List alphabetically in Windows Explorer, with folders mixed with files? [duplicate]

Solution 1:

It can be done with a 3rd party file browser: http://www.zabkat.com/x2lite.htm

How to enable within x2lite:

• right click on the header of the columns (Name, Extension, Size, Attributes,...) and then select columns (Or just hit ALT+K)
• select the additional column 8.3 Name and add it to your used columns.
• sort the list of files by the 8.3 Name instead of the regular Name column

Solution 2:

There is also a partial solution within Windows explorer itself:

• right-click into the folder, group by Name
• if you like, you can then select a sort by Name

This will give you intermixed folders and files, but will insert some separators that group by letters.

Source (also describes how to make this permanent): Windows Explorer sorts files and folders separately