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emiljabs
New Member
Aug 7, 2026 12:03 PM UTC

Remember the selected sorting preference in the file browser

Figma’s file browser always resets the sorting to Last modified, even after I select Alphabetical. This happens when I refresh the page, reopen Figma, or navigate between folders.

This makes it difficult to create and maintain an intentional folder structure. For example, our folders are numbered to communicate a clear hierarchy:

01 Websites
02 Campaigns
03 Pitch decks
04 Brainstorms

This structure only works when the folders are displayed alphabetically. When Figma automatically switches back to “Last modified,” the order changes whenever somebody edits something, and the carefully designed structure is lost.

Please either:

  • Remember the user’s most recently selected sorting option, or

  • Add a setting that lets users choose a default sorting method.

Ideally, the preference could be saved globally or individually for each folder, since different contexts may benefit from different sorting methods.

6 replies

syedsami
New Member
Aug 19, 2026 12:39 AM UTC

This is such a annoying problem. I am having to jump between files constantly and it is so annoying to reset everytime. 

emiljabs
emiljabsAuthor
New Member
Aug 19, 2026 6:27 AM UTC

This is such a annoying problem. I am having to jump between files constantly and it is so annoying to reset everytime. 

Exactly! It provides no opportunity to “know where things are”. It’s like opening your wardrobe and every day the clothes are in a new place and in a new order.

Neal_Strydom
New Member
Sep 22, 2026 11:18 AM UTC

Came here to talk about the same thing - it’s extremely frustrating navigating Figma at the moment and I am building more and more of a case to switch out to an app like PenPot, due to Figma becoming this difficult and inconsistent. 

PJ_Stekhoven-Smith
New Member
Oct 22, 2026 7:09 PM UTC

Seconding this – getting this resolved would be such a simple but meaningful quality of life feature. Please can you implement an option to make this persistent Figma. 

Matt32
New Member
Nov 10, 2026 6:05 AM UTC

Ok Figma, I’m not sure how many complaints it is going to take for you to fix this, but this is a frustration of literally every user I know.

Within 5 minutes, I found 5 threads about this:

 

Apparently, “this was implemented after feedback from users who thought their files were missing due to filters or sort orders being enabled.” That’s tough to hear. You can’t solve a problem for novice users who somehow can’t seem to find the ‘Recents’ page at the very top of the menu, by taking away efficiencies of everyone else. This was a poor choice, we all know it, but you know there are extremely simple ways to allow both behaviors. So please make this right asap and stop unnecessarily frustrating most users.

Ivans
New Member
Nov 10, 2026 8:54 AM UTC

Commenting here as well to bump this, Figma please fix this.