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I want to arrange files in my folder by type



 
 
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Old November 8th 08, 09:32 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
txacoli
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Default I want to arrange files in my folder by type


In XP, the option to arrange files by type was always there. In Vista,
it is not. I know that I have to right click and select on of the 680 or
so options for arranging files that are there, but to be honest, I use
Sort by - TYPE soooo often, that I want it to be there all the time.

Is there something I can do to make this a default option, maybe amend
a registry key or something??? It drives me mad!


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Old November 8th 08, 10:44 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
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Default I want to arrange files in my folder by type

On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 21:32:08 +0000, txacoli
wrote:

In XP, the option to arrange files by type was always there. In Vista,
it is not.


It is after you do a little work.

On the Menu Bar: click View and then Choose Details

Make sure "Type" is one of the ticked options.

To sort after that by type, just click "type".

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Old November 8th 08, 11:55 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
txacoli[_2_]
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Default I want to arrange files in my folder by type


The Max;1066558 Wrote:
On Sat, 8 Nov 2008, txacoli wrote:

In XP, the option to arrange files by type was always there. In Vista,
it is not.


It is after you do a little work.


Thanks Max. I don't know how I missed that.......I've been trying to
find something like this for ages. There's one thing though, it only
does it for the particular folder I choose and not all of them. Do you
or does anyone know if it is possible to make this option available to
all folders??


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Old November 9th 08, 06:11 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
Walt Thatcher
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Default I want to arrange files in my folder by type

txacoli wrote:


The Max;1066558 Wrote:
On Sat, 8 Nov 2008, txacoli wrote:

In XP, the option to arrange files by type was always there. In Vista,
it is not.


It is after you do a little work.


Thanks Max. I don't know how I missed that.......I've been trying to
find something like this for ages. There's one thing though, it only
does it for the particular folder I choose and not all of them. Do you
or does anyone know if it is possible to make this option available to
all folders??


As far as I know, that option is the default for most folders.
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Old November 9th 08, 09:25 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
txacoli[_3_]
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Default I want to arrange files in my folder by type


txacoli wrote:

In XP, the option to arrange files by type was
always there. In Vista, it is not.

The Max wrote It is after you do a little work.

txacoli replied :

Do you or does anyone know if it is possible to make this
option available to all folders??

Walt Thatcher wrote As far as I know, that option is the default for most folders.



Sorry, perhaps I didn't word it very clearly. What I want is to make
*one* change and have -SORT BY - TYPE- as an option for *ALL *folders,
rather than have to go into the -CHANGE DETAILS -option in every folder
I open. Does anyone know if this is possible???


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Old November 9th 08, 10:53 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
The Max[_2_]
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Default I want to arrange files in my folder by type

On Sun, 9 Nov 2008 09:25:40 +0000, txacoli
wrote:

Sorry, perhaps I didn't word it very clearly. What I want is to make
*one* change and have -SORT BY - TYPE- as an option for *ALL *folders,
rather than have to go into the -CHANGE DETAILS -option in every folder
I open. Does anyone know if this is possible???


Sorry, but I don't think so. If you find a folder that doesn't have
"type" in the sorting field, you'll have to manually set it.

I find that unnecessary most of the time, because it's already set.

Date Modified, Type and Size appear to be defaults.

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