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I know there is a question already but I am not able to use it in Windows 10. I have referred to other sites on the Internet and have got a proper Date Accessed column.

But the column doesn't update itself!

I mean the dates get updated efficiently but the column doesn't get sorted out as the last accessed date change for files.

If I view a file dated 5 days prior and open it today, the file's position does not change even after refreshing!!

How to solve this? Is there any other way to get files sorted based on Last Access Date ?

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  • Just to make sure that we have understand you correctly, @Sristy: you have sorted your files based on the Date Accessed column after displaying it, right? We mean, you have clicked on its header in order to select the ascending or descending order?
    – user1018743
    Nov 14, 2019 at 19:27
  • You need to modify the file to update the date of said file. Windows sorts files by the modification date, not the access date.
    – Ecstasy
    Nov 14, 2019 at 19:39
  • @DOBRESCU_Mihai Yes I have sorted by clicking on the header. My files are sorted basically on the basis of the modified date in the Date Accessed columns except for the ones which have different accessed date wrt the modified date have changed Accessed date but still remain sorted as Date modified. I am adding a pic
    – Sristy
    Nov 14, 2019 at 20:52

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I don't know the protocol to answer my own question. But I got this solved by trial and error while going through different sorting options.SO, I am posting it for someone else who has also faced this and not been able to solve it.

Turns out Windows 10 has an option Group by in the drop-down menu available on right-clicking in a folder.

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My 'group by' was set on to be sorted by 'Date Modified'.I changed it to 'Date Accessed' and it works fine now.

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