Enable or Disable Auto Arrange in Folders in Windows 10  

Ok so I will continue using the tweak, but unfortunately only in the normal white mode.
At least it works on win 10 LTSC. Hope one day somebody creates a new fully working tweak or Microsoft fix this lacking feature.
Thanks for your help Brink

Hello, and thank you for the great work!

I have Windows 10 ver 1909, so it doesn't work right.
Whenever I close and reopen or reaccess or even "Refresh" a particular folder (with "Arrange" off and icons already sorted as I need them) the system would rearrange the items once again.
So, let's say I have work to do and several work files, source file and finished file, plus invoice file, and I group them all as I need them.
Takes some time for around 100 files.

But I need to sort them in different corners "work to be done" "work in progress" "only check needed" "finished but invoice to be done".
I didn't have any problem under XP, then under 8.1 there were ways to fix it.
But Win10 will always rearrange upon refresh/restart etc.
Strange thing: Only my desktop will keep its arrangement, even if I click "Refresh" or restart.
Couldn't this behavior be analysed and applied to the other folders as a possible solution?

Any solution for this? I need this in order to do my work effectively.
For a working solution I would be happy to send 50 $ via Paypal!
Plus my eternal thanks!

Maybe we can do some crowdfunding or reward setting so somebody will find a way?
Best regds,
Karl

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PS: Meanwhile, I will just use the Desktop as my work folder (with Small Files view). But that's just a temporary solution.

Thank you!

Brink said:

I'm afraid that being able to disable auto arrange in File Explorer doesn't look like it will ever work again. We'll have to use a 3rd party File Explorer alternative that may have this feature instead.

--> Well, but on the Desktop it DOES work without any further modifictions. Isn't that as realistic approach, to check why it's working only there??

Yes, I'm currently willing to pay to have this feature back: disable auto-arrange in folders so you can have grid activated and then sort manually, randomlly, as you like, positioning files and folders where you like, any corner, any combination.


Since I do periodical searches for this issue, I see many, many blog posts that keep having traffic: people do have this same issue. I'm sure a lot of people is interested in having this solution: disable auto-arrange in folders in Windows 10.

Hello !!

Any news about auto-arrange in May 2020 update?