my downloads are all dissorganised

titewad_2

My download folder is now displaying my downloads in an order I am not liking.They previously went into the folder in the order they were downloaded,irrespective of file type.This suited me as I put them into seperate folders from there.I recently changed my motherboard and processor and had to have windows (xp)reinstalled for me.My hardrive was partitioned so I manged to save my downloads folder,but when I opened it, and from then on, they are in groups of,size,type,year,duration etc.Doesn't matter which option I select,they never arrange in the previous way which I by far preferred.Can anyone shed some light here please.?Thanks in advance and hapy new year to everyone

intel

Righ click a file a mo and choose properties.. does it say unblock?

And did you right click in a bit of space (in the folder)and choose arrange items by and untick auto arrange.

titewad_2

I don't get unblock coming up in properties.
I have now unticked auto arrange but it hasn't changed it back..

albertross_2

Have you tried,

view/details, and click the modified column to sort into date order?

titewad_2

albertross wrote:

Have you tried,

view/details, and click the modified column to sort into date order?

I tried that option and true to form (being stupid) I couldn't find a modified column.Then I did some more clicking,a lot of swearing,made things worse,a lot more swearing,more clicking and frustration,then spotted a "created" (I swear this was not there before) option in "arrange icons by" selected that and things appear to be back to my preferred display.Thanks to all concerned for there help with this problem and the many others I have had this year>Happy new year to all

albertross_2

If you click on view/choose details, you can choose which columns are listed (modified/created etc..)

djohn2002uk

Open the folder and in the grey areas at the top of the lists, Name, Type etc. Click in the grey at the top of one column and it changes the list format. If you don't like it click again to put it back again. I suspect there is a date column, clicking that one should get it to oldest first which is how I think you want it.