Windows sorting folders

Windows may ask your permission to open Registry Editor, so click on Yes if asked. The folder structure that you have to navigate through is as follows:. You'll have to create a new file here. This will create a blank file. Then hit OK. Going back to the example in the previous section, your files should be ordered numerically.

If not, reboot your computer. There can be many reasons why you would want to sort files and folders in your hard disk by size in the file explorer.

We all need to perform house cleaning on the hard disk from time to time. This one is less complicated because Microsoft has already thought of it. On the upper right corner, you will see the familiar search bar. Type size: to reveal a hidden drop-down menu. You can now choose one of the several options available. You can find empty files or files that are smaller or larger than a particular value. TreeSize is a free tool which can be a bit more helpful than the default option provided by Microsoft.

When you launch TreeSize, it will automatically scan your computer for files and folders, and present them in a tree structure. You can not only view files in ascending or descending order of size but also folders, which can be really, really helpful.

Hovering over individual entries will reveal even more useful data like dates, compression, average file size, and so on. Helpful shortcuts and tools like these can help manage the storage better.

Using the above methods, you can easily sort files numerically. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Asked by:. Archived Forums. Windows 7 Miscellaneous. Use this forum to discuss miscellaneous issues that cannot be covered in any other Windows 7 forum. Sign in to vote. If i list folders first now, then the last accessed files comes down at the bottom.

Thursday, April 27, PM. Hi Thomas Bestorp , In any version of Windows, when you sort items in a folder in descending order by Date Modified column, folders move to the bottom and files go to the top. Friday, April 28, AM. To answer the original question: 1 Sort by Date Modified descending 2 Hold the Shift button, then click the Name column heading. Friday, March 16, PM. This worked. You rock! Wednesday, March 28, AM. That solved the problem. Wednesday, April 4, AM.

Why isn't this info better available? Shift-click on name is such a simple solution! Thanks AZRA. You win the windows internet today as far as I'm concerned. Thursday, April 5, AM. It's lit! Wednesday, May 23, AM. Thank you very much! I too have been searching for this answer for ever! Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. I have tried that and what it does is lists the individual files by size, not the total size of each individual folders.

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