Indeed, that seems to be a known issue upstream https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778484
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #778484 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778484 ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Triaged ** Also affects: nautilus via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=786908 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: nautilus Remote watch: GNOME Bug Tracker #786908 => GNOME Bug Tracker #778484 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1698351 Title: Search in Nautilus Files does not allow sorting of results To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/1698351/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs