文件资源管理器(File Explorer)的优势之一是您可以通过多种不同方式查看 Windows 10 PC 上的文件夹内容。无论是文件名的基本列表还是以大尺寸缩略图显示图形的视图，文件资源管理器(File Explorer)都可以轻松查看您喜欢的布局中的数据。您可以使用鼠标、触摸屏或快捷方式更改视图并决定文件和文件夹在Windows 10中的显示方式。在本教程中，我们将解释文件资源管理器(File Explorer)的不同视图以及如何在Windows 10中像专业人士一样使用它们：
关于文件资源管理器(File Explorer)视图以及如何在Windows 10中访问它们(Windows 10)
视图或布局会更改文件和文件夹在活动文件资源管理器(File Explorer)窗口中的显示方式。如果您想要了解某个位置中的项目的概览，或者当您知道某个文件位于某个文件夹中但很难找到它时，这会很有帮助。
首先，打开文件资源管理器(open File Explorer)。如果您访问“视图(Views)”选项卡，则不可能错过“布局(Layout)”部分中的画廊。
视图显示在“视图”(View)选项卡的“布局(Layout)”部分
根据文件资源管理器(File Explorer)窗口的大小，视图库可以是紧凑的，如上图所示，也可以是扩展的，如下图所示。
文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中的扩展库
提示：(TIP:)将鼠标指针悬停在任何图库选项上会在下面的窗口中显示该选项的预览。
如果图库很紧凑，则无需最大化(maximize) 文件资源管理器(File Explorer)即可访问所有可用视图。改为使用右侧顶部的两个箭头滚动选项。
使用箭头浏览视图
您还可以单击或点击下方的更多(More)箭头以展开图库。
按(Press)更多以获取其他选项以更改您的视图
这显示了Windows 10(Windows 10)中可用的所有视图，无论文件资源管理器(File Explorer)的当前大小如何。
视图库扩展
提示：(TIP:)通过阅读大约10 种在文件资源管理器中查看文件的方式（如专业版），了解(10 ways to view files like a Pro in File Explorer)Windows 10中的“(Windows 10)查看”(View)选项卡还提供什么。
访问视图的另一种方法是右键单击或按住文件资源管理器(File Explorer)窗口中的空闲区域。然后，在随后的上下文菜单中，单击或点击视图(Views)以查看相同的可用布局选项。一个点表示当前应用的是哪个视图。
从右键菜单访问视图
无论您如何访问它们，文件资源管理器(File Explorer)都提供了八种查看文件夹内容的方法：超大图标(Extra large icons)、大图标(Large icons)、中图标(Medium icons)、小图标(Small icons)、列表(List)、详细信息(Details)、平铺(Tiles)和内容(Content)。
Windows 10文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中的八个视图
其中一些布局显示包含项目内容的缩略图，而其他布局则显示基于文件类型的标准图标。预览文件和文件夹的不同视图是超大图标(Extra large icons)、大图标(Large icons)、中图标(Medium icons)、平铺(Tiles)和内容(Content)。
您可以单击或点击所需的视图以使用它。或者，从本指南的以下章节中了解有关每个布局的快捷方式的更多信息，其中还介绍了每个视图的作用以及它如何帮助您在Windows 10中提高工作效率。
注意：(NOTE:)文件夹的默认布局由其视图模板确定，因此也可以通过在文件资源管理器中更改文件夹的视图模板(changing the folder’s view template in File Explorer)来修改它。要了解有关不同文件夹视图模板及其布局的更多信息，请阅读我们关于配置默认模板(configuring the default templates)以满足您的偏好的教程。
文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中的超大(Extra)图标视图
如果您想知道哪个视图显示文件和文件夹的巨大图标，答案是“超大图标(“Extra large icons)。”毫不奇怪，这种布局提供了最好的图形和视频文件预览，我们推荐它用于图片、媒体文件和PowerPoint演示文稿。但是，当涉及到其他常规文件时，此视图不会提供比其他图标大小布局更多的数据。
超大(Extra)图标视图显示巨大的预览
要访问“超大图标”(“Extra large icons”)视图，请使用键盘快捷键Ctrl + Shift + 1。
Windows 10的文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中的大图标视图
Windows 10中的两个默认视图之一，大图标(Large icons)布局对于查看照片也很有用，而无需打开它们。虽然它的缩略图不像您使用前一个选项获得的那么大，但它们与其他视图相比更大，因此这种布局可以让您非常清楚地了解媒体文件中的内容。当涉及到PDF文件和可执行文件等项目的通用图标时，在(PDF)文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中放大它们并不会像较小的图标那样告诉您更多信息。
文件资源管理器(File Explorer)使用大图标作为媒体文件夹的默认视图
Windows 10 还可以通过在文件资源管理器(File Explorer)窗口的右下角显示大图标视图的快捷方式来轻松访问大图标视图。(Large icons)
文件资源管理器(File Explorer)默认显示大图标的快捷方式
如上图所示，要在大图标(Large icons)视图中显示文件和文件夹，您必须同时按键盘上的以下命令：Ctrl + Shift + 2。
注意：(NOTE:)如果您经常使用文件资源管理器的(File Explorer’s)其中一个大视图，您还可以更改 Windows 10 中的文件夹图标(change the folder icons in Windows 10)以避免淹没在黄色海洋中。🙂
文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中的中等(Medium)图标布局
当您在文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中应用它时，媒体图标(Medium icons)视图让您了解文件夹中媒体项目的内容。但是，它的缩略图几乎不足以区分几个相似的图形文件，因此如果您要查找特定的图像或视频，最好使用前两种布局。由于(Due)其足够的大小，中图标(Medium icons)视图可以很好地概览文件夹中的项目，因此当您需要在 Windows 10 中选择多个文件(select multiple files in Windows 10)时，我们建议您使用它。
中等(Medium)图标布局对于管理多个项目很有用
在键盘上，同时按Ctrl + Shift + 3以使用中图标(Medium icons)视图。
Windows 10 中的小图标视图
文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中四个图标大小布局中的最后一个，小图标(Small icons)，与其他三个不同。不仅项目显示在列中，而且此视图中没有显示缩略图，相反，文件旁边的图标仅代表它们的类型（Microsoft Word 文档(Microsoft Word Document)、PDF、可执行文件、图形文件等）。
小图标是唯一不显示预览的图标大小布局
