How do I sort folders by most recently added files in Windows?

Solution 1:

To a limited extent, you can sort on the column Date last saved.

Date last saved

  • Right-click on the column header in Explorer.
  • Select More...
  • Scroll down to Date last saved and click the check-box to add it.
  • Click on that column to sort on it.

Now, if a file is added to a folder, Date last saved becomes the date the file was added.

The limitation is that removing the new file does not set the date back -- this column behaves more like Date last modified does for files, but for folders, instead.