Win. 7 – New Folder Keyboard Shortcut
HotKey FTW
I was playing around on my laptop while trying to get some folders organized. To get a new folder I had to constantly right click > new > folder. Out of some strange reason I tried pressing CTRL + N, that brought up my Libraries Explorer, which also happens to be my first icon pinned to the taskbar. I then remembered that sometimes you can start new instances of a program by holding SHIFT + WINKEY + ICON#. So for the hell of it I pressed SHIFT + CTRL + N, and what do you know a new folder appeared on the desktop, it works in other folders as well.
I don’t know if this was in the Beta versions (I am running RC) of Win7. However, I know one thing for certain. It’s freakign awesome. I’ve been wanting a shortcut out of the box that does this and it looks like Microsoft has heard my prayers.
Win. 7. More Awesomer.
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Ditch explorer altogether and grab Xplorer2 ( http://zabkat.com ). There’s a lite version for home use, so you don’t have to pay for a license.
The shortcut for new folders in Xplorer2 is F8. Very nice and simple, used in conjunction with Rename (F2).
warplayer
June 18, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Yeah I knew about that, but having it built into the OS is a nice touch, this way an regular user doesn’t have to search the internet to find it.
Samir B.
June 18, 2009 at 3:57 pm
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June 18, 2009 at 9:21 pm
ha! my friend im’s me, asks me if i submitted the win+e shortcut to lh. i think “hmmm, no, though ive been using it for so many years did i do it without thinking?”
turns out there is another samir b with a very similar set of gripes and observances regarding UI in various operating systems.
nice to meet you!
samir b
June 23, 2009 at 11:01 am
Ha. What a small world.
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June 23, 2009 at 2:21 pm
still new with this OS, and trying arround
@hmad
August 5, 2009 at 9:41 pm
I had looked everywhere for this. Ctrl-Shift-N does the trick! Thanks for posting.
Matthew Simoneau
October 8, 2009 at 2:23 pm