Windows 10: Sort and group files types by extension

Discus and support Sort and group files types by extension in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Is there anyway to teach windows to group same type files, ie .jpg/.png and .avi/.mkv/.mp4 together? When I sort my media folder by type, i end up... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by seergaze, Jul 12, 2019.

  1. SEERGAZE
    seergaze Win User

    Sort and group files types by extension


    Is there anyway to teach windows to group same type files, ie .jpg/.png and .avi/.mkv/.mp4 together?

    When I sort my media folder by type, i end up with .mp4 files being sandwiched between jpg and pngs

    Please dont tell me to make additional folders, I have my own reasons and I would like to be able to scroll to the bottom to find any videos related to the folder topic instead of needing to find them somewhere in the middle.

    Thanks

    :)
     
    seergaze, Jul 12, 2019
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  2. MANJUNATH_H
    Manjunath_H Win User

    sorting jpg files

    Hi

    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

    Could you let us know, are you trying to sort in files in Explorer or Photos app?

    If you are sorting in explorer, follow the steps mentioned below.

    1. Open the folder in which files are stored.
    2. Right click on empty space of window.
    3. Select Sort by and click on
      Type      .

    If you are trying to sort in Photos app by extension, we would suggest you to provide your feedback in
    Send feedback to Microsoft with the Feedback Hub app
    as there is no option available to sort by extension in the app. However you can sort by Modified, Newest, Oldest, and Alphabetical.

    If you want to look only for the files with .jpg extension in photos app, you may type
    *.jpg in the search bar.

    Hope it helps.

    Let us know if you got the help you needed by clicking Yes or No.

    Manjunath H

    Microsoft Community – Moderator
     
    Manjunath_H, Jul 12, 2019
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  3. STEFANOTAMIOTTI
    StefanoTamiotti Win User
    How to sort files by extension?

    Hi vvvvasily,

    I'm Stefano an Independent Advisor, here to help you.

    You can do that following this procedure:

    1. Open the folder in which are the files you want to order.

    2. Right click on a blank point

    3. Click on "Sort by"

    4. Click on "Other"

    5. Select "Extension" from the list

    6. Click on "Ok"

    Then:

    1. Open the folder in which are the files you want to order.

    2. Right click on a blank point

    3. Click on "Sort by"

    4. Click on "Extension"

    Please let me know if that solves your issue.
     
    StefanoTamiotti, Jul 12, 2019
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  4. DAVEM121
    DaveM121 Win User

    Sort and group files types by extension

    How to sort files by extension?

    Hi,

    Open Windows File Explorer

    On the View Tab, choose Details as the Layout

    Then click the 'Type' column header to sort by file extension

    That's It!
     
    DaveM121, Jul 12, 2019
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