Windows 10: Sorting Contents of a Folder so files and subfolders are mixed

Every time I try to sort the contents of a folder, it sorts so that files and folders are separate. In other words, if I have a folder with subfolders and word docs in it, and I sort by name, it sorts like this:Allan.docBob.docYasmine.jpgCalifornia folderIowa folderZebra folderI would like it to sort something like this:Allan.docBob.docCalifornia folderIowa folderYasmine.jpgZebra folderIn other words, I want it to ignore whether the contents of a folder are a subfolder or not when sorting.Is there anyway to get it to do that?

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Move content from all subfolders to their parent folders

Hi,

Thanks for your answer.

I am trying to move all content (files and/or folders) one level up, so copy and paste from a search is not an option since I would paste - merge - all files to one single random folder.

I need to move all content (mixed - folders and files) within a subfolder to its parent folder, this action being performed on EVERY folder in E:/.

Example:

E:/folder1/subfolder1/(mixed content)
E:/folder1/subfolder2/(mixed content)

...

To

E:/subfolder1/(mixed content)
E:/subfolder2/(mixed content)

...

'Mixed content' may include files, folders (with or without relative subfolders), or both at the same time.

 

Move content from all subfolders to their parent folders

Thank you for your answer.

Yes. I even tried a double-pane (double instance-like) explorer software. But even with that possibility, it would need be done manually with every parent folder - hundreds. Kind of thought of a macro keypresses software kind of AutoKey... Even with that, it is too risky because once done - and possibly failed, as I tested with a copy of a fraction of the troubling files, when there was mixed content - there would be no "easy" undoing option (hundreds of ctrl+z?).

I still think that CMD is the answer (or PowerShell), but I cannot find, adapt or figgure anything that works. Closest one I got somewhere, it failed when in subfolder was mixed content (files and sub-subfolders) but worked flawlessly when there were only sub-subfolders.

Or any folder management software, but I was also unable to find any that did the job in any way.

 

Sorting with File Explorer.

I tried the method that was complicated (3rd option) but fell over in second step as I could not find any "apply to folder button"'.

However, the simple put *.* in search bar, then sort results windows by date does the trick. It is slightly cumbersome as I have to do that each time I am selecting files (to upload to sharepoint) but a lot less hassle than I was having to scroll up and down between sorted file block and sorted folder block.

Many thanks.

M.