In Windows 7, as in XP and Vista, folders or files can be saved in
Sort Explorer by name, size, date, etc. However, if you want to do a free sorting, you run into a problem with the Windows 7 operating system. Reason for an individual sorting could be, for example, arranging pictures in a folder according to your own. If you deactivated the command Automatically arrange under View in Windows - XP or - Vista and canceled the sorting function, you had the option of moving the folders and files freely on the surface.
With an intervention in the registry, this actually self-evident function should also run under Windows 7. However, the changes affect the display of individual files in different views. However, this should not bother most. For example, instead of specifying the size, you have the date of a file and a smaller line spacing.
To begin the conversion, open the registry editor using the command Regedit via the Start button.
To prevent potential errors, you should first create a backup of your current registration . The easiest way to do this is via File > Export . You can then import the backup later if needed.
Now navigate to the following folder:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Classes \ LocalSettings \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Shell \ Bags \ AllFolders \ Shell \
Here, you add the following 5 new keys via Edit > New > Key :
{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}
{7D49D726-3C21-4F05-99AA-FDC2C9474656}
{94D6DDCC-4A68-4175-A374-BD584A510B78}
{B3690E58-E961-423B-B687-386EBFD83239}
{5FA96407-7E77-483C-AC93-691D05850DE8}
Then, in each of these 5 keys, the two DWORD values FFlags with the value 43000001 and Mode with the value 00000004 are inserted. To do this, select a key and enter the two values via Edit > New > DWORD (32-bit) Value . Double-clicking the created values allows you to enter the numbers.
Now, the folder AllFolders , which is located slightly above half of the created keys, is selected and saved to any desired location via File > Export in the menu.
Above the folders containing the two- to three-digit number combinations is the folder "Bags" . This folder is selected with a right-click and deleted.
Finally, the previously exported folder AllFolders is restored by double-clicking it via File > Import . The Registry Editor can now be closed. For the change to take effect, Windows Explorer should be restarted.
The result should be shown in the following picture with an example:
If you select one of the yellow highlighted settings and remove the option before "Auto arrange " , the folders and files can be moved freely on the interface.
