Enhancement: more sorting options in file app.

There should be more options for sorting in the files app. Currently only name sorting is possible, at least in mobile view. In gallery app there is an option to sort by date.

Sort by options:

• name
• size
• type, either category (Video) or file extension (.mp4)
• modified time
• uploaded or added time (i.e. most recent upload)

Views:

• simple (file name, size)
• detailed (file name, size, owner, mtime, ctime, etc.)
• custom columns, for example show how many files are in a folder.
• option to disable file previews/thumbnails.
• option to load longer file lists, especially with thumbs turned off.

[nextcloud-bot]

GitMate.io thinks possibly related issues are #10258 (files dates ( enhancement )), #1791 (show shared files with full path - enhancement), #10576 (Enhancement: Folder details in Files app + NC app on Android), #5142 (Files app not showing files), and #3873 (Option for more secure app passwords).

[MorrisJobke]

cc @nextcloud/designers

[jancborchardt]

We already have the core sorting functions, and they work across server and mobile.

These are pretty standard. Also, adding any further sorting option will multiply our testing matrix and we need to maintain all this. So we won’t add any further options for this at the moment.