Reordering Files

[coll12345]

Is there a way to stop Vista reordering files every time you change the name
of one? I often have to go down a long list of files changing their names to
fit our cataloging system (I use Details view). Every time you change one,
it moves. This makes the whole process pretty annoying and the use of
keyboard shortcuts more difficult. When I change a filename, I want it to
stay put.
Thanks

 

[Dave]

Sort by another column before you rename.

 

[Donald Lessau]

Is there a way to stop Vista reordering files every time you change the
name
of one? I often have to go down a long list of files changing their names
to
fit our cataloging system (I use Details view). Every time you change
one,
it moves. This makes the whole process pretty annoying and the use of
keyboard shortcuts more difficult. When I change a filename, I want it to
stay put.

Don't know about Vista's Explorer, but FYI there are other file managers
like XYplorer that will do what you want (even when you sort by Name).

http://www.xyplorer.com/

Don

 

[coll12345]

Thanks, but I generally need to keep them in name order. For example, I work
a lot with word docs and their associated PDFs. When changing the name of
each file in a large number of pairs, it doesn't help when files jump all
over the place.

Easy in XP. More difficult in Vista. (How many times have I said that to
myself?)

Cheers anyway

 

[coll12345]

Thanks - I'll check that out. Seems a shame that Vista makes simple file
operations so difficult. I find merging folders particularly torturous in
Vista, and still hop onto my Win 2000 backup PC to pull files across, rather
than trying to push them across from the Vista side ("About 27 hours and 13
minutes remaining"). Hmmm.
Cheers