What's the use of Drive-buttons?

[Guppie]

Maybe I'm overlooking some setting but until now I didn't find it.

What's the use of the drive buttons?

The only action when clicking them is selecting that drive in the tree but that can also be done without using the buttons

I expected those buttons to open to the first level tree of that drive I selected and closing all other trees as almost all other file-managers do.

Did I miss something?

[Horst.Epp]

Maybe I'm overlooking some setting but until now I didn't find it.

What's the use of the drive buttons?

The only action when clicking them is selecting that drive in the tree but that can also be done without using the buttons

I expected those buttons to open to the first level tree of that drive I selected and closing all other trees as almost all other file-managers do.

Did I miss something?

No file manager closes all other trees just by using a drive button.
If you always want the root level of a drive you can use the option
"Always go to the root of a drive when changing drives"
found under the Operation Options.

[Guppie]

No file manager closes all other trees just by using a drive button.

Speedcommander, Free commander are some..... and I like that. I'm not using these because there are general glitches in it.

If you always want the root level of a drive you can use the option "Always go to the root of a drive when changing drives"
found under the Operation Options.

I already marked that. But all it does is SELECTING that drive in the tree. Same as clicking on that drive in the tree so buttons are useless.

[MVV]

Guppie,
So I think you don't need drive buttons and may hide them.
I don't use trees in panels so drive buttons are useful for me since I see all drives and may switch between them (or open context menus) by a single click.

[Horst.Epp]

No file manager closes all other trees just by using a drive button.

Speedcommander, Free commander are some..... and I like that. I'm not using these because there are general glitches in it.

If you always want the root level of a drive you can use the option "Always go to the root of a drive when changing drives"
found under the Operation Options.

I already marked that. But all it does is SELECTING that drive in the tree. Same as clicking on that drive in the tree so buttons are useless.

I have the absolute latest version of Freecommander and it behaves the same as Total Commander.
If i click a Drive button it selects the actual dir in the tree for that drive.
and of course displays the content in the file list.
That is exactly what a file commander should do. It doesn't just select the drive !