diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListWidgetWithModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListWidgetWithModel.cpp
index a7d39d9cf..93d59a28e 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListWidgetWithModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListWidgetWithModel.cpp
@@ -844,7 +844,10 @@ void PostedListWidgetWithModel::insertBoardDetails(const RsPostedGroup& group)
 	ui->subscribeToolButton->setSubscribed(IS_GROUP_SUBSCRIBED(group.mMeta.mSubscribeFlags));
 	ui->subscribeToolButton->setEnabled(true);
 
-	RetroShareLink link;
+    ui->syncPeriodLabel->setVisible(IS_GROUP_SUBSCRIBED(group.mMeta.mSubscribeFlags));
+    ui->syncPeriodTitleLabel->setVisible(IS_GROUP_SUBSCRIBED(group.mMeta.mSubscribeFlags));
+
+    RetroShareLink link;
 
 	if (IS_GROUP_SUBSCRIBED(group.mMeta.mSubscribeFlags))
 		ui->subscribeToolButton->setText(tr("Subscribed") + " " + QString::number(group.mMeta.mPop) );
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListWidgetWithModel.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListWidgetWithModel.ui
index c78c7d347..2ddaa06eb 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListWidgetWithModel.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedListWidgetWithModel.ui
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
              </widget>
             </item>
             <item row="4" column="0">
-             <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
+             <widget class="QLabel" name="syncPeriodTitleLabel">
               <property name="font">
                <font>
                 <weight>75</weight>
@@ -622,8 +622,8 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
   </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources>
-  <include location="Posted_images.qrc"/>
   <include location="../icons.qrc"/>
+  <include location="Posted_images.qrc"/>
  </resources>
  <connections/>
 </ui>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupFrameDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupFrameDialog.cpp
index 7f1c56f55..a1bfc51e0 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupFrameDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupFrameDialog.cpp
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ void GxsGroupFrameDialog::groupTreeCustomPopupMenu(QPoint point)
     actnn = ctxMenu2->addAction(tr(" 6 months"   ),this,SLOT(setSyncPostsDelay())) ; actnn->setData(QVariant(180)) ; if(current_sync_time ==180) { actnn->setEnabled(false);actnn->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/images/start.png"));}
     actnn = ctxMenu2->addAction(tr(" 1 year  "   ),this,SLOT(setSyncPostsDelay())) ; actnn->setData(QVariant(365)) ; if(current_sync_time ==365) { actnn->setEnabled(false);actnn->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/images/start.png"));}
     actnn = ctxMenu2->addAction(tr(" Indefinitly"),this,SLOT(setSyncPostsDelay())) ; actnn->setData(QVariant(  0)) ; if(current_sync_time ==  0) { actnn->setEnabled(false);actnn->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/images/start.png"));}
+    ctxMenu2->setEnabled(isSubscribed);
 
 	ctxMenu2 = contextMnu.addMenu(tr("Store posts for at most...")) ;
     actnn = ctxMenu2->addAction(tr(" 5 days"     ),this,SLOT(setStorePostsDelay())) ; actnn->setData(QVariant(  5)) ; if(current_store_time ==  5) { actnn->setEnabled(false);actnn->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/images/start.png"));}
@@ -494,6 +495,7 @@ void GxsGroupFrameDialog::groupTreeCustomPopupMenu(QPoint point)
     actnn = ctxMenu2->addAction(tr(" 6 months"   ),this,SLOT(setStorePostsDelay())) ; actnn->setData(QVariant(180)) ; if(current_store_time ==180) { actnn->setEnabled(false);actnn->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/images/start.png"));}
     actnn = ctxMenu2->addAction(tr(" 1 year  "   ),this,SLOT(setStorePostsDelay())) ; actnn->setData(QVariant(365)) ; if(current_store_time ==365) { actnn->setEnabled(false);actnn->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/images/start.png"));}
     actnn = ctxMenu2->addAction(tr(" Indefinitly"),this,SLOT(setStorePostsDelay())) ; actnn->setData(QVariant(  0)) ; if(current_store_time ==  0) { actnn->setEnabled(false);actnn->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/images/start.png"));}
+    ctxMenu2->setEnabled(isSubscribed);
 
 	if (shareKeyType()) {
         action = contextMnu.addAction(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(IMAGE_SHARE), tr("Share publish permissions..."), this, SLOT(sharePublishKey()));
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.cpp
index 390b44f05..7fbbf2eed 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.cpp
@@ -384,17 +384,17 @@ GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel::GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel(const RsGxsGroupI
     ui->channelPostFiles_TV->setItemDelegate(new ChannelPostFilesDelegate());
     ui->channelPostFiles_TV->setPlaceholderText(tr("No files in this post, or no post selected"));
     ui->channelPostFiles_TV->setSortingEnabled(true);
-    ui->channelPostFiles_TV->sortByColumn(0, Qt::AscendingOrder);
+    ui->channelPostFiles_TV->sortByColumn(3, Qt::AscendingOrder);	// sort by time
     ui->channelPostFiles_TV->setAlternatingRowColors(false);
 
