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Apparently a Windows 10 update has changed the behaviour of my File Explorer.
For some reason, it now INSISTS on grouping everything in my Download folder and sorting it by date.
No matter how often I change it to no sorting and sorted by filename, the way I've ALWAYS had it, and the way I prefer it, the next time I open the File Explorer, it's back to grouped again! 
Anybody know how to stop this? 
Cheers,
Johnny J.
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Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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Johnny J. wrote: Anybody know how to stop this?
Why would you, that's how it MUST be done. 
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Apparently, yes... How can I, a mere mortal, fight the will of the gods? 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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Thanks! I couldn't find the "Apply to folders" button for the Download folder. They had really hidden that well. Hope it works now (but with my previous Windows experiences, I'm not going to believe it until I see it) 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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Nope, as I suspected. Doesn't work. I've tried saving the ungrouped view twice now, but the next time I open the File Explorer, it's grouped again...
The gods of Windows are too powerful for me!
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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Linux? 
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 Problem solved.
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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I realise that you are probably trying to be funny, but it's a really stupid comment, and fyi: It's neither funny nor helpful in any way.
First of all, this is my work computer. I work for a living programming windows, so you see that changing OS is out of the question.
Second of all: Do you actually believe that there is ONE person out there at all who has read a comment like this and thought: Cool, I'll just reinstall my computer with a completely different OS?
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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Ummmm. I think the clue was the....
Nevertheless, apologies if it caused any offence. It wasn't meant.
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When you're dealing with something that really pushes your patience, I can certainly understand how a well-intended joke isn't received too well. 
I have that same thing on one system of mine where I can never get rid of the grouping in the Downloads folder. Why this one in particular, I still don't know, and all known methods I've ever run across don't fix the problem, or at least not permanently.
And it just so happens that as I just went back to that folder, on that system...grouping is gone. It might be back tomorrow for all I know.
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I'll test that. Thanks!
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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I'm not holding my breath, but so far it seems to have worked deleting the Bags and BagsMRU hives...
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
modified 1-Sep-20 7:12am.
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It's working fine for me:
1) On the "View" tab, find the "Current View" ribbon section, and click the "Group By" button (on mine, it's the top right of the ribbon section, looks vaguely like a screen between two square brackets).
2) Select "(None)".
3)Close the window.
When I reopen it, it's still in "No group" view.
What I am I doing that is different to you?
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I don't know. Maybe it's because you're better looking than I am... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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I have my doubts about that ... 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Don't say that. You have those neat sunglasses and cool headband! Plus you stick out your tongue and drool when you get excited...
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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Not gonna ask how you know all of that...
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Like this![^]
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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Message Closed
modified 1-Sep-20 15:30pm.
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Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19041.450]
(c) 2020 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\blah>echo what are you talking about?
what are you talking about?
C:\Users\blah>
Works for me...got some more context?
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As it says. Read it again.
It works on my personal PC, but some time in the last week it stopped working on my work laptop (both Win 10).
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PIEBALDconsult wrote: As it says. Read it again.
Quote: Once you have that working, how about how to get ECHO. to work in a console window a again?
Quoted in full and read back multiple times. If you're referring to some other part of the thread, then I must simply have missed it. Not sure there's anything else I can contribute here.
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And still you haven't seen what you're missing.
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