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Sort/Arrange All Files In Every Folder By Name

How do I force all of my existing folder on my Mac to sort by name?

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015), macOS Sierra (10.12.4)

Posted on Apr 30, 2017 1:41 PM

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Posted on Apr 30, 2017 3:07 PM

Select a folder and and use the View ➙ Show View Options menu option:

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set the sort order to what you want like this:

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Of course the text size and columns to show are personal preferences.


Lastly click on the Use as Defaults button.


I'm not sure that will reset other predefined folders but you'll have to check to see if they do or not.


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Sort/Arrange All Files In Every Folder By Name

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