View and reorder your files and folders

You can change layouts and sort your files and folders to find them easily.

There are four ways that you can sort a list of your files in Google Drive:

• Name: Orders files alphabetically by filename.
• Last modified: Orders files by the last time that anyone changed a file.
• Last modified by me: Orders by the last time that you changed a file.
• Last opened by me: Orders by the last time that you opened a file.

Note: If you're on the 'Recent' tab, you won't be able to sort your files.

Change between list and grid layout

There are two 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 and folders

If you're viewing your files in a list

1. On your computer, go to drive.google.com.
2. Click the column that you want to use to sort.
3. To reverse the order, click the up arrow or down arrow .

If you're viewing your files in a grid

1. On your computer, go to drive.google.com.
2. At the top right, click the title of the current sort, like 'Name' or 'Last modified'.
3. Click on the type of sorting that you want.
4. To reverse the order, click the up arrow or down arrow .

Find recently edited files

See the files that were most recently edited.

1. On your computer, go to drive.google.com.
2. At the top right, click Information .
3. Click Activity.