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Originally Posted by Darqref
In the process of copying these files to usb chips for her reader (provided by the WTBBL), I end up moving files around from archives on my hard drive (she likes to re-read books, sometimes frequently.)
When I do this, I'm constantly finding that Windows explorer has closed all of the parts of the file tree that I recently opened, and will re-use, forcing me to re-open the tree again. I haven't found any way to force Win7 to change this behavior.
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I'm nor certain I understand the problem, and what you mean by "keeping folder open". The simple solutio0n for that is to use Windows Explorer to open the folders you want. and simply not close it when done. Just minimize to the desktop. (I don't believe "Re-open Windows Explorer with the same folders I was looking at last time" is an option, and I wouldn't use it if it was.)
I run Win10 Pro these days, but migrated from Win7. Win10 Pro keeps track of recently opened folders, and I can select from a list. My memory is that Win7 did something similar. Personally, I don;t use the feature. It's the work of a moment to navigate the file system to get to what I want.
I looked back when at an assortment of alternative file managers including those suggested ehre, but find Windows Explorer more than adequate.
One thing I did add under Win7 and continue to use is Clover, from EJIE Technology. Clover adds a tabbed interface to Windows Explorer. I can open a file folder in Windows Explorer for source files, and another for the destination foe the files in a separate tab. Select teh files I want to transfer in the first tab, and select Copy, then switch to the second tab and select Paste. Poof! Done!
Clover can use Chrome themes, but I don't. And you can tear off a Clover Explorer tab and make it a separate window if desired.
(Clover is from a Chinese developer, and the website and docs are not in English. It gets knocked for displaying ads. That can be turned off in installation, but it isn't obvious. The short form is "Don't check either of the optional boxes the installer will display".)
A simpler solution for you might be shortcuts on the desktop. A shortcut does
not have to point to a program. It can point to a drive, or a folder on a drive.
Right click on the desktop, and select New in the list, then Shortcut. In the Shortcut box, navigate the file system and click on the folder you want a shortcut for. Windows will create the shortcut on your desktop, and double-clicking it opens the folder. Do that again for the other folder.
Double-click the folder where the audio book archives are to open it to select files, select the desired files, and click Copy. Then double-click the shortcut folder where you need to put the files to copy yo your mom's device., and click Paste.
Unless I misunderstand your problem, that should be what you want.
If you want to look at Clover, Major Geeks is a good English language source.
https://m.majorgeeks.com/files/details/clover.html
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Dennis