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anotherprofile
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

File sorting in iOS app. Why are folders first?

When I select "sort by name" in the app, the app sorts by name but separates the folders and other files. It puts all the folders first. Why is it doing this? There's an option to "sort by [file] typ...
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Broadwaymhl
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago
I just got a new iPhone and I’m blanking on how to integrate my folders within my files. As they’re all listed now, it starts with all the blue folders and then lists all the files after that. Can one of you help?
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Mark
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2 years ago

Do you mean so that they sort by name regardless of file type (e.g. file or folder?) 

 

If so I'm afraid that isnt possible. 

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    Broadwaymhl
    Helpful | Level 6
    2 years ago

    No, actually, it's the other way around.  They sort ALL the folders FIRST and then ALL the files.  Yet on my MacBook Pro and on my earlier iPhone, the folders and files were all alphabetized as a unit... that's still right on my MacBook Pro, but not on the new iPhone.  I remember there was an easy fix, but I just don't remember what it is...

     

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