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User profile for user: MatthiasAntwerp
MatthiasAntwerp Author
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Finder won't auto arrange by kind…

Hi,



Since some time my Finder won't auto arrange my files by kind anymore. If I select this option, it simply doesn't do anything. I can auto arrange by name, dates, size, anything except for by kind. THis wouldn't be so much of a problem, if it weren't the only option I actually use to auto arrange…
Been trying to find a solution, but I don't find anything on the internet, and I don't seem to be able to fix it myself either.
Anyone who has experienced the same problem and knows how to fix it? Or someone who doesn't have the problem and knows how to fix this?


Thanks in advance


Grts


Matthias

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Dec 18, 2012 4:31 PM

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User profile for user: BDAqua
BDAqua
User level: Level 10
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Dec 18, 2012 9:06 PM in response to MatthiasAntwerp

OK, it just works here, so I'd try this after my investigations...


First, Safe Boot , (holding Shift key down at bootup), use Disk Utility from there to Repair Permissions, test if things work OK in Safe Mode.


Then move these files to the Desktop for now...


/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist


/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist


/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist


/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.recentitems.plist


Reboot & test.


PS. Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.

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