Arranging Files In A Folder

[dogwalkman]

I have a folder containing song titles from a CD. I would like to rearrange the titles in my own way, not alphabetically, as happens automatically. How can I customize the folder so that the files will be in the order that I place them and will not revert to alphabetically when the folder is reopened? Thanks.

 

[richc46]

Changes the names
Rather than me at zoo
Robert at zoo etc

1me at zoo
2robert at zoo etc

Use numbers before the name.

 

[Tometo]

or you can use the details view and choose what data for the files to see. You can sort the files by whatever criteria you want - asuming there is media information stored in the files.

 

[myzr7]

Welcome to SevenForums. I just looked at what I could do with some of my folders and thats a tough question so far. Must be a easy way. I will keep looking. This is what I did see. You can add a tag to each file such so that you can sort the folder by tags.

Found this might be what you need dogwalkman
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/92758-windows-explorer-auto-arrange-disable.html

 

[Edsaid]

"...I would like to rearrange the titles in my own way, not alphabetically,..."

As they are songs, you should not interfere with the titles so in a simple files folder they will take a fixed order automaticaly. Create a library in Windows Media Player where you can set the play order - if that is what you want - any way you like.

You can also number them in the order you want. I.e. right click and Change Name. Prefix 01-, 02- and so on will give you 99 in the order you choose. 001- will give 999.

 

[dogwalkman]

Thanks all for your help.

 

[myzr7]

Thanks all for your help.

Did you try the disable auto arrange that I linked you to in my post?
Thanks goes to Brink of course for his tutorial on this very subject of auto aranging. I also like to thank the Thread Starter dogwalkman for posting this. My brother asked me for a solution for this very thing just last week and now I can email him the answer. He was making a slideshow in Windows DVD Maker and couldn't get his pictures to stay in the order that he wanted.