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Q: Folder arrows, in list view, have disappeared. How do I view them again?

I'm running Yosemite (10.10.5) on a 27" iMac (mid-2011). The arrows have only disappeared at the top directory level of the Finder—all other levels are intact.

 

Also, this is not the case on a similarly equipped MacBook Pro (2015). How do I fix that issue?

Airport Extreme 802.11ac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Apr 27, 2016 10:17 AM

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Q: Folder arrows, in list view, have disappeared. How do I view them again?

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  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root May 6, 2016 9:30 AM in response to VAMacGuy
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    May 6, 2016 9:30 AM in response to VAMacGuy

    Normally it is best to solve all problems before upgrading, but in this case you can try that since it is a system reinstall.

     

    Check to make sure your applications are compatible.

     

    Application Compatibility

     

    Applications Compatibility (2)

     

    El Capitan 10.11 Compatibility information

     

    Do a backup before installing, preferable 2 backups on 2 different drives.

  • by VAMacGuy,

    VAMacGuy VAMacGuy May 27, 2016 1:42 PM in response to Eric Root
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    May 27, 2016 1:42 PM in response to Eric Root

    Epilogue: the scorched earth approach turned out to be the best, in the end. After performing a full backup, I booted into the recovery partition, ran Disk Utility (repairing the volume and disk permissions), then wiped the drive clean (erasing in several passes), and reinstalled Yosemite OS. Voila, the arrows magically reappeared! Hopefully, the old gal will provide a few more years of faithful service for my daughter (and granddaughter). Meanwhile, I'm loving my new, souped-up, 27" iMac Retina 5K. A lot has changed in five years...

  • by sk1975,

    sk1975 sk1975 Aug 20, 2016 5:26 AM in response to VAMacGuy
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    Aug 20, 2016 5:26 AM in response to VAMacGuy

    1st… open the folder you are speaking of…

    2nd… while the folder is open use the following keyboard command "command J"

    3rd… here is the important part… where is says "Arranged By:" … select None

     

    your folder arrows should return

    Screen Shot 2016-08-20 at 8.21.51 AM.png

  • by sean154,

    sean154 sean154 Sep 2, 2016 11:25 PM in response to VAMacGuy
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    Sep 2, 2016 11:25 PM in response to VAMacGuy

    Hi,

     

    List View folder expansion triangles are not available when the view has been modified with the "Arrange By" options. Simply set "Arrange By" to "None" and the list view folder expansion triangles will return.

     

    Navigate to Finder Menu: View > Arrange By > and Select None.  All your folder arrows in List View should immediately return.

     

    The default keyboard shortcut for "Arrange By: None" is: ⌃⌘0

     

    If you prefer using the toolbar, this is the Finder toolbar icon:

    OS X Finder Arrange Icon.png

    If it is not in your toolbar, ⌥-click in the toolbar or navigate to Finder Menu: View > Customize Toolbar… and drag the icon into your toolbar.

  • by djuby,

    djuby djuby Sep 27, 2016 3:22 PM in response to VAMacGuy
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    Sep 27, 2016 3:22 PM in response to VAMacGuy

    In finder Preferences,  this is arranging by None in the list view:

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