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Sort files from latest to oldest

Louiss43 -  
Hello,

In my documents, I have a number of folders and files that are not organized into folders. When I right-click and select "sort by" and "modified on," I would like all the files to be sorted from the most recent to the oldest (based on the modification date), including the files that are contained within folders. However, the files contained in folders are not taken into account and "remain" in the folders, thus ending up at the bottom even if they were modified just two minutes ago. How can I fix this problem without "removing" these files from their folders?

Thank you in advance for your help.

5 answers

  1.  fabul Moderator
    Hi,

    If you sort the files by most recently modified on top, the folders at the bottom are also sorted by the most recently modified on top.

    When you modify a file in a folder, normally the folder gets updated, unless there are subfolders.

    If you want to sort all files by date, you can use the search function with *.*
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    1. brucine
      Good evening,

      Yes, well...: "double sorting" solutions (by date then by name) are proposed here and there, there are all the less effective solutions since we are going to mix the date and the modification date (classic example of a downloaded file or one copied from an external medium to a folder).

      To circumvent this behavior, one must either use an explorer other than the Windows one that has this capability (I don’t know of any, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist), or obviously sort using an appropriate Dos command (DIR with appropriate switches) but which will only provide the list without any action on the files.

      The only real solution is therefore to organize your folders in such a way that there are no files at the root...
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  2. Louiss43
    Hello,

    Thank you for your responses.

    However, I don't quite understand the proposed solutions:
    1/ What exactly is this Search function with *.*?
    2/ I'm not sure I fully understand what "The only real solution is therefore to organize your folders so that there are no files at the root..." means.

    Sorry, I'm not very good with computers...
    Thanks in advance.
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    1. fabul Moderator
      Go to a folder that contains subfolders, which contain files, and in the top right corner, in the box where there is a magnifying glass, type *.*

      (This is where to search)

      In search, you will find everything, which you can sort by date modified.
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      1. Louiss43
        Alright, thanks.

        But do we really have to type *.*?
        I feel like typing * in the search bar gives us exactly the same thing.
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        2. fabul Moderator
          It can be an alternative method.
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