https://docs.dopus.com/ 2026-05-18T09:39:57+00:00 https://docs.dopus.com/ https://docs.dopus.com/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=logo.png text/html 2023-10-24T04:36:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.dopus.com/doku.php?id=preferences:preferences_categories:folders:automatic_reading&rev=1698122161&do=diff The options on this page allow you to prevent Opus from automatically loading certain types of folders (e.g. when a Lister opens, it will normally automatically load a folder). This can be very useful if you have Opus set to re-open the last location when it runs, or to open a specific Lister layout that displays network drives or another slow drive type. It stops Opus from attempting to automatically read the specified types of folders when a Lister first opens. For example, you could have a l… text/html 2023-10-24T05:34:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.dopus.com/doku.php?id=preferences:preferences_categories:folders:folder_formats&rev=1698125640&do=diff This page lets you configure the Folder Formats system, which lets you define folder formats (display parameters) for specific folders, folders containing certain types of files, or defaults for certain types of folders. For example, you can make it so that Opus automatically sorts a particular folder by date in reverse, or switches into thumbnails mode in any folder containing mostly images. text/html 2023-10-24T06:38:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.dopus.com/doku.php?id=preferences:preferences_categories:folders:folder_images&rev=1698129527&do=diff The Folder Images page lets you change the background image and color in specific folders, or specific types of folders. It's similar in operation to the Folder Formats page. Folders and colors defined here will override the relevant global settings on the Images and text/html 2023-12-09T21:38:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.dopus.com/doku.php?id=preferences:preferences_categories:folders:folder_sizes&rev=1702157894&do=diff This page lets you control whether or not Opus automatically calculates folder sizes when you navigate to a new location. If automatic calculation is disabled you can always use the Calculate Folder Sizes command in the Edit menu to trigger a manual calculation. * Calculate folder sizes automatically text/html 2023-10-26T02:55:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.dopus.com/doku.php?id=preferences:preferences_categories:folders:network_servers&rev=1698288943&do=diff This page affects the servers that appear in the Network branch of the folder tree. * You can enable a server cache, which makes getting a list of servers quicker once it's been done once. * You can specify servers which should always appear even if Windows fails to find them. text/html 2025-02-13T20:01:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.dopus.com/doku.php?id=preferences:preferences_categories:folders:special_folders&rev=1739476868&do=diff Desktop folders This list shows any special folders that third-party software has added to the desktop. Often (but not always) these are used for cloud storage (e.g. OneDrive, Dropbox). Folders that Opus identifies as cloud storage will: * appear in the separate text/html 2023-10-26T04:23:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.dopus.com/doku.php?id=preferences:preferences_categories:folders:virtual_folders&rev=1698294202&do=diff This section lets you configure how Opus handles certain virtual folders. These are folders that do not relate to a physical location on a disk - that is, they can not be represented by a traditional path like C:\Users\. There are many virtual folders provided by Windows - some common examples are