How to manually organize files in windows 7__

When I try to manually move a folder to be the first I can t whay

Hello ivan099, welcome.

You can manually arrange the icons on the desktop, but all the other icons in the folders are self-organizing and cannot be changed by direct access. You can organize them into a multitude of different ways by right-clicking on an open space (in a file) sort by > more...

A problem has been discovered in Windows XP when users would arrange accidentally manually the folders and icons, and in turn, they paint eachother. For the sake of simplicity, and for performance reasons, this feature has been removed.

There are a number of programs 3rd - party which exist and which allow you to do this, however, they would of course not be supported by Microsoft.

I am looking for internet "File Manager", "Alternative shell" or something similar. You can find some support forums that are users who specialize in just the exact thing you're looking for.

Hope this helps,

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