Reuse Explorer Window

[jhaase.id]

First of all, thank you for the great job.
I'm looking for a setting to reuse/recycle an open Explorer window when I open a file path from the result list. I don't want to have a new Explorer window every time, cause I quickly have ten or more windows open (and to close!) Is there a way to set this? Thanks

[void]

Thank you for your feedback.

Unfortunately, Everything does not have an option to re-use Explorer windows.

I will consider an option to re-use the Explorer window opened from Everything.
Thank you for the suggestion.

[zuzu_kuc]

With Autohotkey its possible.
Shortcut will check if explorer window exist ...then it will use this window..

[jhaase.id]

Can you pls give a little bit more information? Autohotkey inside Everything, or Windows, or is this freeware? What do you mean? Thanks.

[NotNull]

Wikipedia

[NotNull]

Shortcut will check

Shortcut isn't even needed. See below.

to reuse/recycle an open Explorer window

Are you using Windows 10? Windows 11 uses multiple folder tabs in a window.

In case of Windows 10 (or 7), the following might work for you:

• Extract attached archive to some folder.
  (It contains ReuseExplorer.exe and its .ahk (AutoHotKey) sourcecode.)
• In Everything, go to Menu => Tools => Options => General => Context Menu
• Open Path : Command = $exec("C:\path to\ReuseExplorer.exe" "%1" SELECT)
• Open (Folders) : Command = $exec("C:\path to\ReuseExplorer.exe" "%1")
• OK

Now when opening a path, an existing Explorer window with that folder active will be reused. If there is no matching existing Explorer window, a new one will be opened.
Be aware that the selected/focused file might change: if explorer.exe in the C:\windows folder was selected, opening the path of c:\windows\notepad.exe will select notepad.exe. Or when 20 files were selected (to copy for example) in the folder, that selection will be gone.


Further:
- Not tested on Win10, but should work.
- Does not support Explorer-tabs in Win11
- For 64-bit Windows versions.