Mac Mini keeps switching the arrangement of my monitors

I have two monitors hooked to my M1 Mac mini. One is hooked straight to the hdmi port. The other is connected through a usb-c to hdmi dongle. Whenever it goes to screen saver, sleep, or power cycle it reverses the arrangement of my monitors. Any suggestions to fix?

Mac mini, macOS 11.2

Posted on Apr 21, 2021 6:42 AM

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den.thed

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Apr 21, 2021 6:45 AM in response to Mcclure82

Reverse the right and left monitor connections and then reset the Arrangement.

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