File Explorer search results, open folder location without Context Menu


Christophe

Member
Local time
5:12 PM
Posts
42
OS
Windows 11 Pro (22H2)
Hi, in File Explorer, when you do a search and then get folders as result. I always want to open it with the folder location (ie. with its actually folder location). So each time I have to 1st open the context menu to click on 'Open folder location' :

1681983162594.png
This is really time consuming and annoying. How can I open a folder result directly at this real location without using the Context Menu ?

My objective is to not open the folder 'com.xiamihm.heath' here like with "Search Results in" in front of it :
1681983508078.png
 
Windows Build/Version
Windows 11 2H22

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro (22H2)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1185G7 @ 3.00GHz
    Memory
    32 GB
If the found item is a folder, you can just double-click it, but if it's a file, then right-click, open folder location (or "file location") is the only option I'm aware of. Microsoft would need to enhance the Folder Location (aka File Location) column to display links instead of just static text. That's something to suggest via the Feedback Hub.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10/11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer
If the found item is a folder, you can just double-click it
That's exactly what I want to avoid.
Double-clicking on a folder is not doing the same thing as when you use the 'Open folder location' from the Context Menu. In the 1st case, you are in the real location, what I want, in the 2nd case the real location is not displayed.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro (22H2)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1185G7 @ 3.00GHz
    Memory
    32 GB
That's exactly what I want to avoid.
Double-clicking on a folder is not doing the same thing as when you use the 'Open folder location' from the Context Menu. In the 1st case, you are in the real location, what I want, in the 2nd case the real location is not displayed.
Ah yes, I see what you mean. Crappy design there. Logically it should be the same. I don't think there's any patch for that. :(
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10/11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer

Latest Support Threads

Back
Top Bottom