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Get Windows 7 to Stop Grouping Search Results by Immediate Parent Folder

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Mar 15, 20261497 views
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Searching in Windows 7 is frustrating, inconsistent, and too different from in XP. One of the most egregious problems is that it insists on grouping search results by the immediate parent of items. That is, in the column, instead of simply listing the directory path that the item is stored in, Wind…

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Fix for: Get Windows 7 to Stop Grouping Search Results by Immediate Parent Folder

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You can right-click on your column titles and add one called "Path". Sorting search results on this column will work like it did in Windows XP.

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