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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

Andreas_Schrader
New Member
March 19, 2026

We really need a fix for that!

Andreas_Schrader
New Member
March 19, 2026

We really need a fix for this bug!

Vania_Oliveira
New Member
March 25, 2026

+1

Jason_Hershey
New Member
March 26, 2026

+1

Joelle3
New Member
April 7, 2026

+1

joelle.xyz
Paulo_Matsui
New Member
April 7, 2026

Bump!

Sergey_Kovalchuk
New Member
April 9, 2026

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.

INK
New Member
April 14, 2026

+1

Thomas Smith
New Member
April 16, 2026

+1

Karin_Curkowicz
New Member
April 28, 2026

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.