# Directories coming up in reverse order **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 31, 2006, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directories-coming-up-in-reverse-order/366705 "2006-07-31T13:35:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sunrazor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directories-coming-up-in-reverse-order/366705/1 "2006-07-31T13:35:26Z")
I think I have a problem with my Windows 2000 – when I’m opening or saving documents within a program, my directories come up in reverse order. I can usually click on the “View” icon, switch to “Details” and click on the header to realign them in correct order, but it never stays that way. As soon as I save or open a document and go on with my work, the directories revert to reverse order. I’ve probably accidentally fat-fingered a keyboard code into my Windows, but I have no idea what I did. I’ve tried uninstalling and re-installing some of the programs, thinking maybe it was software specific, but that doesn’t cure the problem. Some of the directories are on a shared drive, and they aren’t in reverse order on other computers used to access them. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directories-coming-up-in-reverse-order/366705/2 "2006-07-31T13:51:40Z")
Right click on the \*\*Start \*\* button and select **Explore**. Select any folder with enough files to judge the order they are displayed in (such as the \*\*My \*\* \*\*Documents \*\* folder). Left click the \*\*Name \*\* column heading to order the files in the way you prefer. Left click the \*\*Tools \*\* menu, select **Folder Options** , and select the \*\*View \*\* tab. In the Advanced Settings window, make sure there is a check mark next to **Remember each folder’s view settings**. Then click the **Apply to all folders button** at the top. ---
**Author:** ![Sunrazor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directories-coming-up-in-reverse-order/366705/3 "2006-07-31T14:22:34Z")
Worked like a charm! You are my new hero. Thanks ever so much. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directories-coming-up-in-reverse-order/366705/4 "2006-07-31T14:25:39Z")
Glad I could be of service.