Is there any way to change the column settings in Windows Explorer for a specific folder and subfolders without changing all other folders of that type?
Hi there!
First off, build info. The OS is the only relevant part but I'll give you the full specs:
* Ryzen 5 2600 @ stock speed * 16GB RAM @ stock speed * 1TB Samsung 970 EVO NVMe boot drive * 2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD * Gigabyte RX 590 8GB * **Running Windows 10 x64, build 2004**
I have a folder full of subfolders, all of which contain lots of documents and images. I want all of these subfolders to be sorted in Windows Explorer by **Date**, not the default **Date Modified** that Windows applies to folders that use the "Documents" template. I can change this manually, but it will be tedious. Would love for there to be an automated solution somehow.
Is there any way that I can edit the column settings for the parent-level folder (i.e. remove "Date Modified" as a column, and add "Date"), and have that setting propagate down to all the subfolders, *without* changing the column settings for any other folder on my machine? I've already tried the default templates available in the Customize menu, and none of them work for me out-of-the-box.
All the help resources I've found (like [this one](https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/any-way-to-apply-folder-view-settings-specifically/e1c9763e-ad96-4962-976c-c52ad8e874ab) or [this one](https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2019/03/15/change-keep-column-settings-explorer-10/)) all say to use the "Apply to Folders" button in the Folder Options dialog box, but I tried that and it changed a bunch of other folders to use "Date" and not "Date Modified".