Windows 10: Sort Order Of The Side Bar In Windows Explorer

High,

I work on a Windows 10 Home (64bit) laptop and want to change the order of the Explorer side bar in my own manner.

Depending on my searching results I got a first helpfull solution.


Ramesh explained that for Libraries under the following Key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}

the dword SortOrderIndex is responsible.


https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-other_settings-winpc/moving-libraries-folder-in-windows-10/3817114e-07ac-4bf6-acdc-db88db0c806c


My question is, what is in general the logic of managing the sort order of the other items?

Is there any?

May be there are other keys for each other item?

May be there exists a (hex) table of possible combinations?


I am very curious about an answer.


Manfred

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- Retaining Sort Order in File Explorer:

Hi Richard,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

Let me assist you on your issue regarding Windows 10.

"it takes a LONG time for the software to rescan the folder and re-order", which software are you using to rescan and re-order the folder?

You may follow the below steps and check if it helps.

1. Open the drop box folder in file explorer which needs to be sorted.

2. Click on the view tab in the file ribbon.

3. Now select the sort by option.

4. Select the "date created" option and also select descending order.

5. By select these two options the most recent(new) files will be displayed in the top separated by most recent(new) folders.

Note: The above steps are for drop box folder only, if you want to sort the other folder similarly please follow the above steps.

Hope the information helps. Do reply if you need further assistance.

Thank you.

 

File Explorer: How to change Drive names/Sort order?

This does not relate to my question. I was specifically referring to File Explorer and the way the drives are listed.

They are listed by the disk volume label first, then the drive letter. If the drive letter were first, it would sort the way I want.

So, how to change that order?

 

Explorer - Dropbox Sort Order in registry not permanent


Hello folks,

I have changed the sort order of some of my items in the left navigation pane of the Windows Explorer (see screenshot).




However, upon rebooting only the Dropbox icon will jump back to its old place.




The registry entries are being overwritten back to what they were before I changed them and I would have to do the same process all over again.
Anyone of you knows the reason for that? And perhaps even a solution, how to keep the sort order permanently?







(changed both entries to "94")

Thanks in advance. *Party

Kind regards