在 Windows 10 中，文件资源管理器(File Explorer)有一个带有许多选项卡和选项的功能区界面。(ribbon interface)查看(View)选项卡是最有用的选项卡之一，因为它为您提供了许多不同的方式来浏览和查看文件。您可以让文件资源管理器(File Explorer)向您显示包含不同类型信息的不同窗格、更改文件和文件夹的布局、对它们进行排序、隐藏它们等等。作为IT 专业人员(IT Professional)，您可以通过以下十种方式在Windows 10中浏览文件：
1.在文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中显示或隐藏导航窗格(Navigation pane)
文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中最有用的工具之一是始终显示在左侧的导航窗格。(navigation pane)它提供了最简单、最快捷的方式来浏览您的文件。但是，并非所有人都想使用它，一些从Windows XP中也看到旧(Windows XP)Windows 资源管理器(Windows Explorer)的老派用户可能想要隐藏它。为此，请单击功能区上的视图(View)选项卡，然后转到功能区工具栏的(ribbon toolbar)窗格(Panes)部分。单击(Click)或点击导航窗格(Navigation pane)，然后取消选择导航窗格(Navigation pane)选项以隐藏导航窗格(navigation pane)。把导航窗格(Navigation pane)返回，执行相同的操作。
此外，您还可以选择启用或禁用有关导航窗格(Navigation pane)工作方式的其他一些内容：
- 展开以打开文件夹(Expand to open folder)- 选择此选项可在您在右窗格中单击/点击文件夹时展开您的文件夹。取消选择它可使导航窗格(navigation pane)文件夹保持压缩状态，除非您单独单击它们。
- 显示所有文件夹- 选择此选项可在(Show all folders)导航(Navigation)窗格的单个组中显示计算机上的所有文件夹。取消选择此选项可将更简洁的文件夹视图(folder view)分类到相关部分，如快速访问、这台电脑、OneDrive(Quick Access, This PC, OneDrive,)和网络。(Network.)
- 显示库- 选择此选项可在(Show libraries)文件资源管理器(File Explorer)的单独部分中显示所有库。取消选择以隐藏它们。本指南中的更多详细信息：如何在Windows 10和Windows 8.1中启用(Windows 8.1)库(Libraries)。
2. 在文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中查看所选文件的预览
在视图选项卡上，(View)文件资源管理器(File Explorer)功能区界面(ribbon interface)的导航窗格(Navigation pane)按钮旁边，有一个名为预览窗格(Preview Pane)的按钮。单击或点击它，在文件资源管理器(File Explorer)窗口的右侧打开一个可选列。它显示您选择的任何媒体文件的预览，这有时非常有用。
3.在文件资源管理器中(File Explorer)查看(View)有关您选择的文件的详细信息
虽然预览(Preview)窗格看起来不错，但它不显示有关所选文件的详细信息。如果这是您希望看到的，请单击或点击“查看”选项卡中的“(View)详细信息”窗格(Details pane)按钮。这将创建一个窗格，显示您选择的文件的预览以及所有选定文件的元数据。您甚至可以通过单击可用数据字段并键入新值来编辑此窗格中的元数据。
不幸的是，您不能同时打开“预览(Preview)”和“详细信息(Details)”窗格。您可以选择其中一个，也可以选择不显示它们。
4. 在文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中将文件显示为不同大小的图标，如磁贴、列表或有关其内容的详细信息
有些人喜欢图标，有些人喜欢磁贴，有些人更喜欢查看有关其文件的详细信息。文件资源管理器(File Explorer)可让您以您想要的方式查看文件。您所要做的就是在“视图”选项卡的“(View)布局(Layout)”部分中选择您喜欢的查看方式。在超大、大、中或小图标之间进行选择，以将文件和文件夹显示为大小可变的图标，并在其下方显示文件名。(Choose)最小的选项仅显示通用图标，而任何较大的选项都提供您使用文件资源管理器(File Explorer)浏览的文件夹中的照片或视频的缩略图。
列表(List)选项提供文件和文件夹列表，旁边有一个通用图标。该列表包含多个列。
如果您更喜欢Details，您的文件和文件夹会一个接一个地显示在一个列中。但是，您还可以获得多个附加列来显示有关每个文件的更多数据，例如文件上次修改的日期、文件大小(file size)和文件类型(file type)。
如果您已经习惯了平铺，请选择平铺(Tile)。这使得文件资源管理器显示的图标与您在(File Explorer)中图标(Medium icon)选项中看到的相同，但它在每个图标的右侧显示完整的文件名和文件类型。(filename and file type)
最后，如果您喜欢细节并希望这些细节根据您正在查看的文件类型自动更改，请选择Content。此选项使用中等大小的图标列出您的文件，但还提供有关每个文件的一行信息。从技术上讲，它都显示在一个列中，但每种不同类型的文件显示不同的信息。例如，视频文件(video file)显示文件的帧高度和宽度(frame height and width)，而音乐文件(music file)显示专辑标题(album title)、流派和歌曲长度。
5.使用文件资源管理器(Explorer)按不同标准对文件和文件夹进行排序
如果您的文件和文件夹以正确的方式排序，则更容易找到您要查找的内容。这就是为什么文件资源管理器(File Explorer)允许您使用不同的标准对它们进行排序。在“查看”(View)选项卡中，单击或点击“排序方式”(Sort by)并选择名称(Name)或类型等选项，(Type,)以根据您选择的标准重新排序文件。您还可以选择降序(Descending)或升序(Ascending)来反转文件的列出顺序。
6.使用文件资源管理器(Explorer)使用各种标准对文件和文件夹进行分组
