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You can sort files in lots of different ways in a folder, for example by sorting them in order of date or file size.
The way that you can sort files depends on the folder view that you are using (Icon, List, or Compact). The current view is displayed in a drop-down list at the top of the window. You can change it using the drop-down list, or by clicking one of the three options in the
To sort files in a different order, right-click a blank space in the folder and choose an option from the
As an example, if you select
You can sort in the reverse order by selecting
For complete control over the order and position of files in the folder, right-click a blank space in the folder and select
The
To sort files in a different order, click one of the column headings in the file browser (for example, click
You can add other columns to sort by. Click
You can sort files in Compact view in the same way that you can sort them in the Icon view. The only difference is that you can't manually position the files anywhere you want; they are always organized as a list in this view.
Sorts by filename.
Sorts by the size of the file (how much disk space it takes up).
Sorts by the file type. Files of the same type are grouped together, then sorted by name.
Sorts by the date that a file was last changed.
Sorts by the emblems that a file has. Files with the same emblems are grouped together, then sorted by name.