HT2487 No 'sort by' in finder

I still can't understand why there isn't a 'sort by' button, fair enough there is a 'arange by' but it ardly does the trick..

What Finder view are you using? There is a Sort By in Column view.

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Sort Order in Finder

Hi all,
I've got a very easy question, but didn't found a solution. How can I change sort order in finder in Snow Leopard to bring the folders to the top?
Kind Regards, Chrischmi

There is no known trick to do that? I just found some for Leopard, but they seem not to work in Snow Leopard. I can't believe, that such a basic functionality is not available by default. I thought, I would be just too blind to find it.
Grouping is helpful, but a workaround only. Thanks for that hint, Matt!
Anyone else with an idea?

Problem sorting items in finder window

I've searched other posts and seen that others are having similar issues however, I can't a solution to my problem.
In a finder window in list view, in the upper part of the window, I have Name, Date Modified, Size and Kind. Before I upgraded to Mavericks, I could click any of those options and the window would sort accordingly. Now, if I want to sort a window, I have to open the view options and do it that way. The weird thing is, I have a RAID connected via esata and it works like it should on any window I open from that drive. Any suggestions?

Might be corrupted Finder preferences.
Open the Finder. From the Finder menu bar click Go > Go to Folder
Type or copy paste the following:
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
Click Go then move the com.apple.finder.plist file to the Trash.
Restart your Mac then try the Finder.

HT2470 How to sort files in finder

Is there any way to sort files in my finder first by kind (folders, pdfs, jpegs, docxs, etc.) and then by name? Right now I can only sort by one or the other. If I sort by kind, the files are grouped according to kind, but the names are mixed up. If I sort by name, all file types and folders are sorted according to name. I like the column view because it helps me see the directory structure easily. I hope that doesn't have any influence on what I'm trying to do.

Choose View > Arrange By > Kind to group by Kind. Then choose Option-View > Sort By > Name to sort within the Arrange-By groups.
See this MacWorld article for more info about Finder sorting and arranging.

How to sort files in finder

I don't want my files to sort by title or kind or any of the given options. can I change it?

If I understand your question correctly you're limited to the sorts that are built into finder. It is not possible to add any to it.
What are you wanting to sort on? Perhaps you are overlooking it.

Sort files in Finder column view for the current folder only?

Hi,
I don't really understand how finder sort settings work, even after using OS X since it first came out. Maybe someone can give me a hand.
I'm trying to sort files inside one specific folder according to their name decending. In general I have arranged them by label and sorted by file name ascending. Every time I try to use the settings in the "display options" (cmd+J), this applies also to several other folders. Even if I right-click on that particular folder to enter the settings.
Isn't it possible to apply different sort/arrange options to individual folders?
p.

For column view, there is only one arrange/sort, no matter where you are in the hierarchy. It is based on what the arrange/sort was set on the original folder opened.
In the View Options, the Brows by ??? view checkbox controls what happens when you open a folder from that view. If it is set, then the folder opens in the same view as the enclosing folder. If unchecked, and you have set a view on a folder, that folder will open in the desired view.
Again, this does not apply in column view. Column view has only one arrange/sort for the entire hierarchy.

'Film Rolls' View loses sort order when finding photos via Keywords or text

I have my iPhoto Library sorted by Film Roll so when I select 'Library' in the source list I see my rolls listed in date order in the viewing area.
If I try and find photos using the keywords pane or the search field the rolls which match are displayed in the viewing area but the order they are listed is no longer according to their date but some (seemingly) random order.
Does anyone else have this problem?

I find that if I have my rolls sorted by Film roll and Ascending (by roll date) the keyword search results will have the rolls in the correct chronological order.
However if I change the sort order to Descending , the search order remains as Ascending by roll date.
If you create a Smart album for a keyword search then you can sort the photos by any criteria you'd like: Date, Keyword (redundant), Rating or Title and Ascending or Descending.
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Changing sort order in Finder to display folder first

In almost every other release of OS X there was a tweak to edit the frameworks so that you could have finder, when sorting by "Kind/Type"you could display folders first. Well of course they broke that in Leopard.
Has anyone discovered a way to reinstate this nice little feature so that folders don't appear at the bottom of the list view but at the TOP like PathFinder?
For those that are curious here WAS the "tweak" (go to System: Library: Frameworks: ApplicationServices.framework: Versions: A: Frameworks: LaunchServices.framework: Versions: A: Resources. Whew. Within that folder, you’ll see the English.lproj folder. Highlight it, and then select File: Get Info. In the Ownership & Permissions area, click on the Details triangle, click on the lock icon, and then click on the Owner pop-up menu and set it to your user name (enter your password if asked). Leave this window open; you’ll be changing it back in just a minute.
Inside the English.lproj folder is a file named Localized.strings. Drag it onto TextEdit. Find the line that reads "Folder" = "Folder"; and insert a space before the F in the second Folder.)
TIA,
Peter

Hi VFRJOEY,
there is no way to change the sort order in column-view. This was under discussion since the very first release of MacOS X but never made it into any one of the releases.
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Sort files in Finder Column View?

Like to sort files by date in column view, is this possible? I know you can do it in List view, but can't seem to do this in column view. It would have to be folder specific, as the upper level (which are folders of folders) should be alphabetical, then the folder with files I'd like to sort by date created. Now, all are presented in alphabetical order, and then I have to scroll down to get to them.
Thanks!

Nope, can't be done in Finder column view - alphabetical is the only option.
You can submit a feature request here:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/feedback/

Copy alphabetically sorted items from Finder yet pastes them UNSORTED!!!

