militantmind

Q: Arrange issues

Hi,

 

I'm running  2012 Mac Pro 12 core with OS X El Capitan 10.11.5. I want to arrange my folders by KIND. I see on screen shots that other people have the option to sort by KIND in multiple places where I don't get it. What is the deal and how do I rectifiy this? It's driving me crazy.

 

So where it isn't an option:

1) on the toolbar at the top of a finder window if I click on the arrange I get ONLY the following choices: Name, Application Category, Date Last Open, Date Added, Size and Tags.

2) if i right click in between the folders/icons, arrange by has the same options as above in #1

3) if i go into view options, I *CAN* select sort by KIND, but I cannot set it as the default- set as default is greyed out.

 

Really appreciate the time and consideration it takes to help me out!

 

Jim

Posted on Sep 4, 2016 10:15 PM

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  • by Rysz,

    Rysz Rysz Sep 4, 2016 10:27 PM in response to militantmind
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    Sep 4, 2016 10:27 PM in response to militantmind

    In a Finder window, in List view, click on any column header. You'll see a list of columns you can choose. One of them is Kind. Sel ct it, then you can drag it to any column location you want. Kicking on that column header will sort window contents by Kind. Clicking again will cycle between ascending and descending orders.

  • by tygb ,

    tygb tygb Sep 4, 2016 11:21 PM in response to militantmind
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    Sep 4, 2016 11:21 PM in response to militantmind

    Hi !

    Please open finder and  select the first box change the item arrangement , just hover the cursor over the box , choose kind .

    Screen Shot 2016-09-05 at 11.46.10 AM.png

  • by militantmind,

    militantmind militantmind Sep 5, 2016 1:28 AM in response to Rysz
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    Sep 5, 2016 1:28 AM in response to Rysz

    Yes I can sort by KIND in list view, but I don't want to live in list view, I want to sort by KIND in icon view, which I cannot do.

  • by militantmind,

    militantmind militantmind Sep 5, 2016 1:31 AM in response to tygb
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    Sep 5, 2016 1:31 AM in response to tygb

    I do not have KIND as an option in that arrange icon, which I mentioned as place #1 where it should be but isn't... Also, I don't have Application or Date Modified as options either...

  • by militantmind,

    militantmind militantmind Sep 5, 2016 1:38 AM in response to militantmind
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    Sep 5, 2016 1:38 AM in response to militantmind

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  • by Njofrekk,

    Njofrekk Njofrekk Sep 5, 2016 1:46 AM in response to militantmind
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    Sep 5, 2016 1:46 AM in response to militantmind

    I see that you are trying to arrange the icons in Applications folder. If you try it, for example in Documents, you have the option of arranging by Kind. But if you try it in Applications, there is no option to sort in Kind. I've tried it myself and the result is the same.

    Try sorting in some other folder than Applications and see what happens.

    Cheers.

  • by Njofrekk,Helpful

    Njofrekk Njofrekk Sep 5, 2016 12:29 PM in response to militantmind
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    Sep 5, 2016 12:29 PM in response to militantmind

    And another thing. Try pressing Option key (ALT) and right click. The "Arrange by" should switch to "Sort by" and the Kind option should be available, even in Applications folder.

    Try it and let us know.

    Cheers again.

  • by tygb ,

    tygb tygb Sep 5, 2016 8:45 AM in response to militantmind
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    Sep 5, 2016 8:45 AM in response to militantmind

    Please open finder and select and  select the first box in this screen shot .

     

    Screen Shot 2016-09-05 at 9.09.03 PM.png

    Take your cursor on top menu bar and click on view a right tick will be shown in screen shot , arrange by kind .

    Screen Shot 2016-09-05 at 9.09.40 PM.png

    Screen Shot 2016-09-05 at 9.10.01 PM.png

  • by dialabrain,

    dialabrain dialabrain Sep 5, 2016 8:58 AM in response to militantmind
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    Sep 5, 2016 8:58 AM in response to militantmind

    militantmind wrote:

     

    Yes I can sort by KIND in list view, but I don't want to live in list view, I want to sort by KIND in icon view, which I cannot do.

    First try creating a new user and test.

    If that doesn't work try restarting in Safe Mode and test.

    Post back...

    You should get this menu in icon view;

    Screen Shot 2016-09-05 at 11.53.12 AM.png

  • by militantmind,

    militantmind militantmind Sep 9, 2016 12:14 PM in response to dialabrain
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    Sep 9, 2016 12:14 PM in response to dialabrain

    Hi all,

     

    Sorry for my late response, I'm finishing an Audio Engineering degree and am a little swamped. I have made new users and they all have this same issue- cannot sort applications by KIND as default or in typical places where one should be able to see this arrange. As I have a major final project that I cannot complete at school, I also downgraded my OS X 10.11.5 to 10.11.3 to accommodate Pro Tools better; and even with that I have the same issues.

     

    Thanks for your time and help!

     

    j

  • by Eau Rouge,

    Eau Rouge Eau Rouge Sep 9, 2016 1:22 PM in response to militantmind
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    Sep 9, 2016 1:22 PM in response to militantmind

    If all the Apps you have are represented by icons with the .app extension then you will not get the Kind option in Arrange By. However if like me you have Apps that are in folders such as Adobe apps then you will get the option to choose Kind.

     

    Although this doesn't explain why you don't get the option, because all the Utilities are in a folder.