How Do I Search for a Folder by Date in Windows 10?
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In the File Explorer ribbon, switch to the Search tab and click the Date Modified button. You’ll see a list of predefined options like Today, Last Week, Last Month, and so on. Pick any of them. The text search box changes to reflect your choice and Windows performs the search.

How do I search within a date range?

To get search results before a given date, add “before:YYYY-MM-DD” to your search query. For example, searching “the best donuts in Boston before:2008-01-01” will yield content from 2007 and earlier. To get results after a given date, add “after:YYYY-MM-DD” at the end of your search.

How do I sort folders by date in Windows 10?

To achieve the sort order you prefer, first sort by Date modified column in descending order, and then do a secondary sort by Name. This is done by holding the SHIFT key and clicking on the Name column header. Thus folders remain at the top.

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

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Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.

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