与排序类似，您还可以对文件和文件夹进行分组以查找您正在查找的内容。在“查看”(View)选项卡中，单击或点击“分组依据(Group by)”以查看您可以选择对文件进行分组的选项列表。默认情况下，没有选择分组选项(grouping option)，您的文件都显示在一个列表中。选择一个组选项(group option)将其分成逻辑部分。
例如，这是一个按类型(Type)分组的文件夹。请注意(Notice)，列表分为多个部分，具体取决于当前文件夹中找到的文件和文件夹的类型。
7.在文件资源管理器中(File Explorer)查看(View)更多列，其中包含有关您的文件和文件夹的其他信息
如果您喜欢“详细信息(Details)”视图，但发现有一些您想查看的信息，但文件资源管理(File Explorer)器没有显示它，您可能需要使用“视图”选项卡中的“(View)添加列(Add columns)”按钮。
只有选择了详细信息(Details)布局时可用，并且它显示可选列列表，您可以选择选择以显示有关文件的更多信息。单击(Click)或点击列名称(column name)以将其从视图中添加或删除。
此列表仅显示最常用的列，但还有更多可供选择的列，可以显示Windows支持的任何元数据标记。单击(Click)或点击列表底部的“选择列...”("Choose columns…")以打开包含所有这些选项的对话框。在此对话框中，您还可以更改显示列的默认宽度(default width)。
选择要在列中显示的信息后，您可能还需要单击/点击“调整所有列的大小以适合”。("Size all columns to fit.")它调整当前视图的活动列的大小，以便它们适合文件资源管理器(File Explorer)窗口，而无需滚动。显然，仅当您在文件资源管理器中选择了详细信息(Details)布局时，此按钮才可用。
8.在文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中添加用于选择文件和文件夹的项目复选框(Add item)
如果您使用的是触摸屏，在文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中选择文件或文件夹等项目的最简单方法是使用项目复选框。启用“项目复选框”会在每个("Item check boxes")文件或文件夹(file or folder)旁边显示一个复选框。在笔记本电脑或台式电脑上，当您将鼠标光标(mouse cursor)悬停在文件或文件夹(file or folder)上时，您可以看到复选框，而在触摸屏上，每个文件旁边都会显示复选框。您还应该看到文件列表上方显示一个框，您可以通过(file list)单击或单击(tap or click)选择当前文件夹中的所有文件。此选项允许用户选择多个文件，而无需按住其他键或单击(keys or clicking)和拖动。
9.在文件资源管理器中(File Explorer)查看文件(View file)扩展名（.exe、.dll、.txt等）
如果您想一目了然地查看每个文件的确切格式，请在“查看”选项卡中启用“文件(View)扩展名”("File name extensions")，以切换是否在文件名末尾显示文件扩展名。
这是一个非常有用的选项，它使伪装成合法文件和文档的恶意软件更难上当。
10.在文件资源管理器中(File Explorer)查看(View)隐藏文件
Windows和应用程序都隐藏了某些文件，因为意外删除它们会导致问题，并可能阻止事情正常运行。但是，如果您想在文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中查看隐藏文件，您可以。要全部显示或隐藏它们，请选择或取消选择“视图”(View)选项卡中的“隐藏项目(Hidden items)”选项。隐藏(Hidden)的文件和文件夹以褪色的颜色显示，以提醒您它们曾经被隐藏在视图之外。
如果要隐藏某些文件或文件夹，请选择它们，然后单击或点击隐藏选定项目(Hide selected items)以将您选择的文件和文件夹标记为隐藏。这对于包含您不希望其他人找到的敏感信息的文件夹或文件非常有用。
您(Did)是否更改了文件资源管理器(File Explorer)显示文件夹和文件的方式？
这些是您可以在文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中执行的有关文件和文件夹显示方式的主要更改。每个人都有一些东西：显示文件的不同方式、不同的排序和分组选项(sorting and grouping options)、与文件和文件夹交互的替代方法等等。希望(Hopefully)现在您有一个文件资源管理器(File Explorer)，可以按照您的喜好显示文件和文件夹。有关改进文件资源管理器(File Explorer)的更多方法，请查看本指南，如果您有任何疑问，请在下方留言。
10 ways to view files like a Pro, in File Explorer
In Windows 10, File Explorer has a ribbon interface with lots of tabs and options. The View tab is one of the most useful, as it gives you many different ways in which to browse and look at your files. You can make File Explorer show you different panes with different types of information, change the layout of your files and folders, sort them, hide them and so on. Here are ten ways in which you can browse your files in Windows 10, as an IT Professional:
1. Show or hide the Navigation pane in File Explorer
