# Columns won't show in desktop, just "name."
**URL:** https://resource.dopus.com/t/columns-wont-show-in-desktop-just-name/41819
**Category:** Help & Support
**Created:** [July 27, 2022, 8:48pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/columns-wont-show-in-desktop-just-name/41819 "2022-07-27T20:48:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@mnorman](https://resource.dopus.com/u/mnorman)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2022, 8:48pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/columns-wont-show-in-desktop-just-name/41819/1 "2022-07-27T20:48:39Z")
In the column listings, I cannot manipulate the column heading in Desktop. I have set and reset the Desktop Folder options several times. The other folders follow the format I set in options, but not Desktop folder. It insists on showing the date modified first no matter hwat I do. If I try to drag it one way or the other, the folder then just shows the filenames. Thanks for the help.
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### Author:  [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/columns-wont-show-in-desktop-just-name/41819/2 "2022-07-27T21:30:00Z")
If you want all folders to use the same columns, have you followed the main guide for that?
> [@Folder Formats: Quick Guide](https://resource.dopus.com/t/folder-formats-quick-guide/1313):
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> This FAQ explains how to make Opus use the same format in all normal directories. There are two closely related FAQs which you may wish to read afterwards: [Folder Formats: Special Folders (Computer, Network, etc.)](https://resource.dopus.com/t/folder-formats-special-folders-computer-network-etc/1311/1)[Folder Formats: Detailed Guide](https://resource.dopus.com/t/folder-formats-detailed-guide/11718) T…
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### Author:  [@mnorman](https://resource.dopus.com/u/mnorman)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/columns-wont-show-in-desktop-just-name/41819/3 "2022-07-28T23:42:26Z")
To get this to work, don't forget in the Desktop Folder Options dialog to change the width to "collapse." (I did this with "filename, left others on "auto" and everything lined up nicely.) Took me a while to understand that you can set both universal preferences and folder preferences. A whole lot under that hood.
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### Author:  [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/columns-wont-show-in-desktop-just-name/41819/4 "2022-07-28T23:51:04Z")
The "collapse" resizing mode is completely optional. The video at the bottom of the guide I linked explains it in detail, if you want to learn more about it.