Sorting Search Results in Win 7

[kbdci]

When I perform a search in Window 7, the folders column is sorted by the lowest level subfolder instead of the highest level as it was in Win XP and earlier. Is there any way to sort those folders by the highest level subfolder?

For example, the folder is shown and sorted as:
Taxes - 2006(C:\Archive\My Documents)
Ticket (C:\Archive\Data)

I want to sort by C:\Archive first and Taxes or Ticket last.

I need to modify some files in many subfolders and the sort now makes that very time consuming.

 

[linney]

If you look at the results you are getting and go into the View/ Sort By/ More..., and from the "More" if you select the option "Location" does that offer you a choice to view in the order you want IF you then change your Search Results to a Details view and click on the Location heading. I hope I explained fully what I just typed, I hate Windows Search.



Tips for finding files

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/73106209-6df0-432a-8cb7-df5d8ce02ec61033.mspx

Windows Search.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/desktopsearch/technicalresources/advquery.mspx

The Syntax and methods mentioned here may help as they are virtually the same.

Windows Search Advanced Query Syntax

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/desktopsearch/technicalresources/advquery.mspx

Alternate Searching.

Agent Ransack

http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/download.aspx

SearchMyFiles v1.30

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/search_my_files.html

 

[kbdci]

Thanks for your response. I hate Windows search too. The More option only offers other columns, not a way to sort correctly by top level folder.

 

[linney]

It "sort of sorts" them if you click on the Location heading (Column), well it did for me, but then again I may not be fully understanding of your dilemma?

 

[kbdci]

I downloaded Agent Ransack and tried it. It does exactly what I need and does it fast. Again, thanks a lot. I may never use Windows Search again.