Windows 10: Can files AND folders be sorted together by Date Created?

Discus and support Can files AND folders be sorted together by Date Created? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; https://www.loom.com/share/054ec4604988411896c7a0559bc2f3ca video to help illustrate my question. I asked this I think here also before, on why it was... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/ecbusiness, Nov 25, 2019.

  1. /U/ECBUSINESS
    /u/ecbusiness Win User

    Can files AND folders be sorted together by Date Created?


    https://www.loom.com/share/054ec4604988411896c7a0559bc2f3ca video to help illustrate my question.

    I asked this I think here also before, on why it was like that, a user said it is just really like that (folders are separated).

    I want to know though if there's something I can do to make the folders appear together with the files so that when I sort them by Date Created I don't have to scroll down to the folders for 26/11/2019.

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    /u/ecbusiness, Nov 25, 2019
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  2. GRAEME.P
    Graeme.P Win User

    Sort by date added to folder

    Hi there, thanks for your question.

    In File Explorer, all sorting options can be viewed by following these steps:

    - Open the folder and right click inside of it, not on a file.

    - Go to Sort by > More.

    This brings up a list of all possibilities of what to sort by. It doesn't look like there's an options for "date added to folder", but one of the other Date options may help, such as Date Created. You could create a copy of the file and move it in, so that
    the date created matches the date added to the folder?

    Please let me know if you need more information! Thanks!
     
    Graeme.P, Nov 25, 2019
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  3. MEM_123412
    Mem_123412 Win User
    Sort by date added to folder

    Sorry - it seems I'm not explaining myself well. I know I can add different columns, what I do not know is if there is a column that will allow you to sort by date added.

    What I mean by that is:

    Lets say that at 9am this morning I added the file cats.jpg to a folder that is full of pictures. Then at 3pm I added the file dogs.jpg. I now want to sort the folder by the date that the file was added. So it would list first dogs.jpg, then cats.jpg
    and on through all the files. Note this is when added, rather than when created/modified/last accessed.

    I've tried lots of different columns with date in them, and none of them seem to be doing what I need. I'm not sure if I'm missing something (because responses to this question suggest it can be done), or if it's actually not possible to know when a file
    was added to a folder (as opposed to created).
     
    Mem_123412, Nov 25, 2019
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  4. 409409409
    409409409 Win User

    Can files AND folders be sorted together by Date Created?

    Sort files AND folders by "Date Modified" in File Explorer

    Hello,

    Is there a way to sort folders and individual files by "Date Modified" together? Right now, when I sort by "Date Modified," folders are automatically put at the bottom below files, even if they have been modified more recently than a file. When I'm quickly
    scanning a list, this is very distracting. How can I fix this?
     
    409409409, Nov 25, 2019
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