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re: Question about 'Sort by Extension in Explorer' Sunday, December 2, 2007 at 2:39 pm Posted by Shawn (612 messages posted) As Diamond Geo stated, you can sort by the file extension by using the "Type" column. See the "How to Change the Column Sort Order" in this tutorial for more on how to do this. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/108665-column-customize.html Shawn There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Sort by Extension in Explorer' Monday, December 3, 2007 at 3:47 am Posted by Deb (1434 messages posted) So what's your question then? I'm assuming that you're just letting us know how to do this in Vista.... On Saturday, December 1, 2007 at 6:35 pm, DiamondGeo wrote: >I have a question about Sort >by Extension in Explorer: > > >It is simple in VISTA. Right-click and empty area in Explorer (NOT a file). Select >"Sort By" and at the bottom of the list select "More...". > >You will be given a choice to sort in more ways than you can imagine (including "Type" >which is the way to sort by file extension). > >After seleting it use the "Move Up" and "Move Down" buttons to move it up near the >top with other selected items. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Sort by Extension in Explorer' Monday, December 3, 2007 at 4:27 am Posted by DiamondGeo (3 messages posted) Deb, The statement was in response to someone elese's question which has apparently disappeared somehow from this thread. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Sort by Extension in Explorer' Monday, December 3, 2007 at 4:56 am Posted by Deb (1434 messages posted) Ahhh right, that's cleared that up then... On Monday, December 3, 2007 at 4:27 am, DiamondGeo wrote: >Deb, The statement was in response to someone elese's question which has apparently >disappeared somehow from this thread. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Sort by Extension in Explorer' Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 7:50 pm Posted by Zorlac (1 messages posted) Thank you SO much! Why it's buried like that is beyond me! On Saturday, December 1, 2007 at 6:35 pm, DiamondGeo wrote: >I have a question about Sort >by Extension in Explorer: > > >It is simple in VISTA. Right-click and empty area in Explorer (NOT a file). Select >"Sort By" and at the bottom of the list select "More...". > >You will be given a choice to sort in more ways than you can imagine (including "Type" >which is the way to sort by file extension). > >After seleting it use the "Move Up" and "Move Down" buttons to move it up near the >top with other selected items. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Sort by Extension in Explorer' Saturday, August 9, 2008 at 7:35 am Posted by Steve (1 messages posted) I know this is an old thread but the problem with sort by type is it will not sort by extension but by the program associated with that extension. As a result I have extensions like .gpx and .loc that are associated with the geocaching program GSAK. Sort by type will group them using the with GSAK not gpx or loc. Any suggestions Thanks Steve On Saturday, December 1, 2007 at 6:35 pm, DiamondGeo wrote: >I have a question about Sort >by Extension in Explorer: > > >It is simple in VISTA. Right-click and empty area in Explorer (NOT a file). Select >"Sort By" and at the bottom of the list select "More...". > >You will be given a choice to sort in more ways than you can imagine (including "Type" >which is the way to sort by file extension). > >After seleting it use the "Move Up" and "Move Down" buttons to move it up near the >top with other selected items. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Sort by Extension in Explorer' Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 9:01 pm Posted by Andrew (1 messages posted) As Steve points out, those responding with solutions are not reading the question. Searching by 'type' is not the same as searching by 'extension'. In many cases 'type' is like 'extension' but not all. In some cases the registered 'type' is not correct for the application that you intend to use the file with. One example is when one program registers an extension, say ".foo" as type "Bar data file.". If you are working with another program that uses ".foo" files and try to search the directory examine the created ".foo" files if you list by 'type' you will have to know that they are listed as "Bar data file". If there is a large collection of files and types in the folder knowing that the "Bar data files" is really a ".foo" can be a head ache. This is even worse if you are working with someone else's program and there are a large number of extensions with registered types. Such is my scenario. In this situation I would like to list the files by 'extension' and not the 'type'. One solution exists, but it does not work with Vista, only win XP and 2000. Cpext by John Williams. http://www.xrayz.co.uk/extension-column/ I hope that although this thread has gone unanswered since December, 2007 I hope that someone might know a good solution. -Andrew [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Vista Discussion Forum