Windows 10: Change Group by Folder View in Windows 10

How to: Change Group by Folder View in Windows 10

How to Change the Group by View of a Folder in Windows 10


Information In Windows, you can change the layout view of items in your folders to how you like.

In addition to sorting, you can also group files by property. Like sorting, grouping won't significantly change the way files are displayed. It just breaks them into different sections, depending on which property detail you choose. So, if you have a folder full of text documents, you might want to group them by type to see which app was used to create them. Or, if you're dealing with photos, you can group them by date to separate them by the date they were taken.

This tutorial will show you how to change the group by view of items in a folder in File Explorer for your account in Windows 10.



Note Included folders in a library will all share the same group by view.

If you want to remove the grouping separation in a folder or library, you select to Group by -> (None).


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Change Folder Group by View from File Explorer Ribbon
• Option Two: To Change Folder Group by View from Context Menu

OPTION ONE [/i] To Change Folder Group by View from File Explorer Ribbon
1. In File Explorer, open the folder you want to change the group by view of its content.

2. Click/tap on the View tab (Alt+V). (see screenshot below step 4)

3. Click/tap on Group by in the ribbon, and click/tap on the detail (ex: Name) you want to group items by in this folder. (see screenshot below step 4)


Note You can also click/tap on Choose columns to be able to select to add or remove more details to sort by with, and add or remove as columns when in details layout view.







4. Select to group items in this folder by ascending (default) or descending order with the selected detail (ex: Name) from step 3. (see screenshot below)









OPTION TWO [/i] To Change Folder Sort by View from Context Menu
1. In File Explorer, open the folder you want to change the group by view of its content.

2. Right click or press and hold on an empty area inside the folder, click/tap on Group by, and click/tap on the detail (ex: Name) you want to group items by in this folder. (see screenshot below step 3)


Note You can also click/tap on More... to be able to select to add or remove more details to group by with, and add or remove as columns when in details layout view.







3. Select to group items in this folder by ascending (default) or descending order with the selected detail (ex: Name) from step 2. (see screenshot below)






That's it,
Shawn


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Windows 10 - Creating Customized WIndows Folder Templates

Hi,

In order for us to assist you on how to customized Windows folder templates. Kindly follow these steps:

Method 1: Change Folder Group by View from File Explorer Ribbon.

1. In File Explorer, open the folder you want to change the group by the view of its content.

2. Click/tap on the View tab (Alt+V).

3. Click/tap on Group by in the ribbon, and click/tap on the
detail (ex: Name) you want to group items by in this folder.

4. Select to group items in this folder by ascending (default) or descending order
with the selected detail (ex: Name).

Method 2: To Change Folder Sort by View from Context Menu

1. In File Explorer, open the folder you want to change the group by the view of its content.

2. Right click or press and hold on an empty area inside the folder, click/tap on Group
by, and click/tap on the detail (ex: Name) you want to group items by in this folder.

3. Select to group items in this folder by ascending (default) or descending order
with the selected detail.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Photo Collection On Windows 10

Hi Susan,

Using the File Explorer in Windows 10, you can change the template, column width, Group by, Sort by, and layout view of the files in a folder to your preference. You can follow the steps below to change the Folder View options on Windows 10:

• Open the folder that you want to change the view layout of in the File Explorer.
• Click on the View tab.
• From the View tab, you can change the options to the view layout that you want.

Should you need further assistance, don't hesitate to get back to us.

 

Hello BACO STEF, and welcome to Ten Forums.

I'm afraid that I'm not aware of a way to change the letters used for how Windows group by -> Name with. *Sad

 

Thank you Brink!
I've expected such answer.
Then I shall report an error to MICROSOFT, as the sorting is not working correctly.
In my case I've made Folders from A-Z ... now system has grouped them as follows:
A-E, F-K, L-R and S-Z. I do see nice 4 columns in List view - BUT - the E Folder is under F-K group *Smile
That was the cause of my question.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR REPLY AND KIND WELCOME GREETING.
Vaso