Feature: Add support for changing File/Folder priority when sorting

[azulika]

What feature or improvement do you think would benefit Files?

If I'm not missing something, the latest version does not allow us to choose whether to sort files first or folders first, and files are always listed after folders. I want to sort filers first like this #9574 (comment) .
The Sort files and folders together option does not really cover this feature as it just mixes them up together instead of prioritizing one or the other while keeping them separate.
This is probably the exact same feature request as #5834, which somehow seems to be marked as completed.

Requirements

• This proposal will allow the user to sort files first by adding a combo box to settings with options to
  1. Sort folders first
  2. Sort files first
  3. Sort files and folders together
• Add sub section to sort flyout on the toolbar with options to
  1. Sort folders first
  2. Sort files first
  3. Sort files and folders together

Relevant code

The relevant code for sorting can be found in SortingHelper.cs under the OrderFileList function

Files Version

5.0.15.0

Windows Version

10.0.22621.2715

Comments

No response

[yaira2]

Are you sorting by type?

[yaira2]

If it's still not working, can you please open an issue with the bug report template so we can track this properly?

[azulika]

it's still not working. I'm sorting by updated date

Ascending Sort

Descending Sort

As you can see, files always come after folders.
However, I noticed there does exist some folders that work as I desire, like this one

Ascending Sort

Descending Sort

But it doesn't work in most folders. I don't know what is exactly causing this, but I guess it's safe to say this is some kind of a bug.
At first I thought the size of a folder or the number of files might be doing something, but apparently it's irrelevant.
As suggested, I'll open an issue with the bug report template. I'll do a bit more research into the cause myself.

[yaira2]

Thanks for the clarification in #14231, we'll probably move forward with this, but I want to give a little bit of time for additional feedback first.