Oct 29 2019 08:41 AM - edited Oct 29 2019 08:46 AM
You can sort favorites alphabetically today in Edge. To do so, navigate to edge://favorites. Right click in the gray space to access the context menu and click on the "Sort by name". This performs a onetime sort of items in a folder. If a new item is added to the folder, it is placed at the bottom of the list. To have that item sorted into the list, perform the “Sort by name” action again.
We hear your feedback and have plans to make this option easier find within Edge and to add additional options. The Favorites team is always looking to listen to feedback and improve these experiences. Would you like to sort by name in favorites in other parts of Edge? Are there other ways Edge can help you sort favorites?
Nov 01 2019 12:22 PM
Nov 04 2019 07:05 PM
@Elliot KirkMy favorites bar is still broken. In Canary, I can't change anything (including showing only the icon) without it resetting and going back to what it was before. It is a sync problem and used to crash edge 20 seconds after I opened it every time, but thankfully that's fixed. I've had to take a few day brake because of that issue and I hope its gone now, but my point is that you need to put more emphasis on the sync problem.
Nov 05 2019 02:13 PM
For me it would be more useful to sort by date added. I appreciate this information may not exist.
My usage is reviewing old favourites with a view to removing those that are no longer needed.
Highlighting favourites that are now broken links would potentially also be useful.
Nov 05 2019 02:19 PM
Nov 05 2019 08:51 PM
I find that I always want my favorites sorted alphabetically. I think it would be good to have an option that, as new favorites are added, they are sorted automatically. @Elliot Kirk
Nov 06 2019 01:07 PM - edited Nov 06 2019 01:12 PM
I would like to have the option to sort folders recursively. It is a pain to browse through each single folder and to sort each folder individually. I have a favorites collection with approx. 2,000 items in a hierarchical folder structure. Currently I use a Chrome extension (SuperSorter) but it does not correctly handle German umlauts and certain special characters. I would prefer to have that function as a native browser feature. Maybe you want to consider sorting options like in file explorer (enable / disable numerical order). Furthermore I want an option to exclude the favorites bar, where I prefer a manual order.
Nov 06 2019 04:05 PM
Nov 09 2019 09:51 PM
@Elliot Kirk One option I need is to ensure that even if you sort by name, that all folders sort at the top. I don't want folder mixed in with individual items. I'm guessing there are people with different preferences, so it should definitely be an option (sort folders with items, sort folders to top, sort folders to bottom).
But over-all, the things I want and need from favorites and favorites bar are mostly there... drag-and-drop to re-organize, search for an item (I have literally a thousand items, some in folders, some folders nested, some at top level, etc.), and most importantly: when I"m on a page that's in my favorites anywhere, not only should the star light up, but when I open the favorites list, it should be highlighted in that list. As an example: I have a folder with two dozen sites I check daily. I want to easily be able to open favorites and see exactly where I left off, so I can easily click the next. Obviously, I don't want the contents of that folder sorted. Sorting should be on-demand (not automatic), and should be by folder, or at the top level for everything.
Nov 20 2019 07:09 PM
A sort by create time will be a nice option.
Now we can sort favorites from time order to alphabet order, but can`t get it back.
I use sprucemarks chrome extension to do that now, but I think we need this option integrated.
Nov 23 2019 12:10 AM
@Jason_Han wrote:
A sort by create time will be a nice option.
Now we can sort favorites from time order to alphabet order, but can`t get it back.
I use sprucemarks chrome extension to do that now, but I think we need this option integrated.
Exactly my thoughts!
Nov 29 2019 12:28 PM
Just make Favorites work like the old Edge. What I miss most is the ability to stick my Favorites List to the side of the browser window and work with them like files in a folder. I have a lot of favorites across a lot of folders - making the new Edge expandable drop-down list very tedious to use.
Dec 03 2019 01:32 PM
@Elliot Kirk Can I suggest folders are displayed in the classic desktop folder color, as the flat color scheme adds unnecessary cognitive load on the user(moi :))
Dec 19 2019 01:16 AM
@Rainier Amara wrote:@Elliot Kirk Can I suggest folders are displayed in the classic desktop folder color, as the flat color scheme adds unnecessary cognitive load on the user(moi :))
Hi,
They made the change in the latest Edge canary and dev channels :)
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