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Windows Explorer Groups by Date: How to Disable Grouping
Change the grouping setting for all folders
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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The File Explorer in Windows 10 allows users to group the files by date, file size, or none. However, after the recent Windows update, users have reported that Windows Explorer groups by date, and they can’t set the option to none.
This can happen due to the bug in the latest Window update or if the user preference was set to default after the update. Keep reading to find out how to stop grouping by date in File Explorer on Windows.
How do I stop Windows Explorer from grouping by date?
1. Change Group By setting in Save as dialog box
If you only want to change theGroup byoption for the download folder, which also is visible in theSave asdialog box, reconfiguring the setting would do the trick! Remember, changing theGroup bypreference in the download folder does not affect any other folder.
2. Disable File Grouping for all folders
If you want to disable file and folder grouping in Windows 10 and Windows 11 at once, you can do it from theFolder Options. This will help get rid of the issue where Windows Explorer automatically groups by date.
Before you leave, find out somequick tips to speed up File Explorerwhen it’s running slow. And do check the steps toremove the Home tab in File Explorer on Windows 11. It’s bothering many, as per reports.
Tell us which fix worked for you in the comments section below.
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Tashreef Shareef
Tashreef Shareef is a software developer turned tech writer. He discovered his interest in technology after reading a tech magazine accidentally. Now he writes about everything tech from Windows to iOS and streaming services to IoT at WindowsReport.
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