File Explorer keyboard shortcuts

File Explorer

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If you don't bother installing 3rd party file managers, you at least need to know some keyboard shorcuts of File Explorer. For example you can just press Ctrl + Shift + N to create a new folder, instead of going through context menus with mouse.

3
Win + E

Open File Explorer (global shortcut)

4
Alt + D

Select the address bar

1
Ctrl + E

Select the search box

-1
or Ctrl + F
1
Ctrl + N

Open a new window

0
Ctrl + W

Close the current window

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + E

Display all folders above the selected folder

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + N

Create a new folder

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0
*

Display all sub-folders under the selected folder

-2
+

Display the contents of the selected folder

0
-

Collapse the selected folder

1
Alt + P

Display the preview pane

0
Alt + ⤶ Enter

Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item

1
Alt +

View the next folder

0
Alt +

View the folder that the folder was in (One level up)

0
Alt +

View the previous folder

0
or Backspace
0

Display the current selection (if it’s collapsed), or select the first sub-folder

0

Collapse the current selection (if it’s expanded), or select the folder that the folder was in

0
End

Display the bottom of the active window

0
Home

Display the top of the active window

0
F11

Maximize or minimize the active window


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Program information

Program name: File Explorer File Explorer (File manager)

File Explorer is Windows 10's default file manager application. It has new features like OneDrive support, pinning favorite folders to Quick access, sharing files via Share tab.

Last update: 11/11/2019 8:10 PM UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 82%

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Shortcut count: 22

Platform detected: Windows or Linux

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