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Why does Microsoft have to decide how I want my personal stuff organized?I want them organized the way I want!We wouldnt pay 300 for someone to take decision for us.I wonder if you are going to change the Pc acronym for Personal Computer to IBTMN-C aka I belong to Microsoft now computer.I want my folders arranged the way I like.I want to change the row the way i feel like to everyday.Just fix it.What made you remove this??Which advisor told you it is not needed?Who doesnt use this feature??Windows is based on manual arrange.Nice Idea WELL DONE
*original title - Where is in windows explorer auto arrange disable mode???*
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Hi Kostbo,
Welcome to Microsoft Answers!
As this is by design of the Windows 7 Operating system, we cannot disable the Auto arrange.
The change in Windows 7 is by design however, if this is something you would like this feature reinstated, please submit your suggestion to:
http://mymfe.microsoft.com/Windows%207/Feedback.aspx?formID=195
Regards,
Divya R – Microsoft Support.
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Please Microsoft...we all need to disable the auto arrage in windows 7. Provide us a solution ASAP
We need the problem fixed very quickly.
Disasable auto arrange in windows 7...Find a solution Microsoft
When is the Update coming ??
We are all waiting for a solution!!! Microsoft...ACT FAST
i just found out about this
my laptop died with xp in it
and now i have windows 7
and i just found today about this
ARE YOU SERIOUS, MICROSOFT ?????????????????????????
BILL GATESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS, WHERE ARE YOU?
please, i;m going to wake up tomorrow and hope this is a bad dream
I am SO frustrated and angry!!!!
Have the same problem and it's costing me an amazing amount of overtime at work trying to sort out necessary files within a folder to make any sense to a client.
I've submitted letters to them via the link above, but of course we have no way of knowing they are acknowledging or working on it.
This is a most ridiculous problem they've created!!!!
I have the same issue. For about 7 years now, I've created folders to store my pictures. I started doing this because I had a digital camera that created a new folder for any day when I took pictures. This handily grouped them into similar batches, and I only had folders for the days I was actually taking photos.
So anyway, inside my "pictures" folder I have "2008", "2009", and I just created the "2010" folder. Inside each year, I create relevant month folders. For example, I just created 3 in 2010: "January 2010", "February 2010" & "March 2010".
Windows has always been too stupid to realize these are months of the year, even though I write the month out completely. As such, it always wanted to do some arbitrary organizing of its own. Instead, I would drag them into an order with January up towards the top and upper left, and I could quickly find the photos I wanted. For example, if we had taken a vacation in July 2006, it was easy to find. Now, if I want to find January, I have to actually take time to look around and see where Windows has decided to put that folder. Whatever logic it uses, I can guarantee that it makes absolutely no sense to a person.
This is why I want back control over my folders. Whoever made the decision to take away this user control goofed! After upgrading this PC to Windows 7, I have decided not to upgrade the other 3 systems (2 desktops and a laptop) in my house until/unless this problem is properly addressed. So microsoft, if you're listening, no more money for you until you take care of this issue. No excuses.
I do so agree! I have masses of files stored in My Documents which - in XP on my old computer (now sadly broken) - I had arranged in the way that made sense to ME. Now I am having to spend hours renaming them all so that, despite what Microsoft would choose, the files still appear in the order of MY choosing. What an appalling waste of time! And it's quite difficult deciding what name is going to give the desired result.
Please restore the facility to disable auto-arrange soon - or at least tell us what you are proposing to do about the problem.
