On Thu, 10 Oct 2019 18:52:47 -0400, GS wrote:

In message , GS writes:
In Windows Explorer, in the right-hand pane, the default sort order is by
name, but can be changed to date, size, or any other column heading by
clicking on the column heading, with a second such click reversing the
order (though I think folders always stay together, before or after
files).

However, the sorting in the _left_ pane, where the tree structure is
shown, seems to be (increasing) name order only.

Anyone know if it can be changed?

I don't actually have any need or want to change it; I just wondered.

You can manually reorder it somewhat!

Only by changing names (e. g. by putting _ or numbers before them, as
"123456789" describes), unless you know otherwise!

I just drag-n-drop to arrange things how I want them ordered; - seems that WE
remembers the positions because any time I reopen it the positions persist as I
ordered them. IOW, the tree is CUSTOM ORDERED instead of sorted by any default
means (NOTE: the default sort persists within the custom ordering of the tree
nodes).

I just checked Windows Explorer in 10, 8.1, 7, and XP. None of them allowed
me to drag any of the entries in the left pane. Do you have any custom
software installed, or anything you might have done to enable dragging in
the left pane of WE? I must be missing something obvious, which wouldn't be
the first time.