# The Problem of Inability to "Sorting" in All Notes

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/the-problem-of-inability-to-sorting-in-all-notes/36096>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [22 February 2024 23:52 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/the-problem-of-inability-to-sorting-in-all-notes/36096 "2024-02-22T23:52:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Medullitus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/medullitus/32/19316_2.png) [@Medullitus](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Medullitus)\
**Post date:** [23 February 2024 01:02 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/the-problem-of-inability-to-sorting-in-all-notes/36096/3 "2024-02-23T01:02:38Z")

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I mean the 'Toggle own sort order' option. I think it corresponds to what you mentioned secondly. Actually, I have the first one in mind as well, but that's another topic.

You can check the two topics I opened related to this matter:

> [@Applying separate sorting settings for each notebook](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/applying-separate-sorting-settings-for-each-notebook/35987):
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> Hello, As it currently stands, when we activate alphabetical sorting for one notebook, it affects all notes within all notebooks. Can we have the ability to set sorting preferences individually for each notebook? For example, I want notes within the "a" notebook to be sorted alphabetically, notes within the "b" notebook to be sorted in a custom order, and notes within the "c" notebook to be sorted based on the update time. Is it possible to implement this feature? Thx

> [@"Reverse Sort Order" setting is buggy](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/reverse-sort-order-setting-is-buggy/36016):
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> Operating system Windows Joplin version 2.13.15 Desktop version info Joplin 2.13.15 (prod, win32) Client ID: 2a7576b949b04f8fa45d838d9d98a133 Sync Version: 3 Profile Version: 44 Keychain Supported: Yes Revision: 7d2c1c0 Agenda: 3.7.1 ReMoods Theme: 4.6.1 To Google Search: 1.0.0 Toggle Editor Menu & Keyboard Shortcut: 1.0.1 Sync target OneDrive Editor Markdown Editor What issue do you have? Dear Joplin Family, For "All Notes," I want the notes with the most recent "Updated Date" to…

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