The easiet way to get the grouping you want is to create a Library for the top-level folders(s) that contain the files you're interested in. To create a new Library
, right-click in the background of the Libraires
folder and select New
> Library
. Then add your desired folders:
Note: If the Libraries
folder is not visible in the Navigation Pane
, select the View
tab, and then select Navigation pane
> Show libraries
.
Libraries offer additon viewing options for the contents of their source folders (and all their sub-folders). These are accessed by right-clicking in the Library background & accessing the Arrange by >
sub-menu. The views offered vary by the Optimize this library for:
setting. Regarless of the file type you are interested in, select Pictures
. A Pictures
library offers Month
and Day
views:
The Month
view presents Stacks
, virtual folders of items grouped on a common property value, in this case, the month portioin of the date modified:
When you open a month stack, only the items moidfied in that month are displayed, grouped by the date portion of Date Modifed
:
The Day
view groups all the items by the date portion of Date Modified
value (no intermediate stack):