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Is there a way to sort folders and files by their name all mixed together in Windows 7?
It would be easier to understand if you look at this page.
I want my folders and files arranged like the BEFORE situation of the first screenshot.
If there is no way to do that with Windows Explorer, is there any file management programs that I should try?
I've already tried Total Commander.
JWoo
Posted 2011-08-28T22:06:08.827
Reputation: 153
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Apparently there is no way to do this in Windows Explorer that I can see, other than having the folders first. One third-party program that lets you mix files/folders is Xplorer2: http://www.zabkat.com/x2lite.htm
Eli
Posted 2011-08-28T22:06:08.827
Reputation: 802
Same issue here. How to sort it in that way? Nvm found it. The 8.3 Name extention did it. – kwoxer – 2016-03-06T17:32:22.097
Just wrote a German Tutorial about this and xplorer² (http://www.kwoxer.de/2016/03/08/windows-explorer-sortierung-f%C3%BCr-ordner-und-dateien-mit-xplorer%C2%B2/). It should easy to understand also for non-Germans. ;)
– kwoxer – 2016-03-08T20:46:02.817@kwoxer can you elaborate on this? How exactly did you enable this setting? – Nick Painter – 2017-12-15T19:11:24.733
All shown in my tutorial. Didn't it help you? Just ask what was missing there. – kwoxer – 2017-12-19T08:40:30.927
1Xplorer2 worked like a charm! Thank you! – JWoo – 2011-08-28T22:41:09.047
2I've looked through all the options in xplorer^2, and I don't see that option anywhere. Please describe how you enabled it. Thanks! – iconoclast – 2013-12-24T16:41:56.390
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Tested in Win7 & Win10. In the Explorer search field (upper right). Use the "folder:" filter and then use the full path to the target folder in double quotes. By target folder, I mean the one that you would like to view with folders mixed with files. i.e. Your current directory.
folder: "<full path to target folder>"
e.g. folder: "C:\Users\bgrupczy\Downloads"
You can then sort by name or even date modified and they will be mixed.
bgrupczy
Posted 2011-08-28T22:06:08.827
Reputation: 41
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Another third-party program that does this is FreeCommander XE at:
Configuration / View / File-Folder list / Sorting
golimar
Posted 2011-08-28T22:06:08.827
Reputation: 846
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To sort by name irrespective of type, select "8.3 names" as a column header, and sort by that - now files and folders will be mixed. An 8.3 name is MS-DOS-compatible, it seems. Select all files/folders and go to "Copy Names" on the Edit menu, now you can pop the results into a text file. Very handy program.
KLR
Posted 2011-08-28T22:06:08.827
Reputation: 1
Can you elaborate? How can I select 8.3 names? – Gigamegs – 2014-08-16T14:41:05.583
@Phpdna I think the answer is thought to be used with the tool Xplorer2 (from the selected answer). There you can right-click on the column headers and select an additional column "8.3 Name" – Slizzered – 2015-04-16T09:53:48.260
Just wrote a German Tutorial about this and xplorer² (http://www.kwoxer.de/2016/03/08/windows-explorer-sortierung-f%C3%BCr-ordner-und-dateien-mit-xplorer%C2%B2/). It should easy to understand also for non-Germans. ;)
– kwoxer – 2016-03-08T20:47:09.927
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Possible duplicate of Windows Explorer sorts files and folders separately
– fixer1234 – 2015-12-01T18:52:55.670