How do I expand all files and folders in Visual Studio Solution Explorer

Question

There's a button to collapse all, and I use it often. Sometimes, rarely, I want to expand everything, but there's no button for that.

Benzine

Answer 1

Click on the solution in the Solution Explorer and type * on the numeric keypad.

This also works for projects or even just folders inside a project.

Benzine

Thanks for the answer. You have to use * on the numeric keypad. – Breaux

@Breaux Thanks Scott. I was hitting shift+8 for a while there so I've added your essential note to the answer. – Piane

Answer 2

You could use Shift + Left arrow and Shift + Right arrow.

Sair

That only seems to expand/collapse one level at a time, the same as clicking the arrows or using the left and right keys without shift. – Madian