One of the most useful tools in File Explorer is the navigation pane that is shown always on its left side. It offers the easiest and fastest way to browse through your files. However, not all people want to use it, and some old-school users who also saw the old Windows Explorer from Windows XP might want to hide it. To do that, click the View tab on the ribbon, and go to the Panes section of the ribbon toolbar. Click or tap the Navigation pane and then deselect the Navigation pane option to hide the navigation pane from view. To bring the Navigation pane back, perform the same action.
Additionally, you can also choose to enable or disable a few other things about how the Navigation pane works:
- Expand to open folder - Select this option to have your folders expand as you click/tap through them in the right pane. Deselect it to have the navigation pane folders remain compressed unless you click them individually.
- Show all folders - Select this option to display all folders on your computer in a single group on the Navigation pane. Deselect this option to have a more concise folder view sorted into relevant sections like Quick Access, This PC, OneDrive, and Network.
- Show libraries - Select this option to display all your libraries in a separate section in File Explorer. Deselect to have them hidden. More details in this guide: How to enable the Libraries in Windows 10 and Windows 8.1.
2. See a preview of your selected file(s) in File Explorer
On the View tab, next to the Navigation pane button from the ribbon interface of File Explorer, there is a button called the Preview Pane. Clicking or tapping on it, opens an optional column on the right side of the File Explorer window. It displays a preview of any media files you select, which can be pretty useful at times.
3. View detailed information about your selected file(s) in File Explorer
While the Preview pane looks good, it does not display detailed information about the selected file(s). If that is what you would like to see, click or tap the Details pane button from the View tab. This creates a pane that displays a preview of the file you select along with all of the selected file's metadata. You can even edit the metadata from this pane, by clicking on the available data fields and typing the new values.
Unfortunately, you cannot have both the Preview and Details panes open at the same time. You can choose one or the other, or opt for neither of them to be displayed.
4. Display files as icons of different sizes, like tiles, as a list, or with details about their contents, in File Explorer
Some people like icons, some like tiles, and some prefer to see details about their files. File Explorer lets you look at your files just the way you want. All you have to do is select the way you prefer to look at them, in the Layout section of the View tab. Choose between extra large, large, medium, or small icons to display files and folders as icons of variable size with the file names shown below them. The smallest option only shows generic icons, while any of the larger options provide thumbnails of photos or videos that are found in the folder that you browse with File Explorer.
