Sort by “Date modified” does not keep track of files in subfolders
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I'm using Windows 10 at the moment. Not sure if this behavior was the same on Windows 7.
Let me explain by giving an example.
When I open Windows Explorer and go to the root of a drive I get a list of all folders on that drive.
I would like to see in which folder new files are added recently.
So the most logical solution would be to sort by "Date modified". Right?
But apparently this does not work when the files are changed in a subfolder of that folder.
A folder can have the "Date modified" at 20/11/2018 while a subfolder would be at 27/11/2018. I would find it more logical that the root folder would also be at 27/11/2018. I'm pretty sure the behavior in Windows 7 was like this.
Does anyone recognizes this? Is this normal behavior? Can it be changed?
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I'm using Windows 10 at the moment. Not sure if this behavior was the same on Windows 7.
Let me explain by giving an example.
When I open Windows Explorer and go to the root of a drive I get a list of all folders on that drive.
I would like to see in which folder new files are added recently.
So the most logical solution would be to sort by "Date modified". Right?
But apparently this does not work when the files are changed in a subfolder of that folder.
A folder can have the "Date modified" at 20/11/2018 while a subfolder would be at 27/11/2018. I would find it more logical that the root folder would also be at 27/11/2018. I'm pretty sure the behavior in Windows 7 was like this.
Does anyone recognizes this? Is this normal behavior? Can it be changed?
windows-10 windows-explorer
asked Nov 27 at 16:11
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I'm using Windows 10 at the moment. Not sure if this behavior was the same on Windows 7.
Let me explain by giving an example.
When I open Windows Explorer and go to the root of a drive I get a list of all folders on that drive.
I would like to see in which folder new files are added recently.
So the most logical solution would be to sort by "Date modified". Right?
But apparently this does not work when the files are changed in a subfolder of that folder.
A folder can have the "Date modified" at 20/11/2018 while a subfolder would be at 27/11/2018. I would find it more logical that the root folder would also be at 27/11/2018. I'm pretty sure the behavior in Windows 7 was like this.
Does anyone recognizes this? Is this normal behavior? Can it be changed?
windows-10 windows-explorer
asked Nov 27 at 16:11
heartfailure
373
I'm using Windows 10 at the moment. Not sure if this behavior was the same on Windows 7.
Let me explain by giving an example.
When I open Windows Explorer and go to the root of a drive I get a list of all folders on that drive.
I would like to see in which folder new files are added recently.
So the most logical solution would be to sort by "Date modified". Right?
But apparently this does not work when the files are changed in a subfolder of that folder.
A folder can have the "Date modified" at 20/11/2018 while a subfolder would be at 27/11/2018. I would find it more logical that the root folder would also be at 27/11/2018. I'm pretty sure the behavior in Windows 7 was like this.
Does anyone recognizes this? Is this normal behavior? Can it be changed?
windows-10 windows-explorer
windows-10 windows-explorer
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This is the normal behavior of Windows, and it was always this way.
The "Date modified" of an object is only changed when the object is modified.
The change of date on a child of the folder does not count as a change of
the folder.
The folder and its sub-folders have separate entries in the disk catalog table.
Since the date of the sub-folder is not contained inside the entry of the folder,
a modification of its date is not reflected in the folder's entry.
So as the folder's entry isn't modified, as a result its "Date modified" does
not change.
The "Date modified" of a folder only changes when a sub-folder is added or
deleted, or the same for any other file contained directly in the folder.
answered Nov 27 at 16:43
harrymc
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Ok thanks for the info. If anyone would know a third party app that makes this possible, that would be awesome.
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This is the normal behavior of Windows, and it was always this way.
The "Date modified" of an object is only changed when the object is modified.
The change of date on a child of the folder does not count as a change of
the folder.
The folder and its sub-folders have separate entries in the disk catalog table.
Since the date of the sub-folder is not contained inside the entry of the folder,
a modification of its date is not reflected in the folder's entry.
So as the folder's entry isn't modified, as a result its "Date modified" does
not change.
The "Date modified" of a folder only changes when a sub-folder is added or
deleted, or the same for any other file contained directly in the folder.
answered Nov 27 at 16:43
harrymc
250k10257552
Ok thanks for the info. If anyone would know a third party app that makes this possible, that would be awesome.
– heartfailure
Dec 2 at 13:14
add a comment |
up vote
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down vote
This is the normal behavior of Windows, and it was always this way.
The "Date modified" of an object is only changed when the object is modified.
The change of date on a child of the folder does not count as a change of
the folder.
The folder and its sub-folders have separate entries in the disk catalog table.
Since the date of the sub-folder is not contained inside the entry of the folder,
a modification of its date is not reflected in the folder's entry.
So as the folder's entry isn't modified, as a result its "Date modified" does
not change.
The "Date modified" of a folder only changes when a sub-folder is added or
deleted, or the same for any other file contained directly in the folder.
answered Nov 27 at 16:43
harrymc
250k10257552
Ok thanks for the info. If anyone would know a third party app that makes this possible, that would be awesome.
– heartfailure
Dec 2 at 13:14
add a comment |
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up vote
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down vote
This is the normal behavior of Windows, and it was always this way.
The "Date modified" of an object is only changed when the object is modified.
The change of date on a child of the folder does not count as a change of
the folder.
The folder and its sub-folders have separate entries in the disk catalog table.
Since the date of the sub-folder is not contained inside the entry of the folder,
a modification of its date is not reflected in the folder's entry.
So as the folder's entry isn't modified, as a result its "Date modified" does
not change.
The "Date modified" of a folder only changes when a sub-folder is added or
deleted, or the same for any other file contained directly in the folder.
answered Nov 27 at 16:43
harrymc
250k10257552
This is the normal behavior of Windows, and it was always this way.
The "Date modified" of an object is only changed when the object is modified.
The change of date on a child of the folder does not count as a change of
the folder.
The folder and its sub-folders have separate entries in the disk catalog table.
Since the date of the sub-folder is not contained inside the entry of the folder,
a modification of its date is not reflected in the folder's entry.
So as the folder's entry isn't modified, as a result its "Date modified" does
not change.
The "Date modified" of a folder only changes when a sub-folder is added or
deleted, or the same for any other file contained directly in the folder.
answered Nov 27 at 16:43
harrymc
250k10257552
answered Nov 27 at 16:43
harrymc
250k10257552
answered Nov 27 at 16:43
harrymc
250k10257552
answered Nov 27 at 16:43
harrymc
250k10257552
250k10257552
Ok thanks for the info. If anyone would know a third party app that makes this possible, that would be awesome.
– heartfailure
Dec 2 at 13:14
add a comment |
Ok thanks for the info. If anyone would know a third party app that makes this possible, that would be awesome.
– heartfailure
Dec 2 at 13:14
Ok thanks for the info. If anyone would know a third party app that makes this possible, that would be awesome.
– heartfailure
Dec 2 at 13:14
Ok thanks for the info. If anyone would know a third party app that makes this possible, that would be awesome.
– heartfailure
Dec 2 at 13:14
add a comment |
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