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Feature: Add option for new folders to inherit layout preferences from parent folder

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Description

### What feature or improvement do you think would benefit Files?

so as title suggest this toggle will make it so if any folder will use its parent folder's layout

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### Requirements

- make a toggle in the settings menu
- make setting layouts more convenient
- will help ppl who don't have a single preferred way to view layouts for different folders

### Files Version

4.0.18.0

### Windows Version

Edition Windows 11 Pro Version 24H2 Installed on ‎30/‎07/‎2025 OS build 26120.6982 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.266.0

### Comments

having a global layout can work but gets annoying when changing constantly to make things more seamless i suggest this feature. in my use case like in the add "apply layout to all sub-folders" feature request i have a network drive filled with pictures where the folders are structured like this

album/sub-album/picture.png

now lets say u implemented the "apply layout to all sub-folders" a new issue appears where new folders made will still use the default layout witch i have it be "details" the feature will work like this

i will have album be set to "grid" and have it "apply layout to all sub-folders" now when i make a new sub-album folder the folder will take the layout of the parent folder its in, in this case album. sins album is in "grid" the sub-folder will now also use the "grid" layout and whatever other settings i have it applied.

now for a different situation we have a folder structure like this

now if i set the parent folder in "grid" layout and have it applied to all sub-folders and for some reason decide i want one of the sub-folders to use "cards" layout and i create a new folder under that "cards" sub-folder that folder will now have the same layout as its parent folder ie. "cards" layout

album (grid) > subalbum (grid) > new folder (grid) > image
L subalbum (grid) > new folder (grid) > image
L subalbum (card) > new folder (card) > image

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