The List option provides a list of files and folders with a generic icon next to it. The list wraps into multiple columns.
If you prefer Details, your files and folders are shown one after another, in a single column. However, you also get multiple additional columns to display more data about each file such as the date the file was last modified, the file size and the file type.
If you have grown accustomed to tiles, select Tile. This makes File Explorer show icons the same as you'd see with the Medium icon option, but it displays the full filename and file type to the right side of each icon.
Finally, if you are a fan of details and want those details to automatically change depending on the type of files that you are looking at, choose Content. This option lists your files with medium-sized icons, but also provides a line of information about each file. It is technically all displayed in a single column, but each different type of file displays different information. For example, a video file displays the frame height and width of the file, while a music file displays the album title, genre, and length of the song.
5. Use File Explorer to sort files and folders by different criteria
Finding what you are looking for is easier if your files and folders are sorted the right way. That is why File Explorer lets you sort them using different criteria. In the View tab, click or tap on Sort by and select an option such as Name or Type, to reorder files based on your chosen criteria. You can also select Descending or Ascending to reverse the order your files are listed in.
6. Use File Explorer to group files and folders using various criteria
Similarly to sorting, you can also group your files and folders to find the things that you are looking. In the View tab, click or tap on Group by to see the list of options that you can choose to group your files. By default, no grouping option is selected, and your files are all displayed in a single list. Selecting a group option breaks it up into logical sections.
For example, here is a folder grouped by Type. Notice that the list is broken into sections, depending on the types of files and folders that are found in the current folder.
7. View more columns with additional information about your files and folders, in File Explorer
If you like the Details view, but you find that there is some information that you would like to see, but File Explorer does not display it, you might want to use the Add columns button from the View tab.
It is available only if the Details layout is selected, and it displays a list of optional columns you can select to display more information about your files. Click or tap a column name to add or remove it from view.
This list displays only the most commonly used columns, but there are tons more to choose from, that can display any metadata tag supported by Windows. Click or tap "Choose columns…" at the bottom of the list to open a dialog that contains all of these options. In this dialog, you can also change the default width at which columns are displayed.
After you choose what information to display in the columns, you might also want to click/tap on "Size all columns to fit." It resizes the columns active for the current view so that they fit into the File Explorer window, without having to scroll. Evidently, this button is available only if you selected the Details layout in File Explorer.
8. Add item checkboxes for selecting files and folders in File Explorer
If you are using a touchscreen, the easiest way to select items such as files or folders in File Explorer is to use item checkboxes. Enabling "Item check boxes" displays a checkbox next to each file or folder. On a laptop or desktop PC, you can see the checkboxes when you hover the mouse cursor over a file or folder, while on a touchscreen the boxes are displayed next to each file. You should also see a box displayed above the file list, that allows you to select all files in the current folder with a single tap or click. This option allows users to select multiple files without having to hold down additional keys or clicking and dragging.
9. View file name extensions (.exe, .dll, .txt, etc.) in File Explorer
If you want to see exactly what format each file is at a glance, enable "File name extensions" in the View tab, to toggle whether or not to display file extensions at the end of file names.
This is a very useful option that makes it harder to be fooled by malware posing as legitimate files and documents.
10. View hidden files in File Explorer
Both Windows and apps hide certain files from view because accidentally deleting them would cause issues and might stop things from running as they should. However, if you want to see the hidden files in File Explorer, you can. To show or hide them all, select or deselect the Hidden items option in the View tab. Hidden files and folders are displayed with washed out colors to alert you that they were once hidden from view.
If you want to hide some of your files or folders, select them and then click or tap on Hide selected items to mark files and folders of your choosing as hidden. This is great for folders or files that contain sensitive information that you wouldn't want someone else to find.
Did you change how File Explorer displays folders and files?
These are the main changes that you can perform in File Explorer about the way it shows your files and folders. There is something for everybody: different ways of displaying files, different sorting and grouping options, alternative methods to interact with files and folders, and so on. Hopefully, now you have a File Explorer that shows files and folders just as you like them. For even more ways of improving File Explorer, check this guide, and if you have questions, leave a comment below.
