Files unorganized and on top of eachother

When i access my Skydrive folder under the finder window and select icon view/arrange by Name, everything is fine and organized, but once I close the window and reopen it at a later time for instance (after i shut my computer down at night), the files in that folder are all jumbled up and some are sitting on top of eachother. I've tried setting up that folder with a default preset by rightclicking in a blank spot under that folder and selecting "show view option", But that is not working, any ideas.

Try this:
Click anywhere on the desktop so Finder is active.
Hold the Option key down and click on Go in the menu bar.
Select Library.
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strypesinpost wrote:
...Have you read this yet?
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John Ormsby wrote:
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