Where's the "Up" button?

Hi,

It's always the little thing that gets you. I like Vista after having
turned off more crap than I had to in XP. What's left is a good
looking solid OS doing things fast. One thing though: Where's the "Up"
button in Windows Explorer? How do I go up one directory in one step?
I am hoping I am missing something obvious or I will have to go
hunting for an external file manager. I do not mind having to do that,
but I was hoping I didn't have to.

Linux has always had better file managers than Windows in my opinion.
I did however like Windows Explorer on XP to the extent I didn't
replace it. Without an "Up" button in Vista I'm back to be looking for
alternatives (for file manager that is, not OS...

//see and be ceed (stuffy nose)

"ceed" <> wrote in message
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> It's always the little thing that gets you. I like Vista after having
> turned off more crap than I had to in XP. What's left is a good
> looking solid OS doing things fast. One thing though: Where's the "Up"
> button in Windows Explorer? How do I go up one directory in one step?
> I am hoping I am missing something obvious or I will have to go
> hunting for an external file manager. I do not mind having to do that,
> but I was hoping I didn't have to.

The up button has been retired.

Click on the directory name you wish to go up to in the address bar instead.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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ceed wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It's always the little thing that gets you. I like Vista after having
> turned off more crap than I had to in XP. What's left is a good
> looking solid OS doing things fast. One thing though: Where's the "Up"
> button in Windows Explorer? How do I go up one directory in one step?
> I am hoping I am missing something obvious or I will have to go
> hunting for an external file manager. I do not mind having to do that,
> but I was hoping I didn't have to.
>
> Linux has always had better file managers than Windows in my opinion.
> I did however like Windows Explorer on XP to the extent I didn't
> replace it. Without an "Up" button in Vista I'm back to be looking for
> alternatives (for file manager that is, not OS...
>
> //see and be ceed (stuffy nose)
>
>
You don't need an UP button in Vista's Explorer. Just click on the
portion of the path that you'd like to navigate to! HINT: look at the
top of the Explorer window--the full path is visible. Enjoy!

Dave

On Aug 9, 9:29 am, David <da...@invalid.com> wrote:
>
> You don't need an UP button in Vista's Explorer. Just click on the
> portion of the path that you'd like to navigate to! HINT: look at the
> top of the Explorer window--the full path is visible. Enjoy!
>
> Dave-

I do not need the up button? Do I know you?

I do need it. I have a lot of my documents on an encrypted partition
represented by shortcuts in my Documents folder (for file saving
convenience reasons). In this context an up button is helpful.

Isn't the world wonderful: There's file managers out there on all OS's
I am using (OSX, Linux, Windows and even my Blackberry), so I still
can get what I need...brrrt, scratch that....want Take for instance
the file manager that comes with 7-zip. It lets you choose if you need
an up button or not in it's settings. Gosh!

//ceed

ceed shared these words of wisdom:

> Linux has always had better file managers than Windows in my opinion.
> I did however like Windows Explorer on XP to the extent I didn't
> replace it. Without an "Up" button in Vista I'm back to be looking
> for alternatives (for file manager that is, not OS...

The Explorer has become really powerful. One of the biggest
improvements in Vista.
Under previous versions the Explorer on my machines was just more or
less living on charity <bg> and "Total Commader" (ex: Windows
Commander) was the most used instrument.

But there are really great features now and in the few weeks under
Vista my behaviour of working with files seems to be dramatically
changing.

As the others have already said, the UP-button is no longer needed.
In addition: One can simply use the Backspace key for togging to the
parent directory and back.

Rainald
P.S. As most often asked: The menu can be enabled via "Organize |
Layout"

As in previous versions of Windows, you can always use the backspace key on
your keyboard to go up.
"ceed" <> wrote in message
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> On Aug 9, 9:29 am, David <da...@invalid.com> wrote:
>>
>> You don't need an UP button in Vista's Explorer. Just click on the
>> portion of the path that you'd like to navigate to! HINT: look at the
>> top of the Explorer window--the full path is visible. Enjoy!
>>
>> Dave-
>
> I do not need the up button? Do I know you?
>
> I do need it. I have a lot of my documents on an encrypted partition
> represented by shortcuts in my Documents folder (for file saving
> convenience reasons). In this context an up button is helpful.
>
> Isn't the world wonderful: There's file managers out there on all OS's
> I am using (OSX, Linux, Windows and even my Blackberry), so I still
> can get what I need...brrrt, scratch that....want Take for instance
> the file manager that comes with 7-zip. It lets you choose if you need
> an up button or not in it's settings. Gosh!
>
> //ceed
>
>

On Aug 9, 10:18 am, "Rainald Taesler" <taes...@gmx.de> wrote:
> ceed shared these words of wisdom:
>
> > Linux has always had better file managers than Windows in my opinion.
> > I did however like Windows Explorer on XP to the extent I didn't
> > replace it. Without an "Up" button in Vista I'm back to be looking
> > for alternatives (for file manager that is, not OS...
>
> The Explorer has become really powerful. One of the biggest
> improvements in Vista.
> Under previous versions the Explorer on my machines was just more or
> less living on charity <bg> and "Total Commader" (ex: Windows
> Commander) was the most used instrument.
>
> But there are really great features now and in the few weeks under
> Vista my behaviour of working with files seems to be dramatically
> changing.
>
> As the others have already said, the UP-button is no longer needed.
> In addition: One can simply use the Backspace key for togging to the
> parent directory and back.
>
> Rainald
> P.S. As most often asked: The menu can be enabled via "Organize |
> Layout"

I completely agree that Windows Explorer is better than in XP. I still
like the concept of an "Up" button. It's a intuitive way to work for
me with a lot of links and partitions to work with. So I can choose to
adapt a new way of working, or find a file manager which has the "Up"
button as an option.