+    connect(ui->channelPostFiles_TV->header(),SIGNAL(sortIndicatorChanged(int,Qt::SortOrder)), this, SLOT(sortColumnPostFiles(int,Qt::SortOrder)));
+    connect(ui->channelFiles_TV->header(),SIGNAL(sortIndicatorChanged(int,Qt::SortOrder)), this, SLOT(sortColumnFiles(int,Qt::SortOrder)));
+
     ui->channelFiles_TV->setModel(mChannelFilesModel = new RsGxsChannelPostFilesModel());
     ui->channelFiles_TV->setItemDelegate(mFilesDelegate = new ChannelPostFilesDelegate());
     ui->channelFiles_TV->setPlaceholderText(tr("No files in the channel, or no channel selected"));
     ui->channelFiles_TV->setSortingEnabled(true);
-    ui->channelFiles_TV->sortByColumn(0, Qt::AscendingOrder);
-
-	connect(ui->channelPostFiles_TV->header(),SIGNAL(sortIndicatorChanged(int,Qt::SortOrder)), this, SLOT(sortColumnPostFiles(int,Qt::SortOrder)));
-	connect(ui->channelFiles_TV->header(),SIGNAL(sortIndicatorChanged(int,Qt::SortOrder)), this, SLOT(sortColumnFiles(int,Qt::SortOrder)));
+    ui->channelFiles_TV->sortByColumn(3, Qt::AscendingOrder);	// sort by time
 
     connect(ui->postsTree->selectionModel(),SIGNAL(selectionChanged(const QItemSelection&,const QItemSelection&)),this,SLOT(showPostDetails()));
     connect(ui->postsTree,SIGNAL(customContextMenuRequested(const QPoint&)),this,SLOT(postContextMenu(const QPoint&)));
@@ -1054,12 +1054,18 @@ void GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel::insertChannelDetails(const RsGxsChannelGrou
         ui->channel_TW->setTabEnabled(CHANNEL_TABS_POSTS,true);
         ui->channel_TW->setTabEnabled(CHANNEL_TABS_FILES,true);
         ui->details_TW->setEnabled(true);
-	}
+
+        ui->infoSyncTimeLabel->show();
+        ui->syncPeriodTitleLabel->show();
+    }
     else
     {
         ui->details_TW->setEnabled(false);
         ui->channel_TW->setTabEnabled(CHANNEL_TABS_POSTS,false);
         ui->channel_TW->setTabEnabled(CHANNEL_TABS_FILES,false);
+
+        ui->infoSyncTimeLabel->hide();
+        ui->syncPeriodTitleLabel->hide();
     }
 
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.ui
index 1733da68d..a1daef1af 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel.ui
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
             </widget>
            </item>
            <item row="2" column="1">
-            <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
+            <widget class="QLabel" name="syncPeriodTitleLabel">
              <property name="font">
               <font>
                <weight>75</weight>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp
index 3a2d8487e..d48a4d62d 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp
@@ -1049,8 +1049,11 @@ void GxsForumThreadWidget::updateForumDescription(bool success)
     else
         forum_description += QString("<b>%1: \t</b>%2<br/>").arg(tr("Last post")).arg(DateTime::formatLongDateTime(group.mMeta.mLastPost));
 
-    forum_description += QString("<b>%1: \t</b>%2<br/>").arg(tr("Synchronization")).arg(getDurationString( rsGxsForums->getSyncPeriod(group.mMeta.mGroupId)/86400 )) ;
-    forum_description += QString("<b>%1: \t</b>%2<br/>").arg(tr("Storage")).arg(getDurationString( rsGxsForums->getStoragePeriod(group.mMeta.mGroupId)/86400));
+    if(IS_GROUP_SUBSCRIBED(group.mMeta.mSubscribeFlags))
+    {
+        forum_description += QString("<b>%1: \t</b>%2<br/>").arg(tr("Synchronization")).arg(getDurationString( rsGxsForums->getSyncPeriod(group.mMeta.mGroupId)/86400 )) ;
+        forum_description += QString("<b>%1: \t</b>%2<br/>").arg(tr("Storage")).arg(getDurationString( rsGxsForums->getStoragePeriod(group.mMeta.mGroupId)/86400));
+    }
 
     QString distrib_string = tr("[unknown]");
     switch(group.mMeta.mCircleType)