Set MacOS Finder Sort as default for all folders

It will only be default for folders you have not set any view options on.

Try opening folders you have never opened and sorted or done anything to the view options and see if it is sorted as you set as default.

If so, you'll have to change all of the folders you have already set up.

PhilMP wrote:

Thank you for the reply. That’s a goofy way to set this up. I wonder if there is a command line way to reset all folder view options?

There is. You use the find command to find all of the .DS_store files and delete them. I don’t have the full syntax handy at the moment but it’s probably found all over the web.

PhilMP wrote:

I want to sort by Kind and then by alphabetically. I set this up in View Options and then select Set As Default but it never sticks from folder to folder. How can I set my sort option for all folders on my Mac?

Finder>View>Show View Options

I believe this has been a long standing issue...

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