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I'm using Ubuntu 19.04. Every time I open a folder, files are sorted depending on their names. I switch manually to modification date sorting. But everytime I open a new folder I have to do that again, as Nautilus seems not to remember last settings.

jack
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    It seems that Nautilus remembers the sorting order of each folder. However, when you enter a new folder it defaults to *Name* ordering. After you change the sort order for this folder, it sticks to this order until you change it again. Is this something you do not want? – FedKad Jul 21 '19 at 15:15
  • The problem was that it didn't remember the ordering after I closed the folder. The accepted solution works. – jack Jul 22 '19 at 20:52

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This should work in all supported Ubuntu releases. First get default sort order:

$ gsettings get org.gnome.nautilus.preferences default-sort-order
'name'

Now change it to new sort order by modification date:

$ gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences default-sort-order 'mtime'

The list of all sort values allowed:

  • by Name = 'name'
  • by Size = 'size'
  • by Type = 'type'
  • by Modification Date = 'mtime'
  • by Access Date = 'atime'
  • by Trashed Date = 'trash-time'
WinEunuuchs2Unix
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    This worked perfectly, thanks. I added also the command gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences default-sort-in-reverse-order true in order to diplay it in reverse order (newer files on top) – jack Jul 22 '19 at 20:50
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    command worked but did not have an effect for me in 20.04 to sort by type, even after re-opening Nautilus – kdarras Aug 14 '20 at 10:24
  • I confirm the confirm of @kdarras. Does not change the sort order on 20.04! – Rudy Vissers Nov 24 '21 at 05:33