I have this big folder where I dump a lot of things (let's call it root) and I have it sorted by date modified. I know by looking at the first two rows that these are fresh things I'm still working through, and whenever I'm done with them I'll put them in the correct place. However, sometimes the mo…

It's a limitation of the way Windows works unfortunately; file changes in a folder cause the folder's timestamp to be modified but the change doesn't "bubble up" to parent folders.

Can sort by modified take into account children folders?

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errante February 5, 2026, 6:03pm 7

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