hi Suddenly I can't sort by type - as in I work a lot with pictures, so I got raw, jpeg, tiff, heifi, and so on usually type sort it by file type - but today it has changed and all are named "image file." how do i fix this - what has happened - please help

The file type description comes from the Windows registry; Opus doesn't provide it. If you previously had different descriptions for different image formats and they've suddenly changed it may be because an image viewer or editor has taken over all those file types. Did you install or update any ima…

I can't see any changes - IrfanView is usually my default - it still is, no default apps seem to have changed. If I open File Explorer, I can sort them by type - it seems to be specifically and only Directory Opus that has the issue - I have restarted and looked through all settings and searched th…

If you reboot, are File Explorer and Opus still showing different types?

yes, they are still different - i did find the sort by extension but i habve to constantly add it - so i have had to switch to file explorer to keep working

[image] MAxxam: but i habve to constantly add it [image] Folder Formats: Quick Guide light_bulbOpus FAQs 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 afte…

[image] MAxxam: i did find the sort by extension but i habve to constantly add it You can also hold shift and click the Name column to sort by extension, without adding the separate extension column. [image] MAxxam: yes, they are still different That probably means the filetypes in th…

how do i make "extensions" a constant part of every new lister?

You don't need to if you use the shift-click method, but if you want to see Hardkorn's reply above.

Sorting after type is broken

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Hardkorn March 19, 2026, 2:11pm 6