Thursday, November 3, 2011

File sort order reversed or wrong in File Open or File Save dialog box

For those who face the same problem as I when using the file "open" or "save" dialog box, where the sort order of the files are always default in the undesirable order.

Here is the fix:

- Right click "My Computer", choose "Explore".
- Click on the C: drive in the left pane.
- Click on the "View", then choose "List".
- Right click anywhere in the right pane where the files get listed.
- Choose "Arrange Icons By".
- Pick "Name".
- Ensure files are sorted as desire. If not, repeat.
- Press and hold the CRTL key, then click on the "X" to close the explorer.

After that, you can change file sorting order in windows explorer without affecting the default saved in "open" or "save" dialog box.

The catch here is the "List" view and holding CTRL while closing the windows explorer. Only by doing so, you can save a default file sorting view.


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