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  1. File explorer wants to sort thefolders and files in groups such as today and yesterday. I...


    File explorer wants to sort files and folders by DATE and then by alphabet. How do I make it sort in just one group?

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    GreggDuguid, Feb 13, 2020
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  2. cereberus Win User

    Sorting with File Explorer.

    I tried the method that was complicated (3rd option) but fell over in second step as I could not find any "apply to folder button"'.

    However, the simple put *.* in search bar, then sort results windows by date does the trick. It is slightly cumbersome as I have to do that each time I am selecting files (to upload to sharepoint) but a lot less hassle than I was having to scroll up and down between sorted file block and sorted folder block.

    Many thanks.

    M.
     
    cereberus, Feb 13, 2020
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  3. Sort files AND folders by "Date Modified" in File Explorer

    There is no option in Explorer to sort folders with files for any property in a regular Explorer view. So your options are:

    • A third-party file manager that has this option.
    • PowerShell: using a command like:

      gci | sort LastWriteTime
    • Using Explorer's Search bar

    If you type an asterisk (*) in the Search bar of an Explorer window, the results will be all files and folders in the folder
    as well as all subfolders. But you can then use Group by -> Folder Path and right-click
    on a Group heading and select Collapse all groups and then expand only your target folder. As with a normal Explorer view, column headers in Detail view can be clicked to sort on that column.

    Keith
     
    Keith A. Miller, Feb 13, 2020
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  4. dalchina Win User

    File explorer wants to sort thefolders and files in groups such as today and yesterday. I...

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