How Can I Arrange My Icons My Way & Have Them Stay Put?

If I put them in order and do "snap to grid," it doesn't just snap to grid; it rearranges all my word #$^%&&!
I want to be able to put the blankety blank icons where i want them and have them stay there neatly.
And I want the ability to put them back if for some reason the ghost in this computer (named Jobs?) wants to change them & annoy me.

If you put them in the order you want them, then do not use "snap to grid" - there is no need; just leave them exactly where you put them. If you use any of the available options, the OS will do the arranging. So - it's one (you) or the other (OS). Make sure you have "none" selected under Finder View Options.

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