Can I set folder View preferences in WinXP?

This is probably a no-brainer, which would explain why I can’t figure it out.

I have a directory where I need to view all the subfolders in the same way. Every time I create a folder, I have to change the view to “Details” and add in the “Author” column. While this is a fairly straightforward manual process, I create many of these folders each day, and would really love for it to just to be automatic.

Is there somewhere (or a utility that will do this) that I can define my folder view preferences for a certain subset of folders? In other words, is there anywhere that I can say “For all folders I create here, set the view to Detailed and show the Author Column”?

(I have tried creating a “template” folder and copying that, but it just reverts back to the standard view when I copy it.)

Go into your template folder and then go to Tools/Folder Options. On the View tab there’s an option for Apply to All Folders. Click on that and you should be good to go; new folders created from that point on should follow your template. Just make sure you close Windows Explorer and then re-open it before you create any new folders and it should work just fine.

You are my hero. It works perfectly :slight_smile: