Folders in Files panel always expanded

I have another thread that hasn't been answered (http://forums.adobe.com/thread/934856), so I'm trying alternate wording.
In the Files Panel there are several folders that are always expanded when I initially open Dreamweaver.
I can collapse the folders, but as soon as I expand another folder, the original folders auto-expand themselves. It's very annoying.
I noticed that Illustrator's Layers Panel exhibits similar behavior. They must have been coded in a similar way.
Anyone know how to stop this behavior?

I'm not the OP but I did figure out a fix for me. Not sure if it will fix the problem for others but here is what I did.
First let me add here that I did find that when I upgraded to the new Creative Cloud version of DW and it imported my 12.0 site settings, the problem followed those settings into the 13.0 version.
Im on a Mac so these instructions would need to be taylored to the PC in regards to the location of the file referenced. And I am not sure if it's even the same file on the PC. So I can only speak for my experience on the Mac.
I've fixed my 12.0 version and my 13.0 version this way.
It was a corrupted "Site Prefs" file. I tried to fix it, but the entries where so mixed up that there was no way that was going to work. So I deleted the "Site Prefs" file and let DW recreate it.
In order to recreate the Site Prefs file, it meant loosing all of my site settings.
To make things less painful...
Open DW and go to Manage Sites. Select all sites and do an export of all .ste files, with passwords and user names, into a temperary folder and close DW.
Now find file folder called "12.0" or 13.0" in the Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/12.0 (13.0 for the cloud version)/Sites/ and rename it to "12.0_old" or whatever. (Note: you may need to Option-click the Go Menu in the Finder in order to get the Library choice to appear).
Reopen DW and it will recreate a new blank "Site Prefs" file. Go to "Manage Sites..." and click on "Import Site". Select all of the .ste files and import them.
DW will update the site's cache the first time you open each site and it might also ask you to give permission to access the password stored in you keychain. Choose "Always Allow" for each one.
That's it. Now my corrupted folder doesn't pop open every time I click on another folder.
Mac OS 10.7.5
DW CS6 (12.0 build 5861) &/or DW CC (13.0 build 6391)
As I said, this worked great for me. But use these steps at your own discretion.

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http://forums.adobe.com/message/4418090
http://forums.adobe.com/message/975917
http://forums.adobe.com/message/3596836
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As Jon Suggested , try rebuilding the site Cache
Allow me to Quote another DW user
First let me add here that I did find that when I upgraded to the new Creative Cloud version of DW and it imported my 12.0 site settings, the problem followed those settings into the 13.0 version.
Im on a Mac so these instructions would need to be taylored to the PC in regards to the location of the file referenced. And I am not sure if it's even the same file on the PC. So I can only speak for my experience on the Mac.
I've fixed my 12.0 version and my 13.0 version this way.
It was a corrupted "Site Prefs" file. I tried to fix it, but the entries where so mixed up that there was no way that was going to work. So I deleted the "Site Prefs" file and let DW recreate it.
In order to recreate the Site Prefs file, it meant loosing all of my site settings.
To make things less painful...
Open DW and go to Manage Sites. Select all sites and do an export of all .ste files, with passwords and user names, into a temperary folder and close DW.
Now find file folder called "12.0" or 13.0" in the Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/12.0 (13.0 for the cloud version)/Sites/ and rename it to "12.0_old" or whatever. (Note: you may need to Option-click the Go Menu in the Finder in order to get the Library choice to appear).
Reopen DW and it will recreate a new blank "Site Prefs" file. Go to "Manage Sites..." and click on "Import Site". Select all of the .ste files and import them.
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> Using DW 8 in Windows XP, open File Panel expanded view.
(F8)
>
> When I open a page from my site (local file) the page
opens int he editing
> view but the File Panel view remains in front of the
page I want to work
> on.
> The only way to get rid of it is to collapse it (F8),
which is a pain in
> the
> butt.
>
> Using the Mac version the page you selected to edit
appears automatically
> in
> front of the File Panel.
>
> Thanks
>
>

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On the 'Files' menubar (far right) is a small black icon. I
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list produces the
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directories. Every one
> that
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the parent. By
> renaming the subdirectory to something different, and
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> panel, they appeared normally. Since I cannot rename all
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> subdirectories, I need a better solution. Any
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