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   md2lgyk I can't follow the rules

   OS is XP Pro. I have several folders containing lots of files with duplicate names but different formats, i.e., a Word file and a PDF of the same file. Is there a way to sort (or group) a folder's contents by file type so, for example, all the Word files are together and the same for the PDFs?

    

   md2lgyk, Oct 11, 2010

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   LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

   You should be able to go into the folder you want to organize > click on View > Details > There should be a drop down menu along the top that you can choose to organize by File Type
   
   I'm not on XP anymore so can't remember exactly. If that doesn't work, here's a link to Microsoft on organizing files in XP: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/maintain/filemgmt.mspx

    

   LauraR, Oct 11, 2010

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   md2lgyk I can't follow the rules

   Excellent. Don't know why I've never noticed that option before. Thanks.

    

   md2lgyk, Oct 11, 2010

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   LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

   Nice. Glad it worked.

    

   LauraR, Oct 11, 2010

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