Folders on top in Finder

Sorry for this newbie question, I've only had my first Mac for a few weeks ... how do I get to see Folders on top of the list if I look at a folder in Finder? Now all folders are just between the other files in alphabetical order, and I know I can sort by type, but I would love to have the folders come up on the top of the list by default. How do I do this?

There is no way to do what you want in Finder.
You could have a look at alternative file managers such as PathFinder (http://www.cocoatech.com/).
It can do so-called smart sorting of files and folders.
I'm not sure if putting a space at the start of each folder name is a good idea.
As has already been suggested: use files OR folders in a single folder, don't mix them
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Berend

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