Vista Explorer Tip

Here is a small tip for all you Vista users out there. The new explorer has a nifty feature of displaying favourites links along wih the folders explorer bar. In XP, we could either use the folders bar or the favorites bar at any given time. Also, the favorites bar would be the same as the Internet explorer favorites, which made it even more confusing and unusable. But this new feature in Vista is a real helper when it comes to using explorer efficiently.

In the explorer, above the folders bar, there is a Favorites link section which has links to <User Folder> My Docs etc. To that list you can add as many links as you want. All you have to do to add a link is drag the folder into that section and it automatically creates a link.

Add your most frequently visited folders in it. After adding the folder you can directly go to it with just a click! No more C:>Folder1>Folder2 navigation. However deep the folder maybe, you can go there in an instant. Its really helpful when you handle a lot of files with explorer. You can also switch between folders in an instant making copying and moving very very easy and less confusing.

After adding the link, if you are unable to see the link in the section, find the separator between the links and the folders bar sections and drag it till all your links are visible.

Here is a screenshot.