Please bring back the ability to freely arrange icons within folders "DISABLE AUTO ARRANGE"!

Anonymous
2022-08-13T02:39:26+00:00

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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  2. Anonymous
    2023-04-04T03:52:51+00:00

    Try to re-register Feedback Hub from Option 2 here: http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3175-apps-re...

    Meantime, from File Explorer View tab you can set your files to Sort by your preference like Alphabetical order so they are easier to find.

    You seem to be missing the point, Greg. Think of a folder like a toy box. Now, I DON'T want any of my toys in the box arranged AT ALL. In XP I can put two marbles over in this corner and they STAY where I put them. I want to put 3 flashlights and a toy wheel in the middle. I want to put my teddy bear in this area today and another area tomorrow. Now,again, I DON'T WANT ANY ARRANGEMENTS OF ANY OF MY TOYS. This was automatic and the default in XP. Windows 10 took away the ability to choose "NONE" for autoarrange so EVERY folder MUST be arranged even if you don't want it to be arranged...your only choice is date, name, size, etc, but IT MUST BE ARRANGED (because Microsoft has gone fascist and the trains MUST run on time!) Microsoft, put the "NONE" choice BACK into the autoarrange options and half of your customers will stop thinking of you as autoarrange fascists.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-04-04T07:31:35+00:00

    For me it is different. I need to prepare lists of documents/Pdfs to be converted into one PDF list that can be bookmarked etc. But I need to arrange the documents/pdf in a particular order. I need to keep adding to the list. The documents are not in any of the options provided by Microsoft. I can of course number them sequentially but then if I need to add another document I need to renumber the whole list. The only saving grace is that Adobe and Foxit does allow users to list the pdf freely. Microsoft need to get into the real world of work!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-04-10T02:24:44+00:00

    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!

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-04-10T08:22:30+00:00

    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.

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