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Windows Explorer sorts files and folders separately

Fresh6 days ago
Mar 15, 2026125895 views
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When Windows Explorer sorts files, it first sorts files from directories and only then sorts each group using the sort specified (My default is ). I don't like this as the default behavior. I would like it to be a simple sort (without separating files from folders). Is it possible to change, and if so how?

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Fix for: Windows Explorer sorts files and folders separately

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I found something that actually works! Or, at least it's not as clunky as the previous answers. This is for Windows 10. Under the View tab, Current View group, choose the Sort by option you want (I chose Date created); also in Current view, choose the same value for Group by. It still sorts files and folders separately, but at least they're grouped together. Which solved the problem for me because I wanted to drag a file created today into a folder created today but there was lots of crap in th…

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