Auto Arrange icons?

[tjb5099]

I am very new to the macbook world and I was wondering is there a way to auto arrange items in your folders because I am very anal about my folders and its anoying to have to arange them manually so that they all line up neatly

~Tim

[BenderRodriguez]

Yes
I'm not near my Mac
But I can try to remember

Open a folder, right click the white space,(to right click hold the key to the left if the spacebar, Control I think, and left click with the mouse)

Go to Properties/options? I believe it's at the bottom of the right click menu

All the settings should be in there if there is not a set as default checkbox then click on the desktop and find the same menu in the top menu bar

Trying to help but it's been so long since I've done this, if I can remember I'll try to respond with the exact way when I get home in about 7hours unless someone beats me to it or if you figure it out please post it

[tjb5099]

When I right click no properties option comes up but I open up the finder preferences there is nothing about auto arrange that I can find.

~Tim

[BenderRodriguez]

You'll have to check each menu individually as there's a sub-menu above the arrange icons by menu

The answer I believe is "keep arranged by"

[BenderRodriguez]

Click on the desktop
Click on View on the file menu
Click Show View Options
Arrange By Kind or Label
Use as Default

Right click in a folder
Goto Keep Arranged By
Goto Kind or Label

[BenderRodriguez]

Good job responding to a dead thread over 2 months old

Good answer though just watch the dates on these threads

[Deyno1903]

1- open a new finder window
2- go to view
3- choose show view options
4- change the arrange by to whatever u like
5- at the bottom click use as defaults
and all your folders will be organized by the way u want them to be and they are automatic as by they wont get screwed if add sthg it will just go to its right place...

Good Luck

Yeah, thanks for that. I'm the same the op.