May benefit from figures illustrating the different views.
You can sort files in different ways in a folder, for example by sorting them in order of date or file size. See below for a list of common ways to sort files. See for information on how to change the default sort order.
The way that you can sort files depends on the folder view that you are using. You can change the current view using the list/grid button in the toolbar.
To sort files in a different order, click the view options button in the
toolbar and choose
As an example, if you select
To sort files in a different order, click one of the column headings in
the file manager. For example, click
For more sort options, click the view options button in the toolbar.
In list view, you can show columns with more attributes and sort on those
columns. Click the view options button in the toolbar, pick
Sorts alphabetically by the name of the file.
Sorts alphabetically by the name of the file in reverse order.
Sorts by the date and time that a file was last changed. Sorts from oldest to newest.
Sorts by the date and time that a file was last changed. Sorts from newest to oldest.
Sorts by the size of the file (how much disk space it takes up). Sorts from smallest to largest by default.
Sorts alphabetically by the file type. Files of the same type are grouped together, then sorted by name.