Cannot arrange finder files and folder by name
In OS X 10.9.2, I cannot arrange finder's files and folder by name and the files are sorted by random alphabetical order. Is that a bug or any work around?
Solution 1:
Finder offers two sorting methods: Arrange By and Sort By.
In column view:
- Click View > Arrange By > None
- Hold down the Option key and click View > Sort By > Name
Each folder has a hidden file .DS_Store that controls these settings, so when things don’t redraw correctly after you change a preference, consider trashing that file or making a new clean folder and moving things into a new store.
Solution 2:
Turn off "Arrange By."
For me sort was unavailable, including by clicking the column headers, til I did that.
But this page got me half the way there, the rest was a random brainstorm.
So thanks, denizens of whatever apple.stackexchange.com/questions is. :-D
Solution 3:
Click View > Arrange By > None.
Hold down the Option key and click View > Sort By > Name.
Solution 4:
Have you tried changing both the Sort By and Arrange By modes? The Sort By mode can be changed from the view options (command-J), or View > Arrange By turns to Sort By if you hold option.