In OS X, how can I make folders appear before files in the Finder?
There must be a simple solution to this...
In Mac OS X, the Finder shows a list of files and folders in alphabetical order. I want the folders to appear at the top of the list, as with Windows Explorer. I have been adding spaces in front of folder names, but that causes other problems. Does anyone know how to solve this? Thanks in advance for your help.
In Mac OS X, the Finder shows a list of files and folders in alphabetical order. I want the folders to appear at the top of the list, as with Windows Explorer. I have been adding spaces in front of folder names, but that causes other problems. Does anyone know how to solve this? Thanks in advance for your help.
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That's where I thought it would be, but when I click View, then View Options, I don't get an "arrange by" option. All I get is text size and check boxes for "show icons" and "show preview column".
I'm running Leopard 10.5.3. Open finder and make sure the display is in Icon View and you can access the Arrange by from the View menu item.
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Thanks eoinosullivan. I have 10.4, so that's why I'm having the problem. I have tried both Xfolders and muCommander. Both work well, but unless I'm missing something neither has a tree option. They will still be an improvement until I upgrade.
or click 'View' in Finder toolbar, then 'show view options'.
then select the right 'Arrange by'.
hope it helps.