 2015, 09:24 PM	#1
Barry Gribble Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 817	Windows Explorer and WAV Files Hey guys, long time no post. I search the forums and web for this, but it's a hard one for keywords. I recently switched back to Windows, skipping a decade of development. When I open a typical folder, I get: Name Date Modified Type Size I love it. But when I open a folder that has WAV files, or MP3, it thinks I have an album and gives me none of that. Instead it's: # Title Contributing Artist Album I know now how to right click and change that, for that folder. But how do I tell Windows that I never want it to change that for any folder? I've tried going into Folder Options -> View -> Apply to Folders, which says that it should take my current configuration and apply it to all folders, but it does not. I think the trick is that it applies it to all folders "of this type," which Windows is keen to determine. Any help? Much appreciation in advance. Barry __________________ Barry Gribble Integral Arts, IMDB

April 29th, 2015, 11:36 PM	#2
Alan Craven Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: York, England Posts: 518	Re: Windows Explorer and WAV Files This tells you how to do that: Customize the Five Windows Folder Templates I found this by a search string "customise Windows folder templates".

April 30th, 2015, 08:53 AM	#3
Barry Gribble Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 817	Re: Windows Explorer and WAV Files Alan, Thanks! I had actually found that page in my searching, and it looks like EXACTLY what I want, but when I open the properties for my folders, I do not have a "customize" tab. I have: General, Shortcut, Security, Details, Previous Versions So I had figured that page applied to a different version of Windows, and forgot about it. I am currently running Windows 7 Pro (which I should have included, sorry), and that page does say that it covers Windows 7, so I'm not sure why I don't get the "Customize" tab. __________________ Barry Gribble Integral Arts, IMDB

April 30th, 2015, 08:57 AM	#4
Barry Gribble Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 817	Re: Windows Explorer and WAV Files And I just figured that out - apparently, if you choose something in "My Documents", you don't get the customize tab, and the folder I was using as example was in there. Thanks again for the tip! __________________ Barry Gribble Integral Arts, IMDB

April 30th, 2015, 11:22 AM	#5
Alan Craven Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: York, England Posts: 518	Re: Windows Explorer and WAV Files Glad you have got there! It is a very useful tool - before finding that audio folders were an absolute pain as they came with a bunch of fields I did not want, and hardly any of those I did want.

April 30th, 2015, 11:58 AM	#6
Barry Gribble Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 817	Re: Windows Explorer and WAV Files Yes! Sadly, they have a hundred fields of meta data you can include, Sample Rate wasn't among them... that's the only one that I would have added. __________________ Barry Gribble Integral Arts, IMDB