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How to change default sort order in finder window?

It's really annoying having to manually change the sort order from "None" to "Kind" every single time a Finder window is opened. Is there a way to permanently change the sorting order?

Posted on Oct 29, 2021 6:00 PM

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Barney-15E

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Posted on Oct 29, 2021 7:33 PM

For that particular folder, set the View Options (cmd-j) as you wish.

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Barney-15E

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Oct 29, 2021 7:33 PM in response to omartinezaviles

For that particular folder, set the View Options (cmd-j) as you wish.

How to change default sort order in finder window?

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