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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

Brian_Olson
Active Member
June 18, 2026

Hey Figma, please fix this basic high volume behavior. It’s a drag on workflows every day.

Leigh Henson
New Member
June 24, 2026

This has been driving me crazy lately as I have been organizing and working with our projects and files more. I agree that this interaction should NOT behave this way. Figma, PLEASE add a setting control like Sort: Reset to Default -or- Remember Last Sort so that we have the choice.

Please fix this. I have zero need for additional crazy in my life, especially not from my favorite design app 😥

Kelly_Dyson
New Participant
June 25, 2026

This irritates me too, but today I noticed a weird bug that some of my files don’t’t show in the list when I sort by alphabetical. I thought I had accidentally moved it, but it is there when I sort by date created or last modified.

SeanB
New Member
June 29, 2026

+1

Margot_Gabel
Active Member
July 14, 2026

Still experiencing this daily, clicking on this *** dropdown 15 times a day minimum… 🫪 

Using Figma since 2018.
CCash
New Member
July 14, 2026

+1

Dan_Sweet
New Member
July 21, 2026

+1 pleeeeease

Connor McNally
New Member
July 22, 2026

I’d like this feature too! Sorting every time I go into a team/project is driving me crazy! 😵‍💫

Jessica_Olson
New Member
July 22, 2026

+1 please!

Within a team, I like to order my files numerically so the projects are easy to find. Within a project folder, last modified works well for me.

Margot_Gabel
Active Member
July 24, 2026

Running into this bug EVERY SINGLE DAY and it’s really really annoying, I’ve flagged it several time over the years to the Figma team, recorded my screen and such and it keeps happening. Please fix it !!!!

Using Figma since 2018.