Windows 7 customize folder type - sort type

Question

I have 2 folders customized as "General Items". Below is how I configured:

• Right click on folder
• Property > customized tab > select "General Items" in optimized this folder for

Both folder is sorted by date modified. One of the folder has the order:

file1, date modified=7/1/2011
file2, date modified=6/1/2011
folder1, date modified=7/1/2011
folder2, date modified=6/1/2011

However, the other folder looks like:

folder1, date modified=7/1/2011
folder2, date modified=6/1/2011
file1, date modified=7/1/2011
file2, date modified=6/1/2011

What could cause one has all files on top half, while the other folder has all folders on top half? I want make both folder have files on top half. Is there any way to do this?

Answer 1

Sounds like you have secondary sorting (by type) active.

To change it (works fine for me):

• Make "Details" view first (obviously)
• Sort by name (click on "Name" column)
• Now sort by "Date modified" (click on appropriate column)

The above sequence results in files first then folders.

If you Shift+Click on "Type" column, it will sort Folders first and then Files.