Explorer sort order puzzle


  1. Posts : 478
    Windows 10
       #1

    Explorer sort order puzzle


    Hopefully my question is clear from the following illustration. In short, I cannot understand why my files and subfolders are not getting sorted into the logical order I expect. Pretty sure thet were correct under my previous XP PC. All folders should come first. And several files are not sorted. Yet the great majority are!

    Here's a direct link for higher resolution:
    https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...erPuzzle-1.jpg

    Explorer sort order puzzle-win10-sortorderpuzzle-1.jpg
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    Terry, East Grinstead, UK
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  2. Posts : 824
    Win10/64 Pro 1511 (and 2 Win 7/64 Ult & Pro systems)
       #2

    How do you want them sorted/displayed?

    By name?
    By date modified?
    By file type?

    Windows handles this by default to a certain extent and I don't think that behavior can be changed easily.

    But if you click any of the headings (such as "Name" or "Date" or "Type") it ought to sort the folder contents by that variable.

    Also, see here:

    File Explorer Options - Open in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

    Hope this helps a bit,
    MM
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 478
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Alphabetically. By clicking Name, obviously.
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 287
    win 10 home
       #4

    From what is displayed, Microsoft makes a distinction between folders and shortcuts.

    The circled leading numbers seemed logical enough.
      My Computer


  5. Posts : 478
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #5

    pyramid10 said:
    From what is displayed, Microsoft makes a distinction between folders and shortcuts.

    The circled leading numbers seemed logical enough.
    Thanks, I missed those shortcuts. Didn't look beyond the identical icons. They're normally clearly distinguished, but apparently not inside the Dropbox folder.

    But 2007 before 2001? 2012 before 2001?

    After help in one of the Win 10 newsgroups I eventually fixed it using Policy Editor to revert from the so-called 'Intuitive' to 'Classical' sort mode. I still don't see how that sequence above can in any way be considered 'intuitive', but I'm happy to now have them in proper order. :)

    Terry, East Grinstead, UK
      My Computer


 

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