Disable group by in Downloads folder (Windows 10 1903)

I mistakly changed paths of downloads folder and picture folder(user library folders) at single location and now  have trouble to separate them,they are mixed up, please help me I want to separate them. it results, IF IM GOING TO CHANGE PATH of one of them then it automatically changes the  path of second also .

PLZ PLZ PLZ HELP ME......

Contact Microsoft Support at (800) 642-7676.  You are not going to get any help here.  I tried many times and have always failed.

This is a developer error.  There is no Group by option available in the Downloads folder.  Users cannot fix this.  Microsoft needs to better educate their developers and not allow those who have not been educated to do any development work.  This response is a total waste of time!

Unfortunately, the reply marked as 'Answer' in this thread is not wrong, just incomplete.

Though only FIle Explorer views have the Ribbon and View tab available, both Explorer and the Common Dialogs, Open, Save, and SaveAs, have the background context menu available by rightr-clicking in the background of the Content Pane:

The crucial step missing from the accepted answer is to turn off grouping in a Explorer view and then use Apply to Folders to set the ungrouped view as your custom default. That will then be used by all folders that haven't already saved a view.

While Apply to Folders deletes previously saved Explorerviews for the given template ( so the new view is applied the next time they are viewed), it doesn't do the same for the Common Dialogs, so they may retain a grouped view. That can be deleted so they also use the new template by copying & pasitng the following bit of code into a PowerShell window:

$Bags = 'HKCU:\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags'

$DLID = '{885A186E-A440-4ADA-812B-DB871B942259}'

(Get-ChildItem $bags -recurse | ? PSChildName -like $DLID ) | Remove-Item

gps explorer | spps

This ensures that any folders or dialogs using the Downloads FolderType will use your customized default the next time they are viewed.

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.

This is a developer error.  There is no Group by option available in the Downloads folder.  Users cannot fix this.  Microsoft needs to better educate their developers and not allow those who have not been educated to do any development work.  This response is a total waste of time!

I just want to say a big massive **** YOU to the team developing Windows 10, why the **** do you have to ruin things which people have never complained about? Why did you have to ruin the downloads folder with your infuriating nausiating groups ? they never go away no matter how many **** times I tell **** stupid Windows that I don't want to see those groups !!!!