Windows 10: Stopping the grouping of Downloads folder by date modified FOREVER

Discus and support Stopping the grouping of Downloads folder by date modified FOREVER in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Hi All, The first beauty I've discovered following my recent corporate W10 upgrade to build 10.0.18363.1198 it is that the Downloads folder keeps... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by dandreye, Dec 7, 2020.

  1. dandreye Win User

    Stopping the grouping of Downloads folder by date modified FOREVER


    Hi All,


    The first beauty I've discovered following my recent corporate W10 upgrade to build 10.0.18363.1198 it is that the Downloads folder keeps getting sorted by date modified no matter what. I switch to View, go to Group By and select None there, after which it lasts a while a few or several hours, perhaps even a day - and soon after I notice it sorting by date modified again. Do I have to save my preference somehow, so that it stops overriding it now and then?


    Thanks in advance!

    :)
     
    dandreye, Dec 7, 2020
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  2. Downloads Folder - Grouping by Date Modified

    Since the Windows update in June, my Downloads folder is grouping by date modified. I have changed this in File Explorer, but I can't see how to change it when I am saving a file. For instance, if I download an update or a new app, I usually save it to
    a folder in Downloads. Now, I can't find the folder I want because the contents are no longer listed alphabetically. How can I change this so that the contents show alphabetically as they do in other Folders?


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    BunnyBanshee, Dec 7, 2020
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  3. Downloads Folder - Grouping by Date Modified

    Thanks for answering so quickly. Unfortunately, this did not help. It changed the view in File Explorer, which I had already done by changing the Grouping to 'none'. When I followed the steps you mentioned, the view in Explorer went back to grouping
    by date modified, and I had to change it back to grouping by 'none' again. The problem I am having is when saving a file. In File Explorer, it groups alphabetically, in Save As, it groups by date modified. I want it to group alphabetically. This is File
    Explorer ...


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    As you can see, it groups alphabetically. Then there is Save As ...


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    Both are grouped differently. I can't see how to change this.
     
    BunnyBanshee, Dec 7, 2020
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  4. DaveM121 Win User

    Stopping the grouping of Downloads folder by date modified FOREVER

    folder sorting by date modified

    Hi wingocustom

    Open the downloads folder in File Explorer

    On the View Tab, choose Group By - None

    Then set the view to Details and click on the Date Modified to toggle the sort by date modified ascending or descending . . .
     
    DaveM121, Dec 7, 2020
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