Desktop icons arrangement

What happened to the "Snap to grid", "arrange by: none" and "clear" selections in desktop view on Big Sur 11.4? All my icons just automatically snap next to each other and there is NO WAY to individually move them anymore.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.4

Posted on May 28, 2021 12:03 AM

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Posted on May 28, 2021 10:09 AM

Arrange files on your desktop

The desktop gives you many different ways to arrange the files you’re working on. You can keep your files sorted by name, kind, date added, size, tags, and more. Click the desktop, choose View > Sort By, then choose an option. If you want to control the placement of your files on the desktop, keep Sort By set to none. You can still arrange files neatly when desired—just click the desktop, choose View > Clean Up By, then choose how you’d like to arrange the files.


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May 28, 2021 10:09 AM in response to Geofrantz

Arrange files on your desktop

The desktop gives you many different ways to arrange the files you’re working on. You can keep your files sorted by name, kind, date added, size, tags, and more. Click the desktop, choose View > Sort By, then choose an option. If you want to control the placement of your files on the desktop, keep Sort By set to none. You can still arrange files neatly when desired—just click the desktop, choose View > Clean Up By, then choose how you’d like to arrange the files.


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