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Ferland
Iron Contributor
Jul 21, 2025

File Manager that can store unique placement of files in a folder?

I've never found any software that can work in Windows to store how I uniquely place files and folders on the desktop. If I were to move everything into folders I'd need to be able to revert to that order and placement after briefly looking at items in, for example, alphabetical order.

I recently read that Xplorer2 can color code folders and files. That's the closest I've seen to a possible fix.

Anyone know of how I could do what I'm talking about without using Fences?

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    Pubomen
    Iron Contributor

    I understand what you're looking for: a way to save and restore the exact layout and placement of files and folders on your desktop or within folders, not just their order or sort criteria. Windows File Explorer doesn't natively support saving specific icon positions or arrangements, and most third-party tools focus on sorting, grouping, or color coding rather than exact placement restoration.