This is weird, but if I copy some items from the Finder in list or column view (they show alphabetically sorted), they paste UNSORTED on Eudora or Word 2004, for instance. How to fix it, so that they are pasted also alphabetically sorted (A to Z)? Thanks.

ApMaX wrote:
Edit - Paste and match style, because if I select just Edit - Paste, then the file icons instead of the file names is what is pasted
I used the helpful hint from above "convert to flat text (shift-command-T)"

How do I sort images and find duplicates?

I need to sort through numerous images, find duplicates and weed out poor ones. Preview doesn't seem very helpful for this.

Where are the photos? If they are in an app like iPhoto and Aperture then you need to be very careful.
Regards
TD

How can I sort two open Finder windows differently?

I have two Finder windows open. I want to sort one by date and one by name. Whenever I try changing one window, Finder changes the other window too. What am I doing wrong?

terry,
Now not optimal but you can open the folder you want to organize by say size, and name or Whatever, in to windows. Organize one by name for my example, and in the other start a spotlight search with a space (Hit the spacebar once). Change the search criteria from Macintosh HD and select the folder you were in, if the spotlight search isn't in list view change it to list view. And now you can organize the to windows independent to each other.
But as this is still not the most optimal solution I would send Apple your feedback by going to http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html
Also I've never used it but you could look into MuCommander it might do what you would like. http://www.mucommander.com/
Weston

File Sorting Confusion in Finder in OS X Snow Leopard

I am about to embark on renaming thousands of image files and want to make sure that once renamed, they all sort correctly. On running some simple naming tests to see how things may look in Finder, I have come up against a perplexing problem, which has utterly confounded me.
I duplicated a file witht a name consisting of a three digit number, several times. I renamed each duplicate by adding a series of zeros at the beginning consecutively, from one zero to three. These sorted as expected, as below. (I say "as expected", but I didn't know what to expect. They looked "uniform" though!)
000123.tif
00123.tif
0123.tif
123.tif
I repeated this using 234.tif, with the same results. However when I tried again with a randomly chosen number of 392.tif, they were sorted like this:
0392.tif
00392.tif
000392.tif
392.tif
Two further repeats using 427.tif, followed by 850.tif resulted in different, yet incorrect sorting arrangements to both those as well.
As if that wasn't confusing enough, I copied and pasted all sixteen files to a new folder. With the exception of the 123.tif and 234.tif series of files, all of them displayed in a completely different sorting arrangement to the originals. Repeating that, resulted in yet another configuration.
I've tried selecting different sorting arrangements in View and even restarted my Mac, with no success .
Can someone explain what is happening here?
Thanks in advance.

For photos at least, maybe Video also though, GraphicConverter has a powerful tools for many things, like resize...
http://www.lemkesoft.com/
Just be sure to save the changed one with a different name to peserve your big original pic

Sorting files in Finder Window A-Z instead of Z-A

My issue arises when I access Finder through an app (for example, when I'm adding a file to my iTunes library). The files in the Finder window are being sorted Z-A instead of A-Z. I think I might have accidentally hit a shortcut to sort Z-A, and I can't figure out how to toggle it back. It's a small thing, but it's driving me crazy. I've tried switching between all the different viewing options, and that doesn't work. Anyone know what to do here?

Good Morning V.A.L.I.S.
Thanks for the question. I'll include some information about the Finder application below. What I usually do is select a folder like Documents or Music and change the view to List view. At the top of each column is a grey "header." The first one you should see is Name. Click on Name and your files will be sorted in order by the file name. A ^ symbol beside the column heading indicates the files are in ascending ( A - Z ) order. Click on the word Name again, and the sorting will toggle to descending order (Z - A). Does that make sense?
Mac Basics: The Finder organizes all of your files - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201732
List View
Choose View > as List to see the items in a consecutive order. You can change the sort order of the list by clicking the headers (Name, Documents, Kind, Date) at the top of the list view. Click the same header a second time to switch between ascending and descending order.
If an item is within a folder, you can click the triangle next to the folder name to see any items stored within that folder.
Have a great day!
- Judy

Sorting Files in Finder eg. Artists, Album etc.

Hi, is there an option where i can arrange my files by artists or albums like in windows? I'd like to browse my music files easily without using itunes as im only editing the metadata.
In Windows -
Choosing sorting options: http://img.technospot.net/group-by-more-options.gif
Into: http://s3.amazonaws.com/satisfaction-production/s3images/21365/Picture_7inline.png
I've found an app called FileBrowse that sorts files in special folders? but it just doesn't makes sense to pay for such a function.
Help will be most appreciated.

If I'm reading your description correctly, this is exactly the same setup I use. I use a directory structure like this: genre/artist/album/tracks. Anything whose metadata and/or filenames I haven't fixed yet goes into a temp folder until I'm ready to process it. I then fix the folder and filenames, and move the item from the temp folder into its permanent location before I add it to iTunes. (Obviously, I don't let iTunes manage my collection, but do it manually myself.) You can change the metadata all you want and iTunes will still find the referenced files as long as you don't change the directory names or the filenames. If I want to move a directory or change the filenames for some reason, I just remove it from iTunes first and then add it again after I'm done making changes. Finder doesn't really enter into it, since it doesn't display metadata. What it comes down to is that iTunes doesn't care much about filenames as long as it knows where the file is, and Finder doesn't care about metadata.

HT2487 No 'sort by' in finder

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