Sort photos by newest first

Am I missing something? I just want to sort photos newest first. Currently it is oldest. How can I change this?

Hi,
That all depends on your logic
I like the days in newest first but within each day I prefer the oldest first.
I guess it is because the newest day appears at the top but my old brain likes to work forward through the day (getting to the drink and bed stage) - the other way of working back towards the morning means that I have to face getting up again.
I am beginning to use Lightroom more and more now and that seems to only sort on date/time (amoungst other possible keys) in one direction ascending or descending - not mixed like elements.
Brian

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