Disable group by in Downloads folder (Windows 10 1903)

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Hi, since I updated to the new Windows 1903 version the files in some folders like "Downloads" are always grouped by the date. I was able to disable this in the File Explorer itself by choosing "Group by = none". But in all kind of "Save as" dialogs from any application the group by date still appears and in those special explorer windows there is no option to disable file grouping in them. So how can I disable this globally?

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Hi Chap Sistine,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

The Group by option in normal folders and in Save as window are different, so if you change the Group by to type in Downloads folder, it will not change in Save as window. Then, if you change the Group by in Save as window, it will not change in normal folders.

You can refer the below example.

Change the Group by as size in Downloads folder - Change the Group by as size in Save as window.

Change the Group by as type in Downloads folder - (Check) Group by as size in Save as window (it will not change until you right-click in Save as window and change it to type or anything else).

Also, the Group by option is specific to folders and once you change Group by for a particular folder, the changes will not be applied to all the folders. You need to change the Group by for every folder by opening that particular folder > Press the Alt and V > Click on G > Select the Group by settings or click on Choose columns for more options.

So, once you change the Group by in Save as window, it will remain the same regardless of whichever application you open the Save as window from.

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Anonymous

2021-01-23T10:28:35+00:00

THIS IS SEV 1 / PRI 0 (yes, Zero) BUG HERE!!!

not dataloss or bluescreen.

THIS BUG/'feature' DRIVES PEOPLE INSANE HAVING TO DEAL WITH IT!!!

You mention some sort of separate setting to change Group By in Save-As and Open dialogs, but it simply does not exist in 20H2 to STOP IT FROM GROUPING BY DATE and using my Explorer All Folders Setting of View/Group By/ NONE like it should!!!

Having this set to Group By / Date by Default IS INSANE!!! especially for Downloads!!!

File Open and Save-As INSIST ON GROUPING BY DATE, no matter what I do with View/Group By in Explorer, which also reverts to Date Grouping after some trigger or another.

Please make it Stop Grouping By Date by Default in Save-As & Open dialogs!!!!

ADD A SETTING IN SAVE-AS & OPEN dialogs as there is NO View on the menu in those, only in Explorer View.

I am not going to say what should be done with whoever did this to me!!!

I AM SICK OF GROUP-BY DATE IN Save-As & Open dialogs!!!!

PLEASE STOP IT TODAY!!!

In my years, since PC DOS 1.1, I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING THIS HORRIBLE!!!
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Anonymous

2021-01-08T13:58:32+00:00

So How do you set the Group By to NONE in the Save As window? I'm not seeing that option anywhere.
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Anonymous

2021-01-06T18:38:41+00:00

It's a valuable feature for the 0.1% of users who are too stupid or too lazy to sort the files as needed when needed and complain that they can't find the file they just downloaded. So the rest of us in the 99.9% category end up being annoyed with this valuable feature.
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Anonymous

2021-01-06T18:16:35+00:00

Valuable feature? What good is it?

I guess you can't imagine how anyone could possibly see it otherwise. 😂
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