Opening the same folder in different windows

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Simple question, is there a way to open a folder 2 separate times by
clicking on the folder icon (from the desktop)? I know holding SHIFT &
DC will open the folder via Explorer but my user would like to have
more than one instance of this folder open at anytime.

Thank for any input,

Chad
 
Simple question, is there a way to open a folder 2 separate times by
clicking on the folder icon (from the desktop)? I know holding SHIFT &
DC will open the folder via Explorer but my user would like to have
more than one instance of this folder open at anytime.

Thank for any input,

Chad
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To get a second(or third or fourth etc.)opening of an open folder, hold down
the shift key and double click the icon.
 
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Simple question, is there a way to open a folder 2 separate
times by
clicking on the folder icon (from the desktop)? I know
holding SHIFT &
DC will open the folder via Explorer but my user would like
to have
more than one instance of this folder open at anytime.

Thank for any input,

Chad
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Open Notepad and create a batch file.
Enter the following commands substituting the correct path to
the folder you want to open twice.

Explorer.exe /n,"PathToFolder"
Explorer.exe /n,"PathToFolder"

Name the file Twice.bat and save it somewhere handy such as the
My Documents folder.
Open My Documents and right click on the Twice.bat file and
select Send to -> Desktop (create shortcut) from the menu.
Your user can now click on the new desktop shortcut and have it
open two instances of the same folder.
If the user would rather have the folder opened in a Windows
Explorer window, change /n to /e in the batch file.
Note: There are no spaces between /n, and the path to the
folder.

Good luck

Nepatsfan
 
Simple question, is there a way to open a folder 2 separate times by
clicking on the folder icon (from the desktop)? I know holding SHIFT &
DC will open the folder via Explorer but my user would like to have
more than one instance of this folder open at anytime.

Thank for any input,

Chad
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You can start as many instances of windows explorer as you want. Start
windows explorer, then just click the Explorer icon again and another
instance of it will open. Very handy to comparing two different folders or
drives.

HTH
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