Windows 7: Sort files globally?

Is there anyway to sort files globally? It seems everytime I open or close a folder, it re-sorts it to another criteria from when I last set it.



For instance, I'll pick "ascending" and close the folder. Then when I come back to it later, it automatically switches to "descending" on it's own.

I'm really getting tired of having to right-mouse click the contents of a folder all the time to correct this.

Any way to solve it? Thanks.

hello?

Anybody have a solution?

Thanks

on libraries or regular folders? usually when i change folder options it saves its settings.

On both, actually.

And no, it doesn't save for some reason. I'm probably doing something wrong.

Similar issues have been caused by a messed up folder view/option. Try the following and see if it helps...

Folder View - Reset All Folders

If your settings are not being saved then something else is wrong.

Quite a few people have problems with Windows 7 not saving folder settings, and I don't know of any "universal fix". I will have a look in my notes and see if I can find any "general tips" for that.........

Regards....Mike Connor

As far as I am aware, you can't change settings for individual folders in a library, but you can set the library default folder settings. You need to have a read through this;

Inside Windows 7:Introducing Libraries

Also you may need to reset your folder view settings.

Regards....Mike Connor

Well I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who has encountered this. I've tried to reset the folders options through Control Panel and it works for a time but then the settings revert back to the way Windows wants to handle them, not the way I want to handle them.

And another thing that helps a little bit is to avoid the libraries altogether and just create a folder directly off the desktop for videos, pictures, documents, etc... It's not ideal. I still have to re-sort them even there, regardless. It just doesn't seem to lock them down.

I don't remember XP doing this kind of re-sorting on it's own. I think TOO MANY options are in play here.

You might like to try this;

Welcome to Classic Shell

I don't use libraries personally,

http://www.askvg.com/how-to-disable-...-in-windows-7/

and I store all my files on a separate data disc(s). This program, ( Classic Explorer, part of the main program although you can use it separately if you wish, but I also use the Classic Menu), retains the settings. Don't ask me why it works when Explorer itself keeps losing settings. I don't know, but I'm happy that it does work.

Indeed, this might interest you as well, saves an awful lot of messing about;

QTTabbar and Classic Shell

Classic Shell Add On Buttons

The whole thing looks like this, ( although I use slightly different setups on various machines/systems;



Extremely versatile and comfortable.

Regards....Mike Connor

THIS IS BULL$#*%!!! im SO sick and TIRED of m$' B$!! i have a pc that's probably as fast or faster than almost 80% of the pcs in use now, and i can't effin USE IT!


i've tried EVERYTHING (from): disabling 'open explorer windows in seperate process' to resetting all folders to disabling auto-arrange to even disabling full-row select!


it even affects my desktop!!


i finally just had to select the better of *multiple* evils (the LEAST annoying folder view for ALL folders -- from documents and downloads to pictures and music) and applied to all folders (at least THAT "worked" ).


i can't even sort, then resort and have things sorted by name THEN type THEN (finally) date!!! sad thing is: it wasn't always like this for me!! i mustve hit that arbitrary limit m$ imposes on us users who use explorer frequently (i think i read it was a thousand explorer views/opens)... and i THOUGH i tried a registry hack (batch file) for THAT! :S


somebody else from another site's forum summed it up pretty darn well:

"It seems [Micro$haft] is aiming to stop customers from doing what they want. This is how the company operates. When it finds customers want something it gives them something else. No start button [or an easily-accessible DESKTOP] in Windows 8, what stupidity."


all i've got to say is... FSCK m$!!!



btw, sevenforums... its REALLY annoying having to retype a post cause your site doesnt always load pages/accept requests > : ( and WHY are you guys using MICRO$HAFT'S *FUGLY* emoticons?!? :\



edit: forgot to mention 'ctrl click' close and NO im NOT in libraries!!