windows-explorer
Imagine this: no matter which software, when I hit "SAVE", the file explorer dialog that appears is listing my files in reverse-alpha order. This happens by default on all folders and is just an annoyance because on each folder i have to set the view pane to Details then re-sort in alpha order.
Browsing through my PC just using explorer works fine, this happens only on SAVE or OPEN dialog boxes (regardless of the software).
Any trick to reset this to alpha order globally? thanks!
I've also noticed the following problem: if I click on "Documents" on the left and then click "Clients" in the main pane, I get a listing not of the subfolders of "Clients", but instead what looks like a listing of the hundreds of files in the entire "Clients" folder tree."Clients" folder tree.
I was able to replicate this issue. It looks like you have the Clients folder set to arrange by Date modified. This will group the contents of the subdirectories by date modified. This is why you have the Today (3) group in you screenshot. Instead, you need to set the folder to arrange by Folder:
In my case the reason was Google Drive Backup & Sync was running. As soon as I stopped it, my context menu was not disappearing anymore.
Best Answer
A couple of suggestions...
If that doesn't work, try configuring the view of an Open or Save Dialog, then hold down the CTRL key while close the dialog, possibly with the [X] button (top-left).
The sort order for Open and Save dialogs is stored in the Windows registry at the following location:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ShellState
The 'ShellState' key is a binary value. If the correct value is unknown, you could try creating a new user account in order to obtain a default value.
Use regedit to change or view registry settings with caution - changes to your system's configuration may render it inoperable. Creating a restore point beforehand is highly recommended.