Plus Sign Appears in Windows Explorer but Not in File Manager| Article ID | : | 120222 | | Last Review | : | November 15, 2006 | | Revision | : | 1.1 |
This article was previously published under Q120222 SYMPTOMS| • | When you run Windows Explorer, you see a plus sign (+) before each
folder or tree.
| | • | When you run File Manager, you do not see the plus or minus signs
(+ or -) before each folder or directory.
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CAUSE| • | In Windows Explorer, the plus sign appears before network directories
and floppy disk drives for performance reasons. Ghosted connections are
used for network directories; therefore, the plus sign appears until the
directory is accessed. Floppy drives display a plus sign because it is
time consuming to poll floppy drives until you want to access them.
| | • | In Windows 3.x and Windows for Workgroups 3.x, the plus and minus
signs are enabled by default for File Manager. In Windows 95, they are
disabled by default.
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Back to the top RESOLUTION| • | If you click the plus sign, it disappears if there are no
subdirectories. If there are subdirectories, clicking the plus sign
makes the subdirectories visible.
| | • | On the Tree menu in File Manager, click Indicate Expandable Branches to
view the plus and minus signs in File Manager.
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APPLIES TO| • | Microsoft Windows 95 | | • | Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition | | • | Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition |
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