You can change layouts and sort your files and folders to find them easily.
There are four ways you can sort a list of your files in My Drive:
- Name: Orders files alphabetically by filename.
- Modified: Orders files by the last time anyone changed a file.
- Last modified by me: Orders by the last time you changed a file.
- Last opened by me: Orders by the last time you opened a file.
Note: If you're on the "Recent" tab, you won't be able to sort your files.
Change between list & grid layout
There are 2 ways to view files and folders in Google Drive: list and grid layout. By default, Drive shows the list layout.
- To change to the grid layout, go to your toolbar and click the grid layout icon
.
- To change back to the list layout, go to your toolbar and click the list layout icon
.
Reorder files & folders
If you're viewing your files in a list
- On your computer, go to drive.google.com.
- Click the column that you want to use to sort.
- To reverse the order, click the up arrow
or down arrow
.
If you're viewing your files in a grid
- On your computer, go to drive.google.com.
- In the top right, click the title of the current sort, like "Name" or "Modified."
- Click on the type of sorting you want.
- To reverse the order, click the up arrow
or down arrow
.
Find recently edited files
See the files that were most recently edited.
- On your computer, go to drive.google.com.
- In the top right, click Information
.
- Click Activity.
Change how you sort your files & folders
In “My Drive," "Shared with me," and "Starred" views, you can choose to show files and folders together or show folders on top with files below.
- On your computer, go to Drive.
- On the far right, immediately above your list of files, click Menu
.
- Select an option. To show:
- Folders on top, click On top.
- Files and folders intermingled, click Mixed with files.
Tip: Your preferences for sorting files and folders will be saved; you can update your sorting options by making a new selection following the steps above.