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Is it possible for the file browser to, for example, sort files by Modified date and directories alphabetically?



I never care about the most recently modified directory and can find the one I want faster if they are sorted alphabetically, but this is the opposite for files.










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    Is it possible for the file browser to, for example, sort files by Modified date and directories alphabetically?



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      Is it possible for the file browser to, for example, sort files by Modified date and directories alphabetically?



      I never care about the most recently modified directory and can find the one I want faster if they are sorted alphabetically, but this is the opposite for files.










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      Is it possible for the file browser to, for example, sort files by Modified date and directories alphabetically?



      I never care about the most recently modified directory and can find the one I want faster if they are sorted alphabetically, but this is the opposite for files.







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          It is not possible, in Nautilus, to have a different sorting for directories and folders in the same window. You can open two windows and maintain a different sorting order in each of the windows, though.






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            It is not possible, in Nautilus, to have a different sorting for directories and folders in the same window. You can open two windows and maintain a different sorting order in each of the windows, though.






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              It is not possible, in Nautilus, to have a different sorting for directories and folders in the same window. You can open two windows and maintain a different sorting order in each of the windows, though.






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                It is not possible, in Nautilus, to have a different sorting for directories and folders in the same window. You can open two windows and maintain a different sorting order in each of the windows, though.






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