# Combining/Ordering Custom Files & Folder Labels?

**URL:** <https://resource.dopus.com/t/combining-ordering-custom-files-folder-labels/21329>\
**Category:** Help & Support\
**Created:** [October 10, 2015, 8:51am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/combining-ordering-custom-files-folder-labels/21329 "2015-10-10T08:51:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paul](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/paul/32/28486_2.png) [@Paul](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Paul)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 8:51am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/combining-ordering-custom-files-folder-labels/21329/1 "2015-10-10T08:51:09Z")

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I've set up some custom File/Folder labels for different filetypes to make finding these files in a list a lot easier. Just recently, I've setup a custom label for files/folders that have a date of 'Today' so i can find my downloads easier. Now here's the problem, if a file has TWO custom labels that are applicable to it, only ONE custom label gets applied.

In the attached screenshot I have a custom label set for .zip files and a different label for files with a timestamp of 'Today'. As you can see a .zip file with a timestamp of 'Today' doesn't get the Today label applied; only the .zip label.

Is there away to prioritise how labels are applied or combine labels?

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**Author:** ![abr](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/abr/32/62448_2.png) [@abr](https://resource.dopus.com/u/abr)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 11:21am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/combining-ordering-custom-files-folder-labels/21329/2 "2015-10-10T11:21:23Z")

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> [@Paul](#):
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> Is there away to prioritise how labels are applied or combine labels?

Short answer: currently not.

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**Author:** ![Paul](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/paul/32/28486_2.png) [@Paul](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Paul)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 11:28am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/combining-ordering-custom-files-folder-labels/21329/3 "2015-10-10T11:28:20Z")

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Bummer. I suppose, in that, case I can create a separate label combining the two as I only have a few custom labels defined. I'm not sure whether there would be enough of a case for requesting a product improvement request.

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**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 12:10pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/combining-ordering-custom-files-folder-labels/21329/4 "2015-10-10T12:10:25Z")

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We may improve this in the future but at the moment you'd need use one or more filter labels to make all the labels mutually exclusive.

e.g. If you want the \*.zip label to "win", leave that as it is but replace the "Modified Today" label with one that does "Modified Within 1 Day -- And -- Not \*.zip" or similar.