Windows 7: "Arrange By" anything but "Folder" won't work

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Hello I need help!
This randomly happened and i did not change anything. btw this is windows 7 i am using

When I was looking through files and wanted to see it by date i would press "Arrange By Date". It shows nothing its shows as the folder is empty. Now when I choose arrange by folder it shows all the files and all the files are in there. This applies to documents music pictures and videos. And if i were to say get a new file or modify it and put it in the folder and arrange it by date the file only those files does show up. Also the searches doesnt show the full list of files i have anymore unless i click the actual file and open it up then it would show on the search list. yes i know if i choose sort by date it would work but i prefer not that method.
I have tried the following:



http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/arrange-by-not-working-windows-7-libraries

but this does not help

is there a way to fix this without doing a clean install? please help and thanks!

yes i did a virus scan and nothing detected
Restart did not work or does turning on windows indexing in program features

 

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OK... looking at an icon view and not by detail is an inefficient way to search/look to begin with.

Use the "Details" view, then click on the Date/time column header. This will let you look by date, ascending or descending, depending on the arrow direction in that header. A down pointing arrow is newest to oldest and an up pointing arrow is oldest to newest sorting. Each Field header can do this "sort" based on which way the arrow points... So to look at all your File types for the .jpg (common for photos) click the Type header and now your files are sorted alphabetically by file type. Scroll down to the "JPEG image" files and there are all the .jpg images in that folder in alphabetical order.

Got it?

 

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OK... looking at an icon view and not by detail is an inefficient way to search/look to begin with.

Use the "Details" view, then click on the Date/time column header. This will let you look by date, ascending or descending, depending on the arrow direction in that header. A down pointing arrow is newest to oldest and an up pointing arrow is oldest to newest sorting. Each Field header can do this "sort" based on which way the arrow points... So to look at all your File types for the .jpg (common for photos) click the Type header and now your files are sorted alphabetically by file type. Scroll down to the "JPEG image" files and there are all the .jpg images in that folder in alphabetical order.

either way it didnt show i tried that

Got it?

 

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Found a solution!
Rebuild the Windows Search Index

Regardless of whether the location of your files was already in the indexed locations list, you’ll want to rebuild your Windows Search index as your next troubleshooting step. This index can become corrupted or otherwise encounter issues, and rebuilding it from scratch is often a good way to solve Windows Search problems.
To rebuild the Windows Search index, head back to Control Panel > Indexing Options. Click the Advanced button and make sure you’re on the Index Settings tab of the Advanced Options window.

Under the Troubleshooting section of the Advanced Options window, find and click the Rebuild button. Windows will warn you, just as did above, that the index rebuilding process may take a long time, and that you may not have full search functionality until it’s complete. Click OK to accept the warning and start the re-indexing process.

Once the Windows Search index has been rebuilt, try searching for your files again. Absent more serious issues like hardware failure or viruses, your files, folders, and data should all now appear in your Windows search queries.

One note before starting: rebuilding the Windows Search index can take a very long time depending on the speed of your PC, your storage drives, and the number of files that need to be indexed. You can still use your PC during the rebuild, but you won’t have full access to Windows Search until the rebuild is complete. On slower systems, the rebuilding process may decrease system performance while it runs (you can see how much of an impact the process has on your PC by finding the Microsoft Windows Search Indexer process in Task Manager). It’s therefore best to plan a Windows Search index to take place overnight. Just follow the steps below as the last thing you do before leaving your PC at night, and let it run uninterrupted.



https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/how-to-solve-windows-search-issues-index-rebuild/