change media sort order

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  davidewart45 · Member · Nov 15, 2023 at 5:36 pm

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  How do I change the media sort order to alphabetical file name

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  bubel · Staff · Nov 17, 2023 at 2:36 pm

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  Hi! Are you looking to sort the media as it appears in your dashboard via Media > Library? If that’s the case, you can click on the “list view” icon on that page in order to change how the media files are displayed for you:

  

  Once you do that, you will see that new columns will appear with accompanying arrows used for sorting. Click on the arrow next to the File column heading to change the sort order (ascending or descending) by the file name:

  

  I hope this helps and answers your question. If you’re referring to something else entirely, please let me know.