How do i get rid of the yesterday, today stuff in folders

Anonymous
2023-02-23T20:09:41+00:00

I know this question has been answered before but for some reason some my folders keep going back to the Today, Yesterday etc. format and i like to use large icons and some of my folders are defaulting back to the Details format, they won't stay at what i set them at. is there some way to permanently stop Windows use of this type of folder setup, i'm fed up with having to adjust each and every folder only to have Windows ignore my settings.

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Anonymous
2023-02-23T22:41:01+00:00

Hi, I’m Nicole, I’ll be happy to help you out today.

Try this procedure

Open File Explorer.

Click on the "View" tab in the ribbon menu.

Click on the "Group by" dropdown menu.

Select "None" from the options.

This should disable the grouping of files and folders by date. If you want to apply this setting to all folders, follow these steps:

Open File Explorer.

Click on the "View" tab in the ribbon menu.

Click on "Options" in the right-hand corner of the ribbon.

In the "Folder Options" window that appears, click on the "View" tab.

Scroll down and click on "Apply to Folders" button.

Click "Yes" when prompted to confirm.

This should apply the "None" grouping option to all folders. However, keep in mind that some folders may still have their own unique view settings, which could cause them to display differently. If this happens, you may need to adjust the view settings for those folders individually.

Hope this help.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-06-27T11:46:25+00:00

    "Group By" isn't an option that shows in my list, in any version I'm looking at whether it's in window or in download window.

    And this dialogue isn't letting me upload a picture to show you either.

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  2. Les Ferch 10,361 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-06-27T12:45:33+00:00

    "Group By" isn't an option that shows in my list, in any version I'm looking at whether it's in window or in download window.

    And this dialogue isn't letting me upload a picture to show you either.

    Instead of using the "Insert Image" button, just try pasting your screenshot (right-click, paste or Ctrl-V).

    Note that "Group by" is under the Sort menu in Windows 11.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-06-27T13:13:40+00:00

    Found it under sort and it seems to be working! Yay!!

    However, it's still doing it in downloads popup window. And there is no option there. Organize doesn't have it in the list, and Options does not have it. There is only Layout which doesn't have a lot of options and in Properties I'm not finding it.

    Ideas for the second stage of this?

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  4. Les Ferch 10,361 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-06-27T13:26:41+00:00

    Found it under sort and it seems to be working! Yay!!

    However, it's still doing it in downloads popup window. And there is no option there. Organize doesn't have it in the list, and Options does not have it. There is only Layout which doesn't have a lot of options and in Properties I'm not finding it.

    Ideas for the second stage of this?

    Right-click in the white-space of the dialog to get the sort and group options.

    Please see the answer at the link below for complete information about removing grouping everywhere:

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/completely-disable-file-grouping-always-everywhere/ac31a227-f585-4b0a-ab2e-a557828eaec5

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