使用小图标(Small icons)布局的键盘快捷键是Ctrl + Shift + 4。
提示：(TIP:)如果您想知道哪个视图将您的文件和文件夹显示为小图标，这种布局并不是唯一的。我们接下来讨论的两个视图List和Details使用相同大小的图标。
Windows 10的文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中的列表布局
正如您对它的名字所期望的那样，列表(List)布局显示的细节非常少，将您的文件和文件夹显示为小图标，这使得它与小图标(Small icons)视图几乎没有区别。但是，即使它们都没有显示实际内容的预览，区分它们的一种方法是通过它们的列，它们更宽并且不会截断列表(List)视图中的项目名称。此外，与任何列表一样，您可以从上到下阅读其条目，而小图标(Small icons)布局从左到右显示所有内容。
列出文件夹中的所有内容以彻底查看项目名称
您可以通过键盘快捷键Ctrl + Shift + 5列表(List)视图。
Windows 10 中的详细信息视图
如果您在使用文件资源管理器(File Explorer)时尝试布局，那么一目了然地提供最多信息的视图是显而易见的。之前的选项侧重于缩略图或提供概述以帮助您更快地识别项目，而详细信息(Details)视图将每个文件和文件夹显示在单独的行上，以及详细信息。
此默认布局易于阅读，其初始列取决于使用的视图模板，显示有关活动文件资源管理器(File Explorer)窗口中项目的相关数据。这就是为什么尽管每个项目都显示一个小图标，但此视图用于查看有关Windows 10(Windows 10)中文件和文件夹的详细信息。下面的屏幕截图显示了最常见的场景，其中列是Name、Date modified、Type和Size。
使用详细信息(Details)视图查看有关文件的所有内容
如果您需要快速查看详细信息(Details)布局中的项目，您可以单击或点击其快捷方式，该快捷方式始终显示在文件资源管理器的(File Explorer’s)右下角。
默认情况下，文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中会显示详细信息(Details)的快捷方式
如上面快捷方式的工具提示所示，也可以使用键盘快捷键Ctrl + Shift + 6详细信息(Details)视图。
我们使用并推荐详细信息(Details)布局的主要原因是，尤其是在一次处理多个文件时，您可以向其中添加更多列。最重要的是，您可以在文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中使用此视图按列标题对文件进行排序，或者根据您需要的条件轻松分组和过滤它们。如果您想了解更多信息，详细信息(Details)视图在我们关于如何在 Windows 10 的文件资源管理器中对文件和文件夹进行排序、分组和过滤(How to sort, group, and filter files & folders in Windows 10’s File Explorer)的教程中得到了重点介绍。
文件资源管理器中的 Tiles 布局
Tiles视图为您的项目显示中等大小的图标，以及基本细节。您可以使用它来显示缩略图以及有关文件类型和大小的信息。虽然没有Content或Details视图详细，但Tiles布局是Medium 图标(Medium icons)和Content之间的有用组合。
(Get)使用Tiles(Tiles)视图获取有关文件的基本信息
您可以通过在键盘上同时按Ctrl + Shift + 7Tiles布局。(Tiles)
Windows 10的文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中的内容(Content)视图
内容视图在单独的行中(Content)列出文件和文件夹，显示每个项目的其他详细信息，例如类型(Type)、大小(Size)、修改日期(Date modified)、维度(Dimensions)或作者(Authors)。这种布局是Tiles和Details选项的混合，尽管它的缩略图比(Details)Tiles视图使用的略小。如果您希望在使用文件资源管理器(File Explorer)浏览时快速检查有关文件的额外数据，内容(Content)视图布局可能是最佳选择。
使用“内容(Content)”视图快速查找有关文件作者和内容的信息
可以预见，内容(Content)视图的键盘快捷键是Ctrl + Shift + 8。
提示：(TIP:)关于文件和文件夹在Windows 10中的显示方式，您可以更改许多其他内容，我们在关于(Windows 10)改进文件资源管理器的 15 种方法(15 ways to improve File Explorer)的文章中包含了其中一些内容。
您更喜欢哪种视图，为什么？
文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中的视图通过控制布局选项来帮助您更改所看到的数据。幸运的是，Windows 10 提供了足够多的视图来满足任何用户。我们主要使用Details、Content和Large 图标(Large icons)布局。在阅读了这份详尽的指南后，我们很好奇您更喜欢文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中的哪个视图以及原因。请在下面的评论中告诉我们。
How to use the File Explorer views in Windows 10 like a pro -
One of the strengths of File Explorer is the number of different ways you can view the content of a folder on your Windows 10 PC. Whether it is a bare-bones listing of file names or a view that shows graphics in large-sized thumbnails, File Explorer makes it easy to see data in the layout you prefer. You can use your mouse, touchscreen, or shortcuts to change views and decide how your files and folders are displayed in Windows 10. In this tutorial, we explain the different views of File Explorer and how to use them like a pro in Windows 10:
About File Explorer views and how to access them in Windows 10
The views or layouts change the way files and folders appear in your active File Explorer window. This can be helpful if you want an overview of the items in a location or when you know a file is in a certain folder but have difficulties finding it.
To begin, open File Explorer. If you access the Views tab, it’s impossible to miss the gallery in the Layout section.
