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Is there a way to sort folders and files by their name all mixed together in Windows 7?

It would be easier to understand if you look at this page.

I want my folders and files arranged like the BEFORE situation of the first screenshot.

If there is no way to do that with Windows Explorer, is there any file management programs that I should try?

I've already tried Total Commander.

Jens Erat
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Apparently there is no way to do this in Windows Explorer that I can see, other than having the folders first. One third-party program that lets you mix files/folders is Xplorer2: http://www.zabkat.com/x2lite.htm

Eli
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EDIT: This may only work on Win10 in classic theme. I no longer have a machine that I can test this on. I can't change my theme on the server I'm on.

Tested in Win7 & Win10. In the Explorer search field (upper right). Use the "folder:" filter and then use the full path to the target folder in double quotes. By target folder, I mean the one that you would like to view with folders mixed with files. i.e. Your current directory.

folder: "<full path to target folder>"

e.g. folder: "C:\Users\bgrupczy\Downloads"

You can then sort by name or even date modified and they will be mixed.

bgrupczy
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Another third-party program that does this is FreeCommander XE at:

Configuration / View / File-Folder list / Sorting

golimar
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To sort by name irrespective of type, select "8.3 names" as a column header, and sort by that - now files and folders will be mixed. An 8.3 name is MS-DOS-compatible, it seems. Select all files/folders and go to "Copy Names" on the Edit menu, now you can pop the results into a text file. Very handy program.

KLR
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