In fact, what I would prefer is a file manager like Midnight Commander
on Linux which has a ".." on top of eich pane to go up. I always have
my folders set to display details and the "Up" button or a ".." to go
up is a concept I'm comfortable with. I have tried the port of MC to
Windows, but it's not very good. The 7-Zip file manager is actually
the best lightweight file manager out there now in my opinion.

I somewhat agree that I do not need the up button in Explorer, but
that doesn't mean I would like to have the option to use it if I want
to. The "Up" button is a logical representation of what's happening. I
could probably also get used to the blinker control on my car say "Go
Right" and "Go Left", but the simple arrow pointing left or right on
the control is what I am used to!...

//ceed

On Aug 9, 9:29 am, David <da...@invalid.com> wrote:
> ceed wrote:
> > Hi,
>
> > It's always the little thing that gets you. I like Vista after having
> > turned off more crap than I had to in XP. What's left is a good
> > looking solid OS doing things fast. One thing though: Where's the "Up"
> > button in Windows Explorer? How do I go up one directory in one step?
> > I am hoping I am missing something obvious or I will have to go
> > hunting for an external file manager. I do not mind having to do that,
> > but I was hoping I didn't have to.
>
> > Linux has always had better file managers than Windows in my opinion.
> > I did however like Windows Explorer on XP to the extent I didn't
> > replace it. Without an "Up" button in Vista I'm back to be looking for
> > alternatives (for file manager that is, not OS...
>
> > //see and be ceed (stuffy nose)
>
> You don't need an UP button in Vista's Explorer. Just click on the
> portion of the path that you'd like to navigate to! HINT: look at the
> top of the Explorer window--the full path is visible. Enjoy!
>
> Dave- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

You don't "need" anything. However, the Up button (and functionality)
is definately something I used, liked and made my life easier.
Replacing that functionality with a Previous Folder is ok if you want
to go to the previous folder. But now I am faced with having to go
grab the mouse instead of hitting backspace a couple times to traverse
up a couple directories.

One thing I used to really love about Windows was you *could* use it
without a mouse. That is becoming harder and harder.

On Aug 9, 11:59 am, theclyde <thecl...@happy-gods.com> wrote:
> On Aug 9, 9:29 am, David <da...@invalid.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > ceed wrote:
> > > Hi,
>
> > > It's always the little thing that gets you. I like Vista after having
> > > turned off more crap than I had to in XP. What's left is a good
> > > looking solid OS doing things fast. One thing though: Where's the "Up"
> > > button in Windows Explorer? How do I go up one directory in one step?
> > > I am hoping I am missing something obvious or I will have to go
> > > hunting for an external file manager. I do not mind having to do that,
> > > but I was hoping I didn't have to.
>
> > > Linux has always had better file managers than Windows in my opinion.
> > > I did however like Windows Explorer on XP to the extent I didn't
> > > replace it. Without an "Up" button in Vista I'm back to be looking for
> > > alternatives (for file manager that is, not OS...
>
> > > //see and be ceed (stuffy nose)
>
> > You don't need an UP button in Vista's Explorer. Just click on the
> > portion of the path that you'd like to navigate to! HINT: look at the
> > top of the Explorer window--the full path is visible. Enjoy!
>
> > Dave- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> You don't "need" anything. However, the Up button (and functionality)
> is definately something I used, liked and made my life easier.
> Replacing that functionality with a Previous Folder is ok if you want
> to go to the previous folder. But now I am faced with having to go
> grab the mouse instead of hitting backspace a couple times to traverse
> up a couple directories.
>
> One thing I used to really love about Windows was you *could* use it
> without a mouse. That is becoming harder and harder.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Exaxctly! You put it much better than I did. It's a matter of
convenience and speed.

//ceed

ceed shared these words of wisdom:

>> The Explorer has become really powerful. One of the biggest
>> improvements in Vista.
>> Under previous versions the Explorer on my machines was just more or
>> less living on charity <bg> and "Total Commander" (ex: Windows
>> Commander) was the most used instrument.
>>
>> But there are really great features now and in the few weeks under
>> Vista my behaviour of working with files seems to be dramatically
>> changing.
>>
>> As the others have already said, the UP-button is no longer needed.
>> In addition: One can simply use the Backspace key for togging to the
>> parent directory and back.
>>
>> P.S. As most often asked: The menu can be enabled via "Organize |
>> Layout"
>
> In fact, what I would prefer is a file manager like Midnight
> Commander on Linux which has a ".." on top of eich pane to go up. I
> always have my folders set to display details and the "Up" button or
> a ".." to go up is a concept I'm comfortable with.

Sorry, I do not know anything under Linux anymore.
But the feature to go up one level with ".." and to the root with "\"
is what I'm used to from my beloved Total Commander.

BTW: If you are looking for an alternative or an additional
file-manager, don't miss to download Total Commander and check it out.
www.ghisler.com
It's good for at least 1001 things and I call it "my Swiss Army Knife"
<gbg> and there are literally tons of add-ons and add-ins for almost
everything.

The download is fully functional shareware which comes with a
rather tame nagging splash screen.
The price for the license is USD 34.- . And it's worth that for sure.

Rainald