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How to sort by most recent with folders on top?

Is there a way to sort files by date (reverse, current items first) but keep the folders on top of the directory structure? If so, how? I used to have this setting and it disappeared.

To be clearer, I'm looking for something like this

[folder] abc
[folder] def
[folder] ghi
[file] whatever - modified 1/11/11
[file] filename doesn't matter - modified 1/10/11
[file] you get the idea - modified 1/4/11
[file] and it was 2010 - modified 12/29/10

Does this make sense? Again, I had this setting before and it disappeared. What happened to it, and how do I get it back? A reboot didn't fix it for me. I tried to right click "Sort By" and don't see this option. ALL I want are the folders on top... I don't care about the folder names.

Thanks!
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Guys the solution for this problem is on the first page , you have to view the folder files by Detail to see each way you can sort.

Then you click on Date Modified , then Shift + Click on Name , it will fix the sort to always put folders first.

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otaru's fix did the trick instantly for me.  I had messed around with that concept, but for some reason I only tried ctrl + click on name and alt + click on name.  Never tried shift + click on name for some reason, and instead got all frustrated by this until now.  But, all is well again!  Thanks.

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