Another +
+1, would be really useful!
+1
would love to see the sorting for folder the same as files!
+1 on this as well.
+1, would be really useful!
Just to add my vote that this (“sort files and folders alike”) feature would be really useful. I’m sure everyone has their own favourite example, but I thought the usecase described in Can I sort folders and files continuously in the tree view? particularly compelling.
This shouldn’t be an obstacle for Obsidian’s engineers, but everything I’ve read does say that Windows File Explorer still cannot do this. However, other navigators such as Double Commander implement alternative sorts like this through a user option (Options>Files views>Sorting directories: sort like files).
My own stopgap workaround for now is that every isolated markdown file gets its own folder (same-named only without the md extension). That makes for an extra setup step and then additional mouseclicks on each use, but multiply this by millions of users worldwide and it can’t be a good thing…
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+1 from me too!
+1 I searched for this problem because it’s a (1st world) problem for me.
+1 Please add this feature. Would be easier to make sense of all files and folders
I would like this — as mentioned, it’s the default on Mac & iOS. It would probably have to be an option because the current way is the default on Windows and both ways have merit.
I need this feature, even if it’s just a community plugin. My sort order requires that files and folders are treated equal in the sorting process.
+1 This feature is so essential in my workflow.
+1 for me as well. essential for my note organization scheme, where a note can either be a simple file, or a directory containing subnotes
+1 - Would love to see this feature as well
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I say YES
to me it makes a lot of sense since I’m also a Mac user
+1
+1
Yes please.
yes +1 seems obvious feature
especially when using folder notes this is annoying
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+1 Would love to see an option where files and folders are treated the same when viewing alphabetically. Viewing folder notes and regular notes ordered alphabetically together is my primary use case.
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Hi,
for my personal purposes I’ve created a plugin which allows for full control over the order of files and folders in Obsidian File Explorer.
By default the plugin treats folders and files equally and sorts them alphabetically
Order is specified in YAML in front matter. Each folder can have its own ordering logic, or can stay with the Obsidian standard sorting. You can use sorting and grouping rules or direct order specification by listing names (wildcard supported). Or mix and match.
I’ve been using this plugin for some weeks already and it looks like it nicely fills the gap of the missing feature of Obsidian.md (which I love at first sight BTW!)
The simplest case is to let the plugin take over the control of sorting of items in specified folder(s). If you want the items in the root folder of a vault to be sorted alphabetically, folders and files treated equally, put the below YAML snippet in the front matter of the sortspec.md file (the file can be in any location, in a root or in a subfolder, you decide):
---
sorting-spec: |
target-folder: /
< a-z
---
After putting this specification in the front matter YAML you need tell the plugin to parse and apply it. This is done by clicking the ribbon button exposed by the plugin. More information in plugin’s documentation
See if it is suitable for your case(s)
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