How do I sort LR4 Folders so newest photos are top of page instead of bottom?

Question

How do I sort LR4 Folders so newest photos are top of page instead of bottom?  It makes sense to me that the most recent photos, the ones I just downloaded, should be at the top of the Library page, not the bottom.  How can I reverse the order so the newest are at the top?

Answer 1

SJClemens wrote:
The placement of newest folders at the bottom of the list instead of the top has always annoyed me--it's just not logical in my book.
I don't think Lightroom does this quite as stated - it sorts folders aphabetically, independent of folder "age". Granted if you use numerical dates that have most significant component first, and use same number of digits for each component, then it works out to newest at bottom.
I have (and like) using folders as my primary organizational scheme. I also use metadata for scaring up images for various purposes too.
But I name folders so they are ordered how I want them (I use a numerical prefix whose primary purpose is to define ordering).
Granted it can be tricky if you want newest first, since that means you have to "reserve" lower alpha-numbers for "newer" photos.
For example, if first folder of the year is 001, then folders (newest at bottom) might be:
2011
  001 asdf
  002 qwerty
   132 I shoot too much...
2012
  001 foo
  002 bar
but if you want newest first, I dunno - especially tricky since you may want to add older years as well as newer. Maybe start at 500, and reserve older and newer slots.
499 2013
500 2012
501 2011
I must say, this seems pretty yucky to me, but it would accomplish your goal.
I'd be inclined to get used to the present ordering, but maybe submit a folder sorting reversal request, like you can do now for images a-z vs. z-a:
http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/new
I mean, you can use collections instead of folders for organization, but collections have the same problem, if you have a hierarchy - they will be alphabetically ordered (ascending) too.
Rob