Finder icon size

I would like to set my finder's icon size to be a consistent size for all folders. I tried setting the desired size in a folder and then selecting "Use as defaults" but this does not seem to propagate the icon size change to all folders.
What am I missing?

ba747heavy wrote:
I would like to set my finder's icon size to be a consistent size for all folders. I tried setting the desired size in a folder and then selecting "Use as defaults" but this does not seem to propagate the icon size change to all folders.
What am I missing?
clicking on "use as defaults" should have done it. if that does not work then either finder preferences are corrupt or .DS_store files in some folders are corrupt as macjack suggested. you seem to have tried resetting your finder preference already. i would try again. delete the file homedirectory/library/preferences/com.apple.finder.plist, control-option-click on finder in the Dock and choose "relaunch". if that does not help try zapping all .DS_Store files, not just one. This can be done using Onyx for example.

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