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# Folder Tree

**Folder Tree**

* Contents:
  * (Configured via Preferences / Folder Tree / Contents.)
  * Root items in the folder tree can be rearranged or turned off.
  * Individual folders under the Profile directory can be shown or hidden.
  * Windows 11: Opus now filters out the plethora of random folders Microsoft added under Desktop. A new option lets you add them back.
  * Option to hide non-drives under This PC. (Will only show drive letters and MTP devices, no "media" devices.)
  * Option to show only labels for drives.
  * Option to show full paths for Smart Favorites.
  * The user profile folder (normally your user name) is now displayed as "Profile" by default. It can be changed back if you wish.
  * Support for Linux virtual folder \wsl$\ when present on supported Windows versions. Can be hidden if not wanted.
  * New option, "Remove dynamically added folders". When on, root folders that were added dynamically (to show a branch that is normally hidden) are removed again when you navigate away. When off, they stay until the window closes.
  * Changes to the Quick Access folder are now reflected sooner in the folder tree (and on toolbars, if the folder has been added to them).
  * The Favorites branch now supports separators in the tree.
  * Removed the "Start Desktop at..." dropdown. This confused people, and most of what it did can now be achieved in other ways. For example, This PC can be moved to a separate group, which is similar to the "start at Computer" option, and "non-drive folders" can be turned off, which is similar to the "start at Drives" option.
* Network servers:
  * The Network branch now updates automatically when machines come and go (as long as Windows itself notices).
  * The list of computers under Network in the folder tree is now cached for faster access, including across restarts.
  * Caching can be configured under Preferences / Folders / Network Folders.
  * You can also specify one or more servers which should always be listed, even if Windows fails to find them.
* Cloud storage:
  * Option to put Cloud Storage folders in their own part of the tree, or hide them entirely.
  * Synology shares are now shown properly in the tree (and on the Desktop) as links directly to the share folder, rather than the intermediate folder containing shortcuts.
* Expansion and pinned branches:
  * (Configured via Preferences / Folder Tree / Expand/Collapse.)
  * Tree header has new "collapse all" button. Collapses all folders except those leading to the current path.
  * Tree header has new button to manage expansion presets:
    * Save a list of which folders are expanded and collapsed into a named preset.
    * Load a preset to expand and collapses folders to match what was saved.
    * Use multiple presets for different situations.
  * New option, "Expansion pins on folder tree branches":
    * Pinned branches remain expanded and cannot be collapsed. They remain expanded when you click the "collapse all" button.
    * Expansion pins, if enabled, display on mouseover, on the right of each branch.
    * Click pin once to pin a folder and again to un-pin it.
    * Ctrl+Space toggles the selected branch's pin, if the tree has keyboard focus.
  * New option to remember the expansion state of *all* tree items (not just the root items as in Opus 12).
  * New option to remember the expansion state of root items. (Opus 12 always did this; now it's optional.)
  * New option to only remember expansion state of pinned items.
  * Tree branches now animate briefly when expanded by mouse or keyboard. New option, "Animate expanding branches" to turn it off.
  * The old "Expand My Computer branch" option has been removed, since the state of all folders is remembered automatically.
* Miscellaneous:
  * Tree item height, indentation and spacing are now configurable.
  * New option to prevent scrolling when branches expand. (Stops the tree jumping down to show as much of the expanded branch as possible.)
  * "Position selected item" setting has a new "25% from the top of the tree" option, in addition to the older "top" and "middle" choices.
  * New option show or hide the tree header's lock button. (Off by default. People tended to click it without understanding what it did.)
  * You can now create hotkeys which only apply when the folder tree has focus.
* Commands:
  * `Go TREEEXPAND=...` and `Go TREECOLLAPSE=...` -- Expand or collapse multiple tree branches in various ways. Parameters include:
    * "focus": Expand/collapse the tree item with input focus.
    * "all": Expand/collapse the current branch and everything within it.
    * "first": Expand/collapse the current branch only.
    * "second": Expand/collapse current branch on first use, then expand/collapse all its children on second use.
    * (The old `Go EXPANDTREE` is hidden, but still works. `Go TREEXPAND` with no additional parameters does the same thing.)
  * `Go REMEMBERTREEEXPANSION` and `Go RESTORETREEEXPANSION` -- Save and load which tree items are expanded and collapsed.
    * NAME argument can specify preset to load or save.
    * If no preset is specified, expansin state is stored in memory temporarily until the window closes.
  * `Go RESTORETREEEXPANSION=list` -- Displays a list of saved presets which you can load. (You'd normally access this via the tree header, but that can be hidden.)
  * `Go RESTORETREEEXPANSION=reset` -- Reset tree expansion to its initial state.
  * `Go TREESETPINSTATE` -- Toggles the selected item's pin.

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