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David_Hernandez
New Member
April 10, 2025
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"Sort by" does not retain the selection.

  • April 10, 2025
  • 101 replies
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Every time I exit Figma and come back, the previously selected sort order is lost, and it defaults to "Last modified" – "Newest first". Previously, the selected sorting option was always preserved.

Best answer by ksn

Hey both. Wanted to let you know that this was an intentional change on our end. From what I understand, the only page that doesn't reset preferences is the "Last projects" page now.

For more context: this was implemented after feedback from users who thought their files were missing due to filters or sort orders being enabled.

I know this was probably not the answer you wanted to hear, and I completely get why this would be a negative change to your existing workflow. I’m making sure that your opinions and feedback on this are also highlighted as well. We do take into consideration every use case, and want to be sure that changes we make benefit everyone who uses Figma. 

Apologies that I can’t offer an alternative solution at this time.

If I misunderstood what your issues were, let me know. I’ll keep this open for now to get any other feedback on this you may have,

101 replies

Jeff_Allison
New Participant
August 27, 2026

This is so basic. I can’t believe that this has not been fixed, even though users have been asking for it for over a year. It’s such bad UX.

Jeff_Allison
New Participant
August 27, 2026

Bueller?

Bueller?

ht1993
New Member
August 28, 2026

very annoying, there is already a recent page so this feature is kinda unnecessary @figma

Drew Ungvarsky
New Member
September 1, 2026

+1. Sort order should be retained, either per folder or across folders per user… but definitely not reset every time you navigate away. 😩

Vince Sarmento
New Member
September 3, 2026

Reposting this image. Maybe the second time will do the trick.
 

 

— Always try to be better than yesterday.
Carioca_Andre
New Participant
September 5, 2026

Commenting to keep this nuisence alive.
Please Figma.. I even made it for you.. just add this checkbox:

 

anniewarner
New Participant
September 5, 2026

You are not the only one experiencing this. Figma currently resets the sort order to “Last modified → Newest first” in many folder/project views instead of remembering your previous choice. Figma users have been reporting this issue and Figma has acknowledged that the current behavior is intentional.

Unfortunately, there does not seem to be a setting to permanently change the default right now. You will have to reselect your preferred sorting option each time. Hopefully Figma brings back persistent sorting soon it is definitely frustrating.

 

Hellen charless
Matthew_Cassar
New Member
September 11, 2026