How to Stop File Explorer Sorting by Week and Month

Anonymous
2019-07-26T21:53:02+00:00

After the recent update Windows file explorer is now grouping items by day, week and month. I do not want this. I want the old way back please. How do I get rid of this new sorting? I hope this is not going to be like what happened to media folders where they now display metadata columns instead of name, date, size, type and even if you change them the next time you open the folder it has reverted back to metadata columns.

Update: I worked out that Group By must be set to none. How do I make this default so it doesn't revert back? I'd also like to stop my media folders reverting back to the old way too so they show name, date, size, type instead of Artist, Album, Title etc

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Anonymous
2019-09-05T03:31:56+00:00

There is no bug.  Someone at Microsoft just managed to apply their default folder setting to everyone that installs the update.

To turn off file grouping feature:

  1. Open a folder that is Grouping by/sorting using week and month.
  2. Right Click in the folder
  3. Select 'Group by'
  4. Select '(None)'

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-04-28T15:17:26+00:00

    This post was made 2-years ago.  Where's that solution at?

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  2. Les Ferch 10,361 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2021-04-28T16:40:33+00:00

    Please see the entire thread. There is no bug. There was a GUID change for the Downloads folder to make it it's own FolderType in Windows 1903 and above. Set the view for Downloads as you like (e.g. set Group By to None) and be sure to go to Options, Change folder and search options, View, and click Apply to Folders to set ALL Downloads views the same.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-04-28T20:53:42+00:00

    Thank You!! You managed to explain it succinctly and clearly. :)

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-05-28T05:41:18+00:00

    I disagree that there is no bug. Find that "someone" and use a can of Raid on that person.

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