Windows 7 - What Happened to Simple Folder View?

Question

In XP/Vista, there was an explorer option called 'Simple Folder View' which had the benefit of being able to click on a folder in the left-pane (treeview) and it would expand--with this feature off, you had to double-click to expand.

In Windows 7, I can't find this feature. Is there a way to have single-click expansion on the folder treeview in Windows 7?

Answer 1

If you click on the arrow next to the folder or drive name, it opens with one click only. But indeed it's much smaller than clicking on the full name.

Answer 2

It's gone in Vista itself too bad and not fixed in Windows 7. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5Ffeatures%5Fremoved%5Ffrom%5FWindows%5FVista : A folder tree does not expand automatically while collapsing the previous one in the navigation pane even after turning on "Display simple folder view".

Answer 3

The options highlighted in this screenshot might help you:

This window can be opened by going to Organize -> Folder and search options.

Other options you can configure to 'ease' your experience are detailed here: How to Improve Windows Explorer Using Folder Options

Answer 4

Windows 7 - What Happened to Simple Folder View?

gone for good! :)

Answer 5

All Simple folder view does by itself is show the vertical lines that connect folders at the same level. Single vs double-clicking is a different setting. Can I get those lines back in Windows 7?

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