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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2021-01-06T17:47:28+00:00

If you want my advice ... actually, I don't recall you asking for my advice ... you (and I) need to get over this. Windows is filled with minor annoyances. So is life. Software isn't perfect and fortunately, this is just an interface issue. Windows is on more than a billion devices and there are probably people in different parts of the world who are so happy that Microsoft added this valuable feature.

Valuable feature? What good is it? It used to work properly. That is all we want. We do not want it to work wrong. It is a constant problem. Save as does not mean save to the parent download folder. It was design to allow user input. Grouping by date to multiple folders is worthless. They should fix what they broke and not fix what isn't broken.

People like you who respond without a solution are a major irritant.
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2021-01-06T17:09:05+00:00

As of January 6th 2021 the issue has never stopped failing by changing the Download Folders back to Group View by Date, when I have reset it to "Detail" and "None". As soon as I hit apply after making the changes and selecting all folders, it changes right back to Group By by Date!

Thanks Mike, agreed, sometimes it takes a little longer but it will revert back to "Group".
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2021-01-06T17:01:25+00:00

As of January 6th 2021 the issue has never stopped failing by changing the Download Folders back to Group View by Date, when I have reset it to "Detail" and "None". As soon as I hit apply after making the changes and selecting all folders, it changes right back to Group By by Date!
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Anonymous

2021-01-06T15:55:29+00:00

Right, I don't want it unless you have a fix.
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