Changing desktop icon placement

I cant seem to figure out how to use the arrange icons function and not have them align on the right side of my desktop.
I move them to the left and use this funtion, and it puts them back to the right.
It seems counter-intuitive to have things align on the right when we read from the left.
Any help?
Thanks
Nat

Hello Nat & Welcome to Discussions.
From your desktop choose View>Show Options or Command+J Then uncheck Snap to grid and uncheck Keep arranged by: This will allow you to put your icons wherever you want and they'll stay there.
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HIDDEN CUSTOMISATIONS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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