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andyxoxo4
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Dropping files into winzip caused me to lose manual sort

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Hi, v23.50, I lost my manual sort order when I dropped a folder into a new zip WinRAR file. Steps to reproduce :

Right Click > New Items > WinRAR.zip > Drop a folder into the new WinRar file > Boom, manual sort order lost (it went to Index Ascending all by itself)

Question 1 : Is there a quick way to get my previous manual sort order back without manual sorting everything again?
Question 2 : Can this be fixed please?

Thanks :-)

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Re: Dropping files into winzip caused me to lose manual sort

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Right Click > New Items > WinRAR.zip > Drop a folder into the new WinRar file ??

Right Click on what?

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Re: Dropping files into winzip caused me to lose manual sort

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Right clicking anywhere on empty space inside an XYplorer pane which brings up the Rt Click Context menu that has :

New Folder
New Text File
Copy Path
Refresh List
Views
Sort By
Columns
etc
etc
etc
New
New Items >
etc
etc
Select
Properties


Sorry I thought that was extremely self-evident ;-)

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OK, you first created that new RAR file, and *then* you dropped a folder on it? At which exact point did you lose the manual sort?

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Re: Dropping files into winzip caused me to lose manual sort

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As soon as I dropped the folder on to the rar...

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Why did you mention "Right Click > New Items > WinRAR.zip". Is it a necessary step?

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Re: Dropping files into winzip caused me to lose manual sort

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Hmmm, interesting question. Because that's the easiest way for me to create a new zip archive. I create a new (empty) zip using the right click new zip method, then drag what I want to be inside the zip by dragging & dropping it on top of that zip archive. I just duplicated it again :

Manual sorted the files inside a folder (am happy) > Right Click > New Items > WinRAR.zip > Drop anything I want to be inside that new zip file by right click dragging it over on top of the new zip file icon > immediately manual sort order lost (it went to Index Ascending all by itself) - and not happy anymore

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I see. Unfortunately I cannot reproduce it here. Hence not fix it. :|

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Re: Dropping files into winzip caused me to lose manual sort

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Hmmm, you must be doing something different then because for me it happens every time. What steps are you doing that are different than mine to create a new zip archive?

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Re: Dropping files into winzip caused me to lose manual sort

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I think I get it. Simply put, renaming a file or folder removes the manually sorting. Everything mentioned is the effect.

... which I cannot confirm on a fresh instance actually.
... because resort on rename is off by default.

andyxoxo4, try again switching this option off in configuration:
Resort list immediately after rename


Don, regardless, this option should be suppressed on manually sorted folder, shouldn't it?
Last edited by LittleBiG on 19 Aug 2022 17:59, edited 1 time in total.

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LittleBiG wrote: 19 Aug 2022 14:09 Don, regardless, this option should be suppressed on manually sorted folder, shouldn't it?
:tup:

UPDATE: Well, actually it does not make much of a difference here. But I saw the problem now... I'm fixing it... :twisted:

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Re: Dropping files into winzip caused me to lose manual sort

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OK, I think I fixed it. :beer:

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Re: Dropping files into winzip caused me to lose manual sort

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Thanks for fixing it in beta version 23.50.0026... appreciate it much :-)

By the way, is there a quick easy method to revert back to my previous sort order or icons selection if somehow my sort order or icons view gets "messed up" again or changes somehow? Like a "revert back to previous view" button?

Cheers again...

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Not sure what you mean by "icons messed up" but there is no way to restore a previous sort order.

There is a way though to restore a previous the previous selections: Edit | Select | Restore Selection

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Re: Dropping files into winzip caused me to lose manual sort

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admin wrote: 20 Aug 2022 09:08 Not sure what you mean by "icons messed up" but there is no way to restore a previous sort order
Simply, if something messes up the manual sort order, like still the rename does ;) , he wants to have a safety belt to restore that order. However, I rather think that nothing should mess up the order for sure.

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