Malone wrote on Fri, 19 Jan 2024 20:48:17 +1300 :
> With Windows 10 I know how to view the computer's files in a folder in
> "details" view. And how to ensure a folder always opens in "details" view.
>
> I connect my Android Galaxy Note 10 to my Windows computer using a USB
> lead. Using Windows file explorer, or whatever they call it these days,
> all the folders on the phone open in "tiles" mode. I am able to manually
> change the view to "details" but the next time I connect my phone it
> reverts to "tiles" again.
>
> Is there any setting I can apply so that the folders on the phone ALWAYS
> open in "details" view? Is there a registry setting?
>
>>
>> This is probably better asked on the Windows newsgroups but I tried it with
>> my phone and it remembered that "details" setting per folder in this test.
>>
>> 1. Connect USB to Windows 10 and then connect the Android phone to the USB
>> 2. Click on Windows "My Computer | Phone | Internal storage | Android"
>> 3. The default view was "View | Tiles" for that folder
>> 4. I changed the view to "View | Details" for that folder
>> 5. I closed the window and returned to that spot the exact same way
>> 6. It reverted back to "View | Tiles" so I closed it and tried again
>> 7. I used the same steps when I changed it back to "View | Details"
>> 8. But this time I went one level deeper by clicking on "media"
>> 9. Now when I went back to the Android folder, it was "View | Details"
>> 10. To check, I unplugged the USB from the Android phone & plugged it back in
>> 11. I went to "My Computer | Phone | Internal storage | Android"
>> 12. It remembered the "View | Details" that I had previously set up
>
> That's remarkable! My first attempt following your instructions worked!!
> I'll need to have another go tomorrow morning to confirm it, but I'm
> astonished.
>
> Why does it work? It seems such a convoluted approach.

Don't ask me how Android works with Windows that way. It just does.
Like I said, it's something better asked on the Windows newsgroup.
I just cc'd them so maybe they can explain what's going on.