How to Enable or Disable Numerical Sorting in File Explorer for Windows
File Explorer has two methods to sort out files as per their numerical nomenclature: Numerical sorting and Literal sorting. Numerical sorting sorts out file names per increasing number values (for example, 2 < 3 < 22 < 33). In contrast, Literal sorting sorts files based on each number in their name (for example, 2 < 222 < 3 < 356).
In this article, we’ll show how to enable or disable numerical sorting in File Explorer.
How to Enable or Disable Numerical Sorting Using the Registry Editor
you’re able to quickly enable or disable numerical sorting bymaking a simple Windows registry tweakon your system. However, you must always create a registry backup before applying changes. Check our guide onbacking up the Windows registryfor more information.
To enable numerical sorting using the registry editor, follow the below steps:
Reboot your system for the changes to take effect.
How to Enable or Disable Numerical Sorting Using the Local Group Policy Editor
Another way to manage Numerical sorting is by tweaking the Group Policy Editor. However, this editor is not available by default on Windows Home, but there’s a workaround by which you canenable the Group Policy Editor in Windows Home. So, make sure to do that before proceeding further.
Here’s how to enable or disable Numerical sorting using the Group Policy Editor:
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No matter what your preference, you now know how to make File Explorer sort numbered files the way you want it to. This trick is just one of many ways to speed up your file management skills on Windows.
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