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Do the columns in Windows Explorer or 'My Computer' show you everything? If not, David Dorn has the answer
Quite often, when you're navigating your hard disk(s) in Details view, you'll see what's known as ellipses (three dots - '...') following an entry in the 'name' column of the file view. What they mean is that there's more information to be had.
Rather than manually re-size your columns so that you can see what's there, all you need to do is hold down the CTRL key and tap the numeric keypad plus key '+'. As if by magic, your columns will resize so that the longest entry in the 'Name' (or any other) column will fit. It doesn't matter than you can't necessarily see the longest entry - it's all automatic.
