Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Windows x64
Free tool makes managing your Windows 7 library settings easier
by Lee Mathews Dec 28th 2009 at 8:23AM
They could, however, be a little easier to manage. As is so often the case, when something can be done more easily on Windows a developer steps in to make it so.
Enter Win7 Library Tool, a handy, free application which acts as a central management console for your libraries. Just about anything you need to adjust can be done with the Tool - adding additional folders to existing libraries, changing the default save location, changing icons, creating new libraries and deleting unneeded ones, and more.
The Tool also allows you to save entire configuration sets to a file - useful if you're pondering a reformat and want to make sure your library setup survives the procedure. Just save your current set and re-load using the tool and you're good to go!
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vtnwesley said 10:29AM on 12-28-2009
How about a "disable" feature for libraries. Microsoft has bene playing with virtual folders for a while now and each time it gets worse. Most users do not understand the difference between this and a real folder. They are going to lose their stuff.
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techpops said 11:27AM on 12-28-2009
I'm loving this. Just what I needed.
@vtnwesley I've loved the idea of having virtual folders since Vista first introduced the idea to me. This isn't any different from the way Gmail handles its folders (tags) and no one seems to be complaining about that. But I'm interested, what is it thats getting worse with the way Windows handles virtual folders?
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techpops said 11:49AM on 12-28-2009
Thought this might be useful to along with this tool
http://carlosjj.deviantart.com/gallery/
This guy has put together a lovely collection of library icons.
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StormtrooprDave said 1:09PM on 12-28-2009
This is an awesome tool!
Phil said 7:53PM on 12-29-2009
Since Libraries arrived I´ve been wondering if there is a way to
port something similar to windows xp or to the USB. I guess maybe a
little app that could create a folder* that automatically scans the
drive/s (each time is openned) and displays the files filtered by
extensions like a windows folder would be really useful.
And if just like libraries you could define wich folders to scan it
shouldn´t take a lot to load as well as if it´s saves a index and
it just update* it each time.
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