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I just want to "disable" confounding Auto Arrange files within folders in Windows 10. I can't understand that when you leave file/folder icons in the position and order that you want and then Windows decides to mix them up. I'm continually wasting time trying to find lost data. It's ridiculous. Does anyone know or can create something that just allows you to arrange or sort files within folders, and Leave them alone, without the OS messing them up?
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that's exactly why I came to this forum...I fully expected someone to point me to a small app that fixed the problem Microsoft created. I was sure that someone would have already created a "folders control app" (since Microsoft is so anti-let-the-customer-decide).
Yes, I wish somebody would create a small software program to create folders that you could store files in any order. That would get Microsoft to take notice.
Has Microsoft EVER listened to and reacted to their customers?
Bringing back : "Auto arrange - none" (in folders) sounds like it would make lots of Microsoft customers happy...why doesn't Microsoft want their customers to be happy??
Hi Jaime, It is not just you or me, it is thousands and thousands of users that are affected, probably most are not aware that it was possible with Windows XP to freely arrange files and for no good reason was changed by Microsoft Techs for newer versions of Windows.
Ron, that is one of the reasons I need a folder that lets me grabs files and arrange them in any part of the folder that I want or need for whatever process I am about to do with them. I am a graphic designer and I need to grab photos individually and put them off in a corner of the folder so I can use them or transfer them to anther folder. And like, you, I also need to set documents and pdfs aside to arrange in a book or magazine form for uploading to the printers. I shouldn't have to rename the files to overcome a HUGE BUG that Microsoft introduced into their product. Do the people at Microsoft even care to know how their products are used by the consumers??? If they did, they would instantly start working on an update that fixes the auto-arrange problem!
