Hello!
After the new year, when I try to order files by 'date created', it shows everything from 2020 backwards by year in alphabetical order and no longer by month, as is the case of files created in the current year.
Is there any way to make Finder keep ordering the files from previous years by month?
Thank you!
MacBook
PleaseHelpMyMacPlease wrote:
Hello!
After the new year, when I try to order files by 'date created', it shows everything from 2020 backwards by year in alphabetical order and no longer by month, as is the case of files created in the current year.
Is there any way to make Finder keep ordering the files from previous years by month?
Thank you!
Hmm.
Data files or photo files...Photo files have some limitations here.
Are you in List view...
What happens if you drag the date column a little bigger to see more...
Get to know the Finder on your Mac - Apple Support
ref: Date taken on Photo Using Finder
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252281994
PleaseHelpMyMacPlease wrote:
Hello!
After the new year, when I try to order files by 'date created', it shows everything from 2020 backwards by year in alphabetical order and no longer by month, as is the case of files created in the current year.
Is there any way to make Finder keep ordering the files from previous years by month?
Thank you!
Hmm.
Data files or photo files...Photo files have some limitations here.
Are you in List view...
What happens if you drag the date column a little bigger to see more...
Get to know the Finder on your Mac - Apple Support
ref: Date taken on Photo Using Finder
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252281994
PleaseHelpMyMacPlease wrote:
With all files when I search on Finder. Expanding the bar doesn't change this, unfortunately. Thanks for your suggestions though.
I guess I do not understand what the issue is...(?) Clicking in the header area (categories sorts by that category.)
Alphabetical only if you click in the name category.
there is nothing Alphabetical here when sorting...(?)
I think I've found out why: You have to select "Sort by Date Created" below "Group by" in "Show View Options". Otherwise, files from previous years will be ordered alphabetically within their year group.
This workaround worked for me too - thank you.
There's clearly a bug when viewing 2021 files in Finder. 'Date modified', 'Date created' and 'Date added' seem to work fine whereas 'Date last opened' puts the files in the wrong order with files from 2020 at the top, then 2019, then the 'earlier' section includes all the current (2021) files.
I'm on Big Sur 11.1, Finder in list view, 'Use Groups' ticked, and using 'Group by' 'Date...'.
I've also found that if you re-use a Word document (I don't know if it happens with other types of file), i.e. if you make a copy and change the document within, it will be indexed by Finder as having the same 'date created' as the original document. I hope this helps, especially if you ever need to overwrite documents or use older versions. As I said, they will all have the same created date.
Tell them, Feedback - macOS - Apple
PleaseHelpMyMacPlease wrote:
Verify you are not in a folder, if want you really want is a sub-folder:
That is how the Finder has always worked with Date Created, Date Modified and Date Added.
With all files when I search on Finder. Expanding the bar doesn't change this, unfortunately. Thanks for your suggestions though.
I hope they will allow this to be customised in the future. Thanks for your reply.
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Finder - Order by Date Created
