"Sort by" does not retain the selection.

Having the same issue, our team finds it very hard to find the files we need because we are managing the files in an alphabetically order and it resets back to “last modified” everytime.

It is painfully stupid that one can’t change the default view. This is such a time waster.

Came here looking for this problem, adding my voice to the chorus of “please fix this.” 

Hi all! I'm a PM at Figma. Thanks for the feedback - we recently made an update so sorting resets to the default, which reflects the original behavior for this experience.

We recognize that Figma supports many different workflows, and this change won’t fit every use case. We’re taking this feedback into account as we continue improving the file browser.

+1 for this. Default sorting to last modified is not helpful. This setting needs to be maintained throughtout the application. I want to see my folders and files in the same order every time, not wonder where they are because the sorting changed.

+1, this seems like an easy quality of life fix.

Please fix this, it is an unnecessary waste of time and energy when searching for files every single time.

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Same issue here.

I prefer my projects to sort in order of date created. I often have to reapply my filter because the project sorting resets to last modified. This happens numerous times per week and typically when I start my day in Figma.

It’s also inconvenient because I notice that the sorting has reset after I begin scrolling to look for a specific project and then realize that my projects are in a different order, so I scroll back up and change my sorting back to date created. Then I try looking again so that I can locate the file in my projects.

+1 This needs to be fixed. It used to work properly. Now I have to click it several times a day! Why are you making me do this?

Dear Figma Team

When I set sorting to Alphabetical in Drafts, it works correctly.
However, when I navigate to another page (for example: Projects or Recents) and then return to Drafts, the sorting automatically resets to Last modified.

Expected behavior:
The selected sorting option (Alphabetical) should remain persistent across navigation and sessions.

Current behavior:
Sorting preference resets to “Last modified” after switching views or refreshing.

+1,000

Oh noble team at Figma fair,

Within your tidy Projects lair,

I sort A–Z with careful click,

A simple choice, precise and quick.

But when I leave and then return,

My chosen order starts to burn—

For lo, it’s flipped without consent

To “Last Modified” — heaven-sent?

I crave consistency, not surprise;

Let alphabetic order rise.

Pray save my sort, I humbly plead—

And calm this mildly maddening need.

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For a while this was working, but it seems to have reverted again and is once again constantly resorting by last modified despite repeatedly setting it to sort by date created.

We really need a fix for that!

We really need a fix for this bug!

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Bump!

Fix this issue, guys. Remember user’s sorting preference it’s a basic UI stuff. MacOS Finder or Windows File Explorer always remember folder specific sorting preferences since Windows 3.1.

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I continue to have this problem. I represent a large enterprise customer, and it is infuriating that my sort order is not being preserved across sessions. -- For context, I have enforced a strict file naming convention for the team’s work and having it reset to “recent” destroys all my structure. 

​@ksn 

“For more context: this was implemented after feedback from users who thought their files were missing due to filters or sort orders being enabled.” Sort order preference should be tied to the user ID. Not the team or the group. By not preserving this preference you compound the error of “Users who think their files are missing” 

This was a bad UX decision and I’m loosing patience with paying this price on 8x daily. 
As an Alpha user testing out your very newest features this basic usability problem should be a simple and straightforward to solve.