The views are displayed in the Layout section of the View tab
Depending on the size of your File Explorer window, the views gallery can be compact, as you can see above, or expanded, as shown in the image below.
The expanded gallery in File Explorer
TIP: Hovering your mouse pointer over any gallery option shows a preview of that choice in the window below.
If the gallery is compact, you don’t have to maximize File Explorer to access all the available views. Use the top two arrows on the right to scroll through the options instead.
Use the arrows to go through the views
You can also click or tap the More arrow underneath to expand the gallery.
Press More to for other options to Change your view
This shows all the views available in Windows 10, regardless of File Explorer’s current size.
The views gallery expands
TIP: Learn what else the View tab has to offer in Windows 10 by reading about 10 ways to view files like a Pro in File Explorer.
Another way to reach the views is to right-click or press-and-hold on a free area within the File Explorer window. Then, in the subsequent contextual menu, click or tap on Views to see the same available layout options. A dot indicates which view is currently applied.
Access Views from the right-click menu
Regardless of how you access them, File Explorer provides eight ways to view the contents of a folder: Extra large icons, Large icons, Medium icons, Small icons, List, Details, Tiles, and Content.
The eight views in Windows 10’s File Explorer
Some of these layouts display thumbnails with the content of your items, while others show standard icons based on file types. The different views to preview files and folders are Extra large icons, Large icons, Medium icons, Tiles, and Content.
You can click or tap on the desired view to use it. Alternatively, find out more about the shortcuts for each layout from the following chapters of this guide, which also cover what each view does and how it can help your productivity in Windows 10.
NOTE: A folder’s default layout is determined by its view template, so it can also be modified by changing the folder’s view template in File Explorer. To learn more about different folder view templates and their layouts, read our tutorial about configuring the default templates to suit your preferences.
The Extra large icons view in File Explorer
If you’re wondering which view displays the gigantic icons of files and folders, the answer is “Extra large icons.” Unsurprisingly, this layout offers the best previews of graphic and video files, and we recommended it when it comes to pictures, media files, and PowerPoint presentations. However, when it comes to other regular files, this view does not offer more data than the other icon size layouts.
The Extra large icons view displays gigantic previews
To access the “Extra large icons” view, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + 1.
The Large icons view in Windows 10’s File Explorer
One of the two default views in Windows 10, the Large icons layout is also useful to see your photos without having to open them. While its thumbnails are not as big as the ones you get with the previous option, they are larger compared to the other views, so this layout gives you a pretty clear picture of what’s inside your media files. When it comes to generic icons for items like PDF files and executables, enlarging them in File Explorer does not tell you any more than the smaller icons do.
