Idea: File Type (Extensions) Bar

[Michael Xz]

I have an idea that would be quite useful. please consider it, thanks

small bar at the bottom of the tab above the items / selected status bar. and can be hidden / made  visible.

that shows:

[txt] [doc] [xls] [other] 

something like this but more colorful... 

and you click each and it will filter by that extension

order is by the extension with the most number of files 

and below a certain number threshold then they just appear in a popup list when you click [other]

when the filter is active, clicking the extension again will remove the filter. e.g. you click [txt] and it shows only txt files then you click [txt] again and it shows all files

[Paul Sorauer]

Not a bad idea, nice productivity hack, but to avoid clutter I'd prefer to see it as an icon with a flyout menu on hover, prob next to the view icons:

I imagine the flyout menu looking a bit like the file rename UI element but instead of a single filter as suggested, you could toggle each extension filter on or off (e.g. with a large list of files you could easily toggle .docx and .txt). It should show as being on with an active filter without mouse hover, and should have an easy clear mechanism (small X icon?).

Just my two cents.

Paul