Download Folder Not Keeping Settings

So below is my Download folder and when I click away from it after setting how I like to keep it for looking it doesn't keep the setting I put in. For example disable group by and sort by name and not date. It just doesn't keep what I want after this windows update. ;/

Kuroo said:

So below is my Download folder and when I click away from it after setting how I like to keep it for looking it doesn't keep the setting I put in. For example disable group by and sort by name and not date. It just doesn't keep what I want after this windows update. ;/

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I know there are technical ways to achieve this. I do not know them either and hope someone here can enlighten us. I know if you have any eraser program such as Ccleaner and maybe even a security software..settings inside those apps will clear your config and reset to default views.

imanlien2020 said:

I know there are technical ways to achieve this. I do not know them either and hope someone here can enlighten us. I know if you have any eraser program such as Ccleaner and maybe even a security software..settings inside those apps will clear your config and reset to default views.

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Ya I try CCleaner already but still the same for some reason. It mostly started after this update that came down a like 2 weeks ago.

@Kuroo

You need to use WinSetView...







WinSetView, will do what you want. It even has a special section just for the Downloads folder.



@imanlien2020

I remove all saved settings, then I set NotSpecified folder view, then what I want and it sticks.
Open Explorer - Choose the desired View - View - Options - View - Apply to Folders - OK - Close/Restart Explorer ASAP.

Ghot said:

@Kuroo

You need to use WinSetView...

WinSetView

Globally Set Explorer Folder Views

lesferch.github.io

Set Default Folder View for all Folders in Windows 10

How to Set a Default Folder View for All Folders in Windows 10

www.tenforums.com

WinSetView, will do what you want. It even has a special section just for the Downloads folder.



@imanlien2020

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awesome thanks. When I open File Explorer for me, it opens to Download folder, so that setting sticks but if i say have files in that folder and uncheck the TYPE, FILE SIZE etc columns they just keep resseting and show ALL those columns etc, so I hope this works thanks again. Ill give it a go.

EDIT: I just tried it and thats exactly what I wanted to do. TY Ghot

imanlien2020 said:

awesome thanks. When I open File Explorer for me, it opens to Download folder, so that setting sticks but if i say have files in that folder and uncheck the TYPE, FILE SIZE etc columns they just keep resseting and show ALL those columns etc, so I hope this works thanks again. Ill give it a go.

EDIT: I just tried it and thats exactly what I wanted to do. TY Ghot

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TairikuOkami said:

I remove all saved settings, then I set NotSpecified folder view, then what I want and it sticks.

Code:

reg delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags" /f
reg delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU" /f
reg delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags" /f
reg delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU" /f
reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags" /f
reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU" /f
reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags" /f
reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\BagMRU" /f
reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell" /v "FolderType" /t REG_SZ /d "NotSpecified" /f

Open Explorer - Choose the desired View - View - Options - View - Apply to Folders - OK - Close/Restart Explorer ASAP.

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So this will turn of grouping by, turn on sort by name, and view details options in the folder to get it where I'm looking for?

Kuroo said:

So this will turn of grouping by, turn on sort by name, and view details options in the folder to get it where I'm looking for?

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Don't bother directly fiddling with the registry settings. Any folder view registry settings, that have been documented or reversed engineered since Windows 7 was introduced, are done by WinSetView already. The registry settings, provided by TairikuOkami, cause all folders to be type General items (which also has the side effect of disabling automatic folder type discovery). You'll get the same result in WinSetView by checking the box beside Make all folders Generic. You have to select the Advanced interface to see that option, as it is NOT recommended for most users. Most users want to keep a different folder view for pictures, at the very least, but if you really want absolutely all folders to be of type General items, then the option is there for you.

Windows 11 has some folder view bugs that appear to affect all machines (i.e. folders on removable drives being stuck as General items), but there are apparently some intermittent folder view bugs as well. I have seen several reports about grouping in Downloads coming back (even though Apply to Folders was used). I have not yet replicated that issue myself, but it does appear to get fixed by using WinSetView, whereas the removable drives folder view issue cannot be overcome.

I have also noticed, on Windows 11, that a folder of pictures, placed inside Downloads, cannot be set to type Pictures (i.e. they remain as General items) which is the same as the issue on removable drives.

imanlien2020 said:

I just tried it and thats exactly what I wanted to do. TY Ghot

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I've learned if @Ghot says it, you can usually take it to the bank. He's the man!