File Explorer uses Large icons as its default view for media folders
Windows 10 also makes it easy to reach the Large icons view by showing a shortcut for it in the bottom-right corner of your File Explorer windows.
File Explorer displays by default a shortcut for Large icons
As you can also see in the image above, to display your files and folders in the Large icons view, you have to simultaneously press the following on your keyboard: Ctrl + Shift + 2.
NOTE: If you’re frequently using one of File Explorer’s large views, you can also change the folder icons in Windows 10 to avoid drowning in a sea of yellow. 🙂
The Medium icons layout in File Explorer
When you apply it in File Explorer, the Medium icons view gives you an idea about the contents of media items in a folder. However, its thumbnails are hardly big enough to distinguish among several similar graphics files, so you’re better off using the two previous layouts if you are trying to find a particular image or video. Due to its adequate size, the Medium icons view offers a good overview of the items within a folder, so we recommend it when you need to select multiple files in Windows 10.
The Medium icons layout is useful to manage multiple items
On your keyboard, simultaneously press Ctrl + Shift + 3 to use the Medium icons view.
The Small icons view in Windows 10
The last of the four icon size layouts in File Explorer, Small icons, is different from the other three. Not only are items displayed in columns, but there are no thumbnails shown in this view, and, instead, the icons next to your files are only representative of their type (Microsoft Word Document, PDF, executable, graphic file, etc.).
Small icons is the only icon size layout that does not show a preview
The keyboard shortcut to use the Small icons layout is Ctrl + Shift + 4.
TIP: If you’re wondering which view displays your files and folders as small icons, this layout is not the only one. The next two views we discuss, List and Details, are using the same size icons.
The List layout in Windows 10’s File Explorer
As you’d expect from its name, the List layout shows very little details, displaying your files and folders as small icons, which makes it nearly indistinguishable from the Small icons view. However, even if neither of them shows a preview of actual content, one way to tell them apart is by their columns, which are wider and don’t truncate item names in the List view. Also, like any list, you can read its entries from top to bottom, while the Small icons layout shows everything left to right.
List everything in your folder to thoroughly look through item names
You can use the List view with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + 5.
The Details view in Windows 10
If you experiment with layouts when using File Explorer, which view provides the most information at a glance is obvious. While the previous options focused on either thumbnails or providing an overview to help you identify items faster, Details view displays each file and folder on a separate row, along with detailed information.
This default layout is easy to read, and its initial columns depend on the view template used, showing relevant data about the items in your active File Explorer window. That is why, despite every item showing a small icon, this view is used to view the detailed information about files and folders in Windows 10. The screenshot below shows the most common scenario, when the columns are Name, Date modified, Type, and Size.
See everything about your files with the Details view
If you need a fast way to see your items in the Details layout, you can click or tap on its shortcut, which is always shown in File Explorer’s lower-right corner.
A shortcut for Details is displayed by default in File Explorer
As also shown in the shortcut’s tooltip above, the Details view can also be accessed with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + 6.
The main reason we use and recommend the Details layout, especially when working with many files at once, is that you can add more columns to it. On top of that, you can use this view in File Explorer to sort files by column heading or easily group and filter them based on the criteria you need. If you want to learn more, the Details view is heavily featured in our tutorial on How to sort, group, and filter files & folders in Windows 10’s File Explorer.
The Tiles layout in File Explorer
The Tiles view shows medium-sized icons for your items, as well as basic details. You can use it to display thumbnails and information about the type and size of your files. While not as detailed as the Content or Details views, the Tiles layout is a useful mix between Medium icons and Content.
Get basic information about your files with the Tiles view
You can apply the Tiles layout by pressing Ctrl + Shift + 7 simultaneously on your keyboard.
The Content view in Windows 10’s File Explorer
The Content view lists files and folders on separate rows, displaying, for each item, additional details like Type, Size, Date modified, Dimensions, or Authors. This layout is a mix between the Tiles and Details options, although its thumbnails are slightly smaller than those used by the Tiles view. If you wish to quickly check extra data about files when browsing with File Explorer, the Content view layout could be the best choice.
Use the Content view to quickly find information about the authors and content of your files
Predictably, the keyboard shortcut for the Content view is Ctrl + Shift + 8.
TIP: There are plenty of other things you can change about the way files and folders are displayed in Windows 10, and we included some of them in our article about 15 ways to improve File Explorer.
Which view(s) do you prefer and why?
The views in File Explorer help you change what data you see by taking charge of your layout options. Luckily, Windows 10 provides more than enough views to satisfy any user. We mostly use the Details, Content, and Large icons layouts. After reading this extensive guide, we’re curious about which view you prefer in File Explorer and why. Let us know in the comments below.
