Why is Firefox suddenly sorting windows Files by Date?

I may have changed a setting without knowing with some keystroke command, but suddenly yesterday Firefox started sorting my files in Windows (when I go to upload a file) by date modified. I tell it to sort by name but each time I go back it has defaulted to sorting by date again. This is really annoying.
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== Yesterday

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Please check if this happens in [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe%20Mode Safe Mode]. You can also attach a screenshot on this page below '''Post a Reply''' > '''Add images: Browse ...'''

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