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I’m always surprised by how many users aren’t aware that they could be browsing their Sharepoint files with Windows Explorer instead of a Sharepoint List. Sharepoint provides this functionality with Explorer View.

In a Sharepoint Document Library, Explorer View can be accessed from one of two places:

1) Actions -> Open with Windows Explorer

 2) View -> Explorer View

Either way will simply open the folder that you are currently viewing in an Explorer window. From there, you can browse to any other directory you have access to. This can make moving files and manipulating directory structures much less of a burden. It will also give you a more complete view of what files exist in a directory as not all files and directories are displayed on a list view. Security settings still apply so this is safe for use by end users. Note: This feature is only available in